Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are pushing hard to take Kordofan. In the sights of the paramilitary force – accused of committing grave human rights abuses during Sudan’s war – are the cities and towns of the vast central region, such…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Jeffrey Epstein aided Alan Dershowitz’s smear campaign against authors of ‘The Israel Lobby’ – Middle East Monitor
Newly revealed emails show that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein collaborated with high-profile lawyer Alan Dershowitz, to orchestrate a smear campaign against the authors of The Israel Lobby and US Foreign…
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Top PYD official Aldar Khalil: 'Syria is telling Kurds to separate'
Al-Monitor spoke exclusively to Aldar Khalil, a member of the executive council of the Democratic Unity Party (PYD), which shares power in the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria, about the halted talks between Syria’s transitional…
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Big dreams for Palestinian teens at Singapore robot fest
Palestinian student Razan Shawar has travelled for 24 hours to showcase her team’s AI-powered invention at World Robot Olympiad in Singapore, telling AFP innovation — not war — should be why people hear about her country.
The 15-year-old high…
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Ukraine anticorruption investigators search home of Zelenskyy’s top aide | Corruption News
Ukrainian president’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak confirms search, saying he has offered ‘full cooperation’.
Anticorruption authorities in Ukraine have searched the home of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, as a major
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Syrian foreign minister calls on UN, Arab, and Islamic nations to act against repeated Israeli attacks – Middle East Monitor
Syria’s foreign minister called on Friday for the UN and Arab and Islamic nations to take action against Israel’s repeated attacks on its territory, condemning its strike on the town of Beit Jinn near Damascus as…
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Trump pauses immigration from ‘Third World’ countries: What that means | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has sharply escalated his crackdown on immigration with an announcement of a “permanent pause” on migration from “all Third World Countries” late on Thursday.
The president’s remarks came a day after
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Russia worried that US plan for Gaza may mask ‘experiments’ on Palestinian territory – Middle East Monitor
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed concern Thursday that a US-backed Gaza peace plan promoted by President Donald Trump could mask uncontrolled “experiments” on the occupied territory,…
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Donald Trump lashes out at reporter asking about DC shooter | Newsfeed
NewsFeed US president Donald Trump snapped at a reporter after being asked why he blames the Biden administration for the shooting in Washington DC, in which an Afghan evacuee is accused of killing a National Guard member. When the reporter cited…
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Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia | Weather News
Authorities say 79 people remain missing and thousands of families have been displaced from their homes across Sumatra.
The death toll from floods and landslides on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra this week has risen to 174, a disaster…
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