International human rights and legal organisations have denounced and categorically rejected recent statements issued by US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, in which he denied the existence of famine in the Gaza…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israeli cabinet may order complete Gaza takeover
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel’s cabinet could authorise on Tuesday a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, despite international pressure for a ceasefire to…
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Tendulkar leads praise for India after Test fightback in England | Cricket News
India cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is amongst those to heap praise on the current team after Test series in England.
A euphoric India heaped praises on Shubman Gill and his men after they pulled off an edge-of-the-seat thriller at the Oval on…
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Morrocan truck drivers kidnapped by Daesh group released in Mali
BAMAKO: Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Daesh group and held captive for months, were released late Sunday, Malian authorities said.
The truckers were traveling 3,000 miles to transport electrical…
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Hezbollah supporters protest disarmament ahead of Lebanese government talks | Hezbollah News
Hezbollah has called for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory before any discussion on disarmament.
Hezbollah supporters have gathered in the Lebanese capital to protest against the group’s disarmament ahead of a government cabinet…
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Israel poised to order new Gaza war plan
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared Tuesday to unveil an updated Gaza war plan designed to destroy Hamas and secure the release of dozens of hostages, with Israeli media reporting he would order the total occupation of the…
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80 years after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues | History News
When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on August 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural island of Ninoshima, just south of Hiroshima, by military boats with crews that had trained for suicide attack…
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Netanyahu’s son likens Qatar to Nazi Germany, accuses its Emir and mother of antisemitism – Middle East Monitor
Yair Netanyahu, son of the Israeli Prime Minister, launched an unprecedented attack on Qatar on Monday, as it continues to mediate in the prisoner exchange negotiations.
In an X post, he claimed that “Qatar is the…
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Japan logs two new highest temperatures on record in a day | Climate Crisis News
The recorded temperatures were 41.6C (106.8F) and 41.8C (107.2F), as weather agency warns of hotter days ahead.
Japan has logged two new heat records in a day with the mercury hitting 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and then 41.8C…
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Anti-drone system propels Greek plans for home-grown defence industry
By Lefteris Papadimas
ATHENS (Reuters) -It took just minutes for a new Greek-made anti-drone system to show what it is capable of.
On its first test run with a European Union patrol in the Red Sea a year ago, the Centauros system detected and…
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