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The 15-member council had initially been due to vote Monday on the Brazilian draft. United Nations: The United Nations Security Council will now vote on Wednesday on a Brazilian-drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to allow humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip. The council…
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Police officers work outside the site of a police operation against a deadly shooting suspect, in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium, on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a shooting in Brussel’s that killed two Swedes, saying the attack targeted Sweden for its membership in a global…
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Jordan’s King Abdullah II brief the media after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday warned of a dire situation in the Middle East if the conflict between Israel and Hamas is allowed to…
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Palestinians take part in a protest after an Israeli air strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital, according to Gaza Health Ministry, in Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Gulf Cooperation Council on Tuesday announced $100 million in emergency aid for the Gaza Strip, as Israel bombards targets in…
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At least 2 people were killed in shooting in Brussel on Tuesday. Beirut: The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a shooting in Brussel’s that killed two Swedes, saying the attack targeted Sweden for its membership in a global coalition battling jihadists. “An Islamic State fighter carried out an attack against” Swedish nationals…
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The top diplomats of the 6 GCC countries met as at least 200 were killed in strikes on a Gaza hospital. Muscat: The Gulf Cooperation Council on Tuesday announced $100 million in emergency aid for the Gaza Strip, as Israel bombards targets in the enclave during its war against Hamas militants. After an extraordinary meeting…
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An injured person is assisted at Shifa Hospital after an Israeli air strike hit the nearby Al-Ahli Hospital, according to Gaza Health Ministry in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Khan Younis (Gaza Strip) The Israeli military says it had no involvement in an explosion that killed hundreds of…
The man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans was a 45-year-old Tunisian. (File) Cairo: A man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans and wounding another in Brussels was a 45-year-old Tunisian who had an asylum application rejected in 2020 but continued to live in Belgium illegally, according to Belgian officials. After…
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Egyptian volunteers and aid groups wait for the reopening of the crossing. Egyptian aid trucks moved closer on Tuesday to the only crossing into Gaza not controlled by Israel, but without an agreement in place to deliver relief and with the Palestinian side closed, it was unclear when they might pass through. After nine hours…
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The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on October 17 hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds. If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008. Photos from al-Ahli Hospital showed fire engulfing the hospital halls, shattered…