By Roya Pour Bagher
According to a UN Relief and Works Agency report, the Israeli genocidal attacks have killed more than 300 UN staffers in Gaza—many alongside their families—and destroyed over 300 UN facilities, including 162 schools serving…
Category: 2. World
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Hamas welcomes international support for Palestinian rights following New York conference The Islam
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has expressed its strong support for recent international efforts aimed at advancing the Palestinian cause.
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Flooding prompts state of emergency across parts of NY and NJ
Severe storms and flooding hitting areas of the East Coast have prompted a state of emergency across New York and New Jersey.
Video shows rainwater seeping into subway systems and overwhelming roads.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging all…
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The shock, chaos and negotiations behind Thailand’s trade deal
Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent in Bangkok
Getty ImagesExport-driven economies like Thailand have been scrambling for a trade deal to avoid President Trump’s steep tariffs When US President Donald Trump made his dramatic tariff…
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White House announces new $200m ballroom
Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, White House
White HouseA rendering of the new, 650-person ballroom has been described as “much needed” by the White House The White House has announced plans to build a $200m (£151m) new ballroom, fulfilling an…
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Israel evacuates diplomatic staff in UAE amid genocide in Gaza
Israeli media outlets have reported that Israel is in the process of evacuating the majority of its diplomatic mission staff from the United Arab Emirates.
The decision came late Thursday amid an escalation in the travel warning issued by Israel’s…
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Trump’s global tariffs ‘victory’ may come at a high price
BBCIn April Donald Trump stunned the world by announcing sweeping new import tariffs – only to put most on hold amid the resulting global financial panic.
Four months later, the US president is touting what he claims are a series of victories,…
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Radioactive wasp nest discovered at old US nuclear weapons site
A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times of what is allowed under regulations was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons, federal officials said.
“The wasp nest was sprayed to kill wasps, then bagged as…
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How a sinkhole revived a debate about migrant workers’ rights in Singapore
Kelly NgBBC News, Singapore
PUBA group of seven Indian workers used a rope to hoist a woman to safety after her car fell into a sinkhole When a 3m (10ft) deep sinkhole on a busy Singapore road swallowed a black Mazda on Saturday, a group of workers…
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Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis
Zhanna BezpiatchukBBC News Ukrainian in Kyiv
TETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFPYoung Ukrainians were outside parliament again on Thursday as MPs voted to overturn a controversial law As Ukraine’s MPs gathered at parliament in Kyiv on Thursday, some held…
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