Sat 14 October 2023: More than two million people are at risk as water runs out in Gaza, a UN body has warned. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East says no humanitarian supplies have been allowed into Gaza for a week amid an Israeli blockade (which it […]
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Sat 14 October 2023: Back to that Russian attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka that is now continuing into its fourth day. Russia’s representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, has gone as far as saying the intensified battles in the east signified a new stage in its campaign and it means the […]
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Sat 14 October 2023: Saudi Arabia is reportedly putting plans of normalisation of ties with Israel on the back burner in light of the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas, Reuters reported citing sources. This has signalled rapid rethinking of its foreign policy amid escalation of situation in the Middle East. The conflict has pushed […]
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Fri 13 October 2023: The journalist killed in the attack in southern Lebanon is Reuters news videographer Issam Abdallah, the news agency has said in a statement. “We are deeply saddened to learn that our videographer, Issam Abdallah, has been killed,” the statement said. Issam was part of a Reuters crew in southern Lebanon who […]
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Fri 13 October 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (Oct 13) that local authorities in Gaza informed it that evacuating vulnerable patients from the northern part of the region was impossible after the Israeli military called for civilians to relocate south within 24 hours. According to a report by the news agency […]
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Fri 13 October 2023: The United States must step up its military modernisation to enhance its conventional and nuclear forces and ensure it is ready for the possibility of simultaneous wars with China and Russia, a congressional commission evaluating the US’s strategic posture has said. Releasing its report (PDF) on Thursday in the US, the […]
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Fri 13 October 2023: The global hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance due to human activities, with droughts and extreme rainfall spurring climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. “Glaciers and ice cover are retreating before our eyes. Rising temperatures have accelerated-and also disrupted-the water cycle,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said […]
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Airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus fall over the Gaza city port, October 11, 2023. © 2023 Mohammed Adeb/AFP via Getty Images Fri 13 October 2023: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that it confirmed the use of white phosphorus by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon. The rights group said it verified videos taken earlier this […]
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Thu 12 October 2023: The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has been suspended with immediate effect for recognising regional sport organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said. The IOC added on Thursday that the ROC would not be eligible for any funding after it recognised Olympic Councils from the regions of […]
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Thu 12 October 2023: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday supported mediation efforts of Türkiye, Egypt and Qatar in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. “All three can play an important role in mediating and de-escalating the current situation,” Scholz said in a government statement to parliament, following the escalation of war […]
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