Tue 17 October 2023: The WHO has demanded the immediate protection of civilians and healthcare workers in the Gaza Strip after the attack on al-Ahli Arab Hospital. “The hospital was operational, with patients, health- and care-givers, and internally-displaced people sheltering there. Early reports indicate hundreds of fatalities and injuries,” the UN health agency said in […]
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Tue 17 October 2023: Donald Trump promised on Monday that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the U.S. and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport immigrants who publicly support the Palestinian militant group. On a campaign stop in Iowa, Trump was responding to the Hamas […]
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Tue 17 October 2023: On Tuesday, October 17, the Russian parliament announced that it was withdrawing its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. It argues that this step was necessary because of “the irresponsible attitude” of the United States towards international security. Before a discussion and legislative vote on withdrawing ratification, Speaker of […]
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Tue 17 October 2023: An aid convoy carrying critical medical equipment is stuck on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, the International Committee for the Red Cross has said. A total of 12 trucks are transporting medical supplies, mattresses, blankets, aid for families and chlorine for cleaning water, the organisation said. […]
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Tue 17 October 2023: Iran has warned that “pre-emptive action” could be expected in the coming hours and that Israel will face consequences for action it takes in Gaza, state TV reported. “All options are open” to the so-called resistance front to respond to Israel’s “war crimes”, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said. “The resistance front […]
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Mon 16 October 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Gaza faces an imminent public health crisis as the Palestinian enclace is “running out of water”. The UN agency said the lives of more than 3,500 patients in 35 hospitals in Gaza are at immediate risk, and called for the unobstructed access for humanitarian aid into the […]
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Mon 16 October 2023: Citing unnamed defence officials, The Wall Street Journal has reported that the US military has earmarked approximately 2,000 servicemembers for a potential deployment to Israel. If deployed, the troops would not be used for combat but would be assigned to advise and offer medical support to their Israeli counterparts, among other […]
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Mon 16 October 2023: The Washington Post said in a report on Monday, October 16, citing satellite pictures, that Russian ships linked to military transport networks have reportedly picked up cargo from North Korea and transported it to an apparent Russian military port on several times during the last two months. Thus yet, there has […]
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Mon 16 October 2023: China is due to host representatives of 130 countries for a forum on its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that is likely to be overshadowed by the Israel-Gaza war, and the continuing conflict in Ukraine. At the top of the forum’s guest list is Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, on his first trip […]
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Mon 16 October 2023: Amid the Israel-Gaza war, Indian right-wing accounts are among leading amplifiers of anti-Palestinian fake news. The cliche goes that the first casualty of war is truth. With Israel’s occupation of Palestine, disinformation often comes with a side of anti-Palestinianism and Islamophobia, turbocharged by social media amplification, especially under Elon Musk’s leadership […]
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