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Some of Latin America’s largest countries came out on Wednesday to condemn Israel’s attacks on a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, widening the diplomatic rift between the region and the Middle Eastern country. Argentina, home to Latin America’s largest Jewish community, Peru and Mexico lambasted the Israeli attacks, which the Gaza government…
This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows overview of Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israel-Hamas war | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians — dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured…
A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 7, 2023. Taiwan said Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign…
Myanmar’s military launched a second day of air strikes on Wednesday, bombing territory controlled by an ethnic armed group on the border with China, a rebel spokesman told AFP. The strikes come as the military battles an alliance of armed groups across a northern region that is home to Chinese investment and where the junta…
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The Indonesian geological agency (BMKG) pegged the magnitude at 6.3 with no tsunami potential. The epicentre of the quake was onshore and at a depth of 25 kilometers (15.5 miles), located 15 kilometres from the…
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Secretary-General of Interpol Jurgen Stock. File | Photo Credit: AP A major Interpol-coordinated crackdown on illicit medicines across 89 countries, including India, has resulted in the arrest of 72 accused persons worldwide and the seizure of potentially dangerous pharmaceuticals worth over $7 million. The operation has also led to the launch of 325 new investigations…
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People walk through a gate to enter the Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on November 01, 2023. Scores of foreign passport holders trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn Palestinian territory on November 01, 2023, when the Rafah crossing to Egypt was opened up for the first time since the…
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More than 8,000 people have been killed in Gaza in Israeli strikes since war began. Washington: The United States does not believe the pro-Iranian Palestinian militant group Hamas can be involved in the future governance of the Gaza Strip when the war with Israel is over, the White House said on Wednesday. White House national…
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The UN Human Rights on Wednesday slammed Israel over attack on Gaza refugee camp. United Nations: Deadly Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip’s largest refugee camp “could amount to war crimes”, the UN Human Rights Office said on Wednesday. Israeli strikes have targeted the Jabalia refugee camp twice in two days, killing and wounding…
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The EDPD said it took the decision following a request from Norway’s data regulator. Brussels, Belgium: The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will result in Facebook and Instagram owner Meta being banned from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements. The order will “impose a…
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