International pop star Madonna, who was previously known for supporting Israel, has issued an urgent appeal to Pope Leo XIV to visit the Gaza Strip and help save children there, warning that action is needed “before…
Category: 3. Middle East
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xAI’s Grok temporarily suspended over comments on Gaza genocide – Middle East Monitor
Social media platform X temporarily suspended its AI chatbot, Grok, on Monday after users found it was talking about Israel’s actions in Gaza, Anadolu reports.
When users asked Grok why it was suspended following…
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US Congressman of Syrian origin discusses Abraham Accords with Syrian president in Damascus – Middle East Monitor
US Congressman Ibrahim Hamadeh has announced that he met Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Damascus, where they discussed several issues, including Syria’s possible accession to the Abraham Accords.
Hamadeh, who…
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For Gaza students, big ambitions replaced by desperate search for food
GAZA (Reuters) -Student Maha Ali was determined to become a journalist one day and report on events in Gaza. Now she and other students have just one ambition: finding food as hunger ravages the Palestinian enclave.
As war rages, she is living…
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Saudi shipping company denies transporting weapons to Israel – Middle East Monitor
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has categorically denied reports claiming it was involved in transporting weapons to Israel.
In an official statement issued on Monday on its website, Bahri said,…
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China, Brazil can be models of ‘self-reliance’ for Global South, Xi says | Business and Economy News
China’s Xi and Brazil’s Lula discuss cooperation amid fallout of US President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has suggested that China and Brazil set an example of “unity and self-reliance” in the Global South,…
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Two dead, 10 injured in explosion at US steel plant in Pennsylvania | Manufacturing News
Flames and heavy smoke billow out of the plant owned by US Steel as firefighters struggle to extinguish the fire.
Multiple explosions at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have killed two people and injured 10, according to the company…
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New Zealand politician removed from parliament following comments in Palestinian debate
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand parliamentarian Chloe Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament on Tuesday during a heated debate over the government’s response to Palestine.
An urgent debate was called after the centre-right government said on…
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Swarm of jellyfish forces shutdown at French nuclear power plant | Nuclear Energy News
Scientists say warmer waters in the North Sea due to climate change have created conditions allowing jellyfish to thrive and reproduce.
Four reactor units at one of France’s largest nuclear power stations have been forced to shut down due to a…
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For Trump administration, US air drops of Gaza aid were never a serious option, sources say
By Phil Stewart, Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -During President Joe Biden’s administration, the U.S. military carried out waves of air drops of food into Gaza, delivering some 1,220 tons of assistance.
But the option hasn’t…
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