HOW BAD IS GAZA’S DISEASE OUTBREAK AMID THE ISRAEL WAR?

Sun 12 October 2023: As thousands of Palestinians try to find space in Gaza’s shelters or move south for safety from Israeli bombardment, infectious diseases are sweeping across the besieged enclave, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report. Infectious maladies such as diarrhoea and chickenpox are soaring in Gaza, the WHO reported on Wednesday, […]

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50% UK TEENAGERS HAVE WITNESSED OR BEEN VICTIMIZED BY VIOLENCE, STUDY REVEALS

Alfie Lewis (pictured) died after suffering critical injuries in an attack outside St Margaret’s Primary School in Leeds. Sun 12 October 2023: A landmark research by government experts into the factors that contribute to knife crime, bullying, and gang rivalry found that half of all teenagers in England and Wales had observed or experienced violence […]

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TIKTOK FACES CALLS FOR BAN AMID CLAIMS OF ANTI-ISRAEL ‘INDOCTRINATION’

Sun 12 October 2023: After coming under fire for its links to China, TikTok is again under the spotlight in the United States amid claims that the popular video app is pushing young people to support Palestinians and Hamas. In recent weeks, powerful politicians, including senators Josh Hawley and Marco Rubio and House Representative Mike […]

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UKRAINE MILITARY OFFICER HAD KEY ROLE IN NORD STREAM SABOTAGE, REPORTS SAY

Sun 12 October 2023: A Ukrainian special forces commander played a key role in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year, according to an investigation by two international newspapers. Mystery has surrounded who was behind the blasts that damaged the pipelines – which run from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea – cutting […]

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ANALYSIS: HOW LONG WILL HEZBOLLAH’S NASRALLAH HOLD BACK AGAINST ISRAEL?

Sun 12 October 2023: As Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah told the world in his latest speech on Saturday, there will be no big war. For the first four weeks of Israeli assault on Gaza, Syed Hassan Nasrallah was conspicuously silent. When he finally spoke, a week ago, the world listened anxiously: Would the leader of the […]

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PAKISTAN EXTENDS STAY OF AFGHAN REFUGEES TILL THE END OF 2023

Sat 11 October 2023: Pakistan extended the legal residence of nearly 1.4 million Afghan refugees until the end of 2023 but said it would not stop deporting the Afghans it says are “undocumented”.  The development comes amid relentless international pressure calling for the relief to the refugee community living in Pakistan. “[The] government of Pakistan […]

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AMERICAN PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO FIGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY ANYMORE, SURVEY FINDS

Sat 11 October 2023: In the event of a major war, an increasing percentage of Americans are unwilling to serve in the defense forces, reflecting decreasing public trust in the country’s military forces. According to a recent study performed by the research institute Echelon Insights, a significant majority of American people, roughly 72%, would not […]

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SCALING UP FOSSIL FUELS THREATENS THE 1.5C CLIMATE TARGET, UN WARNS

Sat 11 October 2023: Global fossil fuel production in the next seven years will be more than double the levels pushing the world far beyond the climate goals, including the 1.5 degree Celsius target, set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, said the United Nations and researchers, on Wednesday (Nov 8). The UN Environment Programme’s […]

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AUSTRALIAN ARMS EXPORTS TO ISRAEL IN FOCUS AMID COURT CASE, PORT PROTESTS

Sat 11 October 2023: Protests at shipping ports and a unique court case are bringing attention to Australian weapons exports to Israel amid the war on Gaza, a trade that critics describe as secretive and unaccountable. “Few people know that Australia has one of the most secretive, unaccountable weapons export systems in the world,” Australian Greens […]

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HUNGARY SIGNALS VETO OF UKRAINE EU MEMBERSHIP TALKS

Fri 10 October 2023: Negotiations on Ukrainian membership in the European Union should not move forward, with the war-torn country “in no way ready” to join the bloc, Hungary’s premier said. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s remarks came on Friday, two days after Brussels recommended the opening of membership talks. The comments suggest that Budapest could block any […]

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