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Bangladesh’s main opposition party plans to hold a mass rally on Saturday in the capital to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections next year. But the ruling Awami League party has warned that any attempt to trigger violence would…
The massive sit-in was called by the group Jewish Voice for Peace-New York City New York: Hundreds of people were arrested Friday when police broke up a large demonstration of mostly Jewish New Yorkers who had taken over the main hall of Grand Central station in protest of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, police and organizers…
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Duke Fernando Fitz-James Stuart and Sofia Palazuelo For those who find their names lengthy and spelling them a challenge, consider the case of the Royal Baby of Spain, whose name is 157 letters long. This name is so long that the Spanish Duke has been told to significantly shorten his daughter’s name if he wants…
More than 120 soldiers from both sides participated in the drills Inje, South Korea: South Korean and U.S. troops held joint future combat drills involving drones, an unmanned vehicle and wearable laser sensors this week as part of efforts to modernise their militaries, Seoul’s army said on Saturday. The training came as South Korea’s military…
Palestinians inspect the damage after overnight Israeli strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Since the beginning of Israeli strikes following Hamas’ surprise attack in southern Israel on October 7, over 4,700 people have died in the Gaza Strip, according to reports from the territory’s leaders….
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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…