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Netanyahu backs Lebanon move to disarm Hezbollah by 2025
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he welcomed the Lebanese cabinet’s “momentous decision” earlier this month to work towards the disarmament of Hezbollah by the end of 2025 and it could…
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UK migrant protests spark angry confrontations
London: Opponents and supporters of migrants faced off in angry confrontations at demonstrations held around Britain over the holiday weekend as the government scrambled to deal with fallout from a court order…
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Israeli airstrikes target Yemen’s capital Sanaa
Sanaa: Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, early on Sunday, August 24, just days after the country’s Iran-backed rebels fired cluster munitions toward Israel, according to a local media report. The rebel…
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Four Palestinians killed seeking aid as Gaza faces worsening famine
Gaza Strip: Israeli forces killed four aid seekers travelling on Sunday, August 24, through a military zone south of Gaza City — an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to reach a…
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Sudan war: Thousands head back to Khartoum with no basic needs
Khartoum: All that remains of Afaf al-Tayeb’s home in Sudan’s Khartoum province is a charred, windowless structure with peeling paint — yet in June, she eagerly returned, feeling safe again for the…
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Israeli attacks leave 33 dead as famine engulfs Gaza & tensions rise
Khan Younis: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza’s…
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Famine grips Gaza City, likely to spread, warns global food authority
Gaza City: The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip‘s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a…
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Iran to hold nuclear talks with EU powers ahead of sanctions deadline
Tehran: Just days away from a European deadline, Iran said Friday its foreign minister would hold a telephone conference call with his French, German and British counterparts to avoid the reimposition of…
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Gaza City ‘could be destroyed,’ warns Israel defence minister
Gaza Strip: Israel’s defence minister warned on Friday that Gaza City could be destroyed unless Hamas accepts Israel’s terms, as the country prepares for an expanded offensive in the area. A day…
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Iran launches country’s first military drill since 12-day war with Israel
Tehran: Iran launched its first military exercise since the end of its 12-day war with Israel, state television reported Thursday, with navy vessels launching missiles at targets at sea in the Gulf…
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Albanese brushes off Netanyahu’s attack after Australia backs Palestinian statehood
Melbourne: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday brushed off accusations from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu that the Australian leader is a “weak politician who had betrayed Israel” by recognising a Palestinian…
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Israel approves settlement project that could divide West Bank
Tel Aviv: Israel gave final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could…
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European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for meeting with Trump
Kyiv: European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with the possibility of US…
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Protesters go on strike in Israel demand ceasefire, release of Gaza hostages
Jerusalem: Protesters in Israel demanding the government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday, staging a nationwide strike that blocked…
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Trump warns of ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin won’t end Ukraine war
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to stop the Ukraine war after Friday’s summit. Trump was “very clear”…
