The Gaza Strip’s Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has described the United Nations’ earlier declaration of famine in the northern part of the coastal sliver as an “important” step, while still condemning it as…
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Rights body urges UN General Assembly
An international rights group has urged the United Nations General Assembly to invoke a historic resolution allowing it to bypass the world body’s Security Council and deploy a peacekeeping force to the Gaza…
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FBI searches home of Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton
Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, White House
Watch: How the FBI raids on John Bolton’s home and office unfolded FBI agents searched the home and office of Donald Trump’s ex-national security adviser John Bolton on Friday, as part of an apparent…
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UN declares full-blown famine in Gaza; up to 800,000 Palestinians at risk
The UN-backed food security body has declared a full-blown famine in the Gaza Strip, warning that up to 800,000 Palestinians are now enduring catastrophic conditions marked by starvation, destitution, and death.
In a…
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Yemenis fire yet another ballistic missile at ‘Israel’
According to Al Jazeera Arabic network, Israeli media reported a Yemeni missile attack on the occupied territories on Friday.
These media reports suggested that the Yemeni armed forces fired a ballistic missile at the regime.
Israeli media…
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US forces begin withdrawal from Ain al Asad airbase in Iraq
Informed sources reported that the withdrawal commenced last night, with the aerial transport of some personnel and equipment currently underway, as reported by the Iraqi Alsumaria News on Friday.
Also, Arab media, citing Iraqi security sources,…
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Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine hits key oil pipeline again
Ukraine attacked the Druzhba pipeline for the third time, halting oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary. The European Commission has not reacted so far, but US President Donald Trump said he was very angry.
The Hungarian and Slovakian Foreign…
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UK agrees to pay Kenyans affected by Lolldaiga fire
The UK government has agreed to pay compensation to thousands of Kenyans who were affected by a fire caused by a British military training exercise four years ago.
The out-of-court settlement follows a lengthy legal battle in which 7,723 claimants…
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Trump’s DOJ escalates lawfare with FBI raid on John Bolton’s home
FBI agents conducted court‑authorized searches at former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s Maryland home and Washington office on Friday, reigniting a dormant investigation into alleged mishandling of classified information from his…
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Canada to drop many of its retaliatory tariffs on the US
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that his country will drop some of its billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on US goods, though it will keep levies on autos, steel and aluminium.
It comes a day after he and President…
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