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Smoke and explosions caused by Israeli bombardment are seen on the horizon in northern Gaza, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Army says ground forces are ‘expanding’ activities in Gaza, where internet has collapsed Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified bombardment on Friday night, largely cutting off…
Iran warned that a ground invasion would have dire consequences for Israel (File). Iran’s foreign minister warned that new fronts would open against the US if it keeps up unequivocal support for Israel, escalating a rhetorical back-and-forth that has stoked fears the Israeli conflict with Hamas will spread into a wider regional war. Foreign Minister…
An aerial view of Dubai, December 5, 2017. | Photo Credit: David Rodrigo/Unsplash The United Arab Emirates will not double up on hosting the United Nations’ annual climate conference by holding next year’s summit, according to leadership involved in the event. Next year’s COP29 climate summit is supposed to be held in Eastern Europe, but…
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Gaza is bracing for a deadlier wave of destruction with the Israeli forces expanding their ground operations in the blockaded strip ruled by Hamas, a Palestinian group that carried out the October 7 terror attacks in Israel. “Following the series of strikes of the last days, the ground forces are extending the ground operation tonight,”…
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The near-total telecommunications blackout in Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the Palestinian territory risks providing cover for mass atrocities, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday. Internet access and the phone network were completely cut across the Gaza Strip on Friday, nearly three weeks after Israel began bombarding the enclave following an armed…
At least 27 journalists have been killed, mostly in Gaza, since the war began. Jerusalem: Israel’s military has told international news organisations Reuters and Agence France Presse that it cannot guarantee the safety of their journalists operating in the Gaza Strip, under Israeli bombardment and siege for almost three weeks. Gaza, a Palestinian enclave run…
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The resolution received 120 votes in favor, 14 against and 45 abstentions from UN members. The UN General Assembly on Friday called by a large majority for an “immediate humanitarian truce” in Gaza, on the 21st day of the Israel-Hamas conflict as the Israeli army announced it was extending its ground operation into the shattered…
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The amount of payments Google made for default status has more than tripled since 2014, the report said. Washington: Alphabet’s Google paid $26.3 billion to other companies in 2021 to ensure its search engine was the default on web browsers and mobile phones, a top company executive testified during the Justice Department’s antitrust trial, Bloomberg…
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Palestinian United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour, top third from right, receives hugs after the U.N. General Assembly voted for a nonbinding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza and a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at U.N. headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations General…
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The US media outlets argue that public has a right to see an unprecedented trial of Donald Trump. Washington: A U.S. judge on Friday asked former President Donald Trump whether he wants to appear on television when he stands trial in federal court on charges of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. U.S. District…
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