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US to revoke Colombian President Petro’s visa over Pro-Palestine speech in NYC
New York: The United States (US) announced on Saturday, September 27, that it would revoke the visa of Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro, citing his “incendiary actions” during a pro-Palestinian protest in…
- Middle East
Netanyahu vows ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza amid UN backlash
United Nations: Surrounded by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that his nation “must finish the job” against Hamas in…
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Watch: Delegates walk out during Netanyahu’s UNGA speech
New York: Dozens of delegates walked out of the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York on Friday, September 26, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his address defending…
- Middle East
Israel strikes missile site in eastern Lebanon, cites Hezbollah threat
Beirut: Israel’s air force carried out airstrikes Friday on eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run news agency reported without giving any word on casualties. The Israeli military said it struck a site used…
- Middle East
Israel’s Netanyahu to address UN amid mounting pressure over Gaza war
United Nations: Facing international isolation, accusations of war crimes and growing pressure to end a conflict he has continued to escalate, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets his chance to push back…
- Middle East
Indian investments in Israeli tech, defence linked to Gaza conflict: Report
New Delhi: Indian companies and state-owned enterprises are reportedly involved in sectors that support Israel’s military operations and settlements in Gaza and the West Bank. According to a new report by the…
- Middle East
Donald Trump says he will not allow Israel to annex West Bank
Washington: President Donald Trump has vowed not to allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, offering strong assurances that he’d block a move that Arab leaders in the region have staunchly…
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Microsoft halts services to Israeli defence unit over Palestinian surveillance
US technology giant Microsoft on Thursday, September 25, suspended specific cloud and artificial intelligence services provided to a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), following an internal investigation into alleged…
- Middle East
Hamas will have no role in governing postwar Gaza, says Abbas
United Nations: The Palestinian president, speaking over video after the United States revoked his visa, told world leaders Thursday, September 25, that his people “reject” the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and…
- Middle East
At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as int’l calls for ceasefire grow
Gaza Strip: At least 17 people were killed Thursday, September 25, in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continued to grow.…
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At least 20 injured as Houthi drone strike hits Israel’s Red Sea city Eilat
Jerusalem: A drone launched from Yemen struck the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat, injuring at least 20 people, two of them seriously, according to Israel’s emergency medical service and the military. …
- India
‘Abduction of humanity’: Sonia Gandhi slams PM Modi on Palestine issue
New Delhi: Asserting that India needs to demonstrate leadership on the issue of Palestine, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Modi government’s stance, saying its response has been…
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Italy, Spain deploy navy vessels to assist Gaza aid flotilla after drone attacks
Italy and Spain have dispatched navy ships to aid a Gaza-bound flotilla after several of its vessels reportedly came under drone attacks off the coast of Greece. The Global Sumud Flotilla, which…
- Middle East
Israeli drone crashes into UN peacekeepers’ HQ in Lebanon
Beirut: An Israeli drone crashed into the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon but didn’t cause any casualties, the force said in a statement Wednesday. The force, known as…
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Indonesia ready to send 20K peacekeepers to Gaza: President Prabowo
New York: Indonesia is prepared to deploy 20,000 soldiers to Gaza as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, President Prabowo Subianto announced at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly…
