At least 93 people were killed in the Palestinian enclave over the past 24 hours, of whom 30 died in a stampede and strikes on aid distribution sites, Al Jazeera reported citing medics.
The Gaza death toll has been climbing amid continued…
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Sirens and evacuations as Taipei rehearses to counter China invasion threat
Tessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital Reporter
Getty ImagesVolunteers rehearsed taking cover in a supermarket basement in an air raid rehearsal in Taipei earlier this month Taiwan’s capital Taipei came to a standstill on Thursday as the island held one…
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Organisers say festival will go ahead after main stage fire
Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland music festival Tens of thousands of campers have arrived at Tomorrowland in Belgium, a day after a fire destroyed the festival’s main stage.
Festival organisers have insisted that the event in the town of…
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Iran missiles cause $200 mn damage to Israel Haifa refinery
Israel’s Bazan Group reported Wednesday that the damage caused by an Iranian missile attack on its Haifa Bay refinery and subsidiaries is estimated between $150 million and $200 million, Israeli sources reported.
The company told the Tel Aviv…
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Iran ready to take action if Israel not punished
A senior security official in Tehran has told RT that Iran is prepared to take action unless Israel is punished and the US provides compensation for its strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“If the compensation for the attack on…
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VIDEO: Fire in Iraq's Kut city
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Dozens were killed in a huge fire at a hypermarket in Kut city in eastern Iraq.
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World normative order collapsed not by war, but by silence
“While the Special Rapporteur on #Palestine is bullied & sanctioned by the U.S., and the UN Palestine inquiry members resign en masse, this means that the international institutions are no longer tolerated to even record the truth,” Esmaeil…
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Turkey has conveyed its views on Syria strikes to Israel
Turkey has conveyed its views regarding Israel’s air strikes on Syria to Israeli authorities via its intelligence agency, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday, adding Ankara was also in close contact with regional powers and the US.
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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes
Syria’s interim president has said it is his “priority” to protect the country’s Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minority in Suweida province.
In his first televised…
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At least 60 people killed as fire hit Iraq’s Kut city
“We have compiled a list of 59 victims whose identities have been confirmed, but one body was so badly burned that it has been extremely difficult to identify,” a city health official told Reuters on Thursday.
“We have more bodies that…
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