Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir formed a new police unit composed of illegal armed settlers, a move seen as an effort to deepen Israel’s de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Ukrainian security official gunned down in Kyiv, drone swarms continue
A Ukrainian intelligence officer was gunned down in broad daylight in Kyiv.
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Trump pushes for Gaza ceasefire, but can he guarantee end of war?
Of the remaining hurdles to achieving a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the most difficult to overcome may be the militants’ demand for a guaranteed end to the war.
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Gaza’s population drops by 10% amid Israel’s genocidal war – Middle East Monitor
Gaza’s population has dropped by 10% as Israel continued its destructive war on the Palestinian enclave, official figures showed on Thursday, Anadolu reports.
“Palestine, specifically the Gaza Strip, is suffering…
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Rami Al Ali becomes first Syrian in Paris fashion programme
Syrian couturier Rami Al Ali made history Thursday as the first fashion designer from his country to feature in the official Paris Haute Couture Week calendar in a new landmark for Arab representation in the luxury business.
After years of…
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Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order in class-action lawsuit | Donald Trump News
A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked United States President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship as part of a class-action lawsuit.
Thursday’s ruling is the first to test the limits of a recent Supreme…
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US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese over Israel criticism
The Trump administration has sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her reports on the war in Gaza
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Netanyahu ends US visit with no Gaza deal but progress on reconstruction
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met twice with US President Donald Trump during his three-day visit to Washington, but despite heightened expectations prior, no announcement was made of a Gaza ceasefire deal, nor were there any concrete…
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US aid cuts could lead to millions more HIV/AIDS deaths by 2029, UN warns | HIV/AIDS News
United Nations 2025 Global AIDS Update says if funding not replaced, Trump’s cuts may reverse ‘decades’ of progress on HIV/AIDS.
Unless funding is replaced, the halt to foreign aid by the administration of US President Donald Trump could…
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Nutella maker Ferrero to acquire WK Kellogg for $3.1bn | Business and Economy News
Deal announced as cereal giant Kellogg struggles as consumer demand slows due to inflation.
The Ferrero Group will acquire United States cereal brand WK Kellogg for roughly $3.1bn as the latter struggles with weakening consumer demand and…
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