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Israel Military Says Failed To Stop West Bank Attack That Killed 1 Palestinian

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Israeli military’s investigation found the troops “needed to act more decisively”. (Representational) Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had “failed” in its response to a settler attack in the occupied West Bank earlier this month that Palestinian officials said killed one man. The August 15 raid on the northern West Bank village of…

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Russian attacks kill six in east Ukraine

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Destroyed buildings in the town of Myrnohrad on August 26, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine | Photo Credit: AFP Russian bombardments on the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk killed six people on Wednesday (August 28, 2024), the Governor of the region said, as Moscow announced it had taken another village in the area….

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U.K. doctors urge government to act over ‘vaping epidemic’

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The report recommends banning all disposable vape and non-tobacco flavour sales. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: AP Leading U.K. doctors urged the government Wednesday (August 28, 2024) to pass legislation to tackle “a vaping epidemic”, in particular among young people, by banning disposable e-cigarettes and all flavours apart from tobacco. The call came alongside…

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Sweden charges Quran burners with hate crime

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Activists of radical anti-blasphemy party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protest against the burning of the Koran in Sweden, in Karachi on January 27, 2023. File | Photo Credit: AFP Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) charged two men with inciting ethnic hatred over several protests involving the burning of Korans in 2023, which sparked widespread outrage…

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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Sees US Sanctions On West Bank Settlers With Utmost Severity

August 28, 2024 admin

US has imposed new sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank over violence against Palestinians. (File) Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he views “with utmost severity” new sanctions imposed by Washington on Israeli setters in the West Bank over violence against Palestinians. “Israel views with utmost severity the imposition of sanctions…

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Afghan women filmed singing in protest of ban on their voices

August 28, 2024 admin

An Afghan woman sings in a video showing just a sliver of her face, one of dozens of women taking part in an online protest against a law that bans women from raising their voices in public. Taliban authorities last week announced the law, which includes rules that women’s faces, bodies and voices should be…

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South Korea committed to active role in “establishing new norms” including through cooperation with the Quad: Envoy

August 28, 2024 admin

Chang Jae-Bok | Photo Credit: File Photo Korea has embarked on its journey to become a “global pivotal state” and is committed to playing an active role in “establishing new norms” by participating in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and fostering cooperation with the Quad, South Korean Envoy Chang Jae-Bok said on Wednesday (August 28,…

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China’s Wang Yi warns U.S. official over Philippines support

August 28, 2024 admin

Wang Yi, right, the director of the Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office shakes hands with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, at Yanqi lake in Beijing, Tuesday, August 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) warned visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake…

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Tops $1 Trillion In Market Value

August 28, 2024 admin

Berkshire’s market value climbed by roughly 20% a year from 1965 through last year. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. became the first US company outside of the tech sector to surpass $1 trillion in market value. Shares of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate rose as much as 0.8% on Wednesday to push its market capitalization above the trillion-dollar mark…

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Israel Launches Deadly West Bank Operation As Gaza War Drags On

August 28, 2024 admin

Israel launched a large-scale military operation today in the West Bank. Jenin, Palestinian Territories: Israel launched a large-scale military operation today in the West Bank, where the army said it killed nine Palestinian fighters, while the nearly 11-month Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Violence has surged in the West Bank during the Gaza…

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