An informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of foreign ministers will take place in Turkiye’s Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya on May 14-15, the defense alliance said in a brief…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Held without justice: A look inside Israeli prisons | Prison News
Amid continued Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day with thousands still in jail.
As Israel continues its assault on Gaza and military raids in the occupied West Bank, thousands of Palestinians – including children –…
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Iran challenges four countries in UN court over jet it downed in 2020
Iran on Thursday filed a challenge at the International Court of Justice against Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain over a UN aviation body’s ruling against it related to the shooting down of a passenger plane in 2020.
The four countries had…
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US judge finds Google illegally monopolised ad tech market | Courts News
The ruling could allow prosecutors to argue for a breakup of Google’s advertising products.
A United States judge has ruled that Alphabet’s Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, dealing another blow to the…
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Saudi defense chief meets Khamenei in historic Iran visit: What to know
Prince Khalid’s visit marks a further step in Iran and Saudi Arabia’s political reconciliation, but it comes at a tense time in the region, with the second round of US-Iran nuclear negotiations just two days away.
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Haiti in ‘free fall’ as violence escalates, rights group warns | Armed Groups News
The security situation in Haiti is in “free fall”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned, as armed groups continue to unleash deadly violence in the capital and other areas across the Caribbean nation.
In a statement on Thursday, HRW said…
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Trans women aren’t legally women: What the UK Supreme Court ruling means | Women’s Rights News
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” refer to a “biological woman and biological sex” under UK equality laws, bringing a long-running court battle between feminist groups and the government…
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Trump says Fed Chair Powell’s exit ‘can’t come soon enough’ | Inflation News
United States President Donald Trump has hinted at firing Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell amid the president’s frustration that the central bank will not aggressively cut interest rates.
On Thursday, Trump said that Powell’s…
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Political will 'crucial' to develop consensual roadmap in Libya: UN
The UN Secretary-General’s special representative for Libya warned about the “volatile” security situation in Libya, and encouraged a political will to resolve the crisis, Anadolu Agency reports. “Political will for compromise is crucial to…
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Turkiye has destroyed 121 km tunnels in northern Syria since January – Ministry of Defence – Middle East Monitor
Turkiye has destroyed nearly 121 kilometres (75 miles) of tunnels in northern Syria, near the Turkish border, as part of an ongoing military operation, the National Defence Ministry said Thursday, Anadolu Agency…
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