Category: 2. World
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UN confirms killing of staff in Israeli attack
Farhan Haq, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said during a news conference that the total number of UN staff killed in Gaza since October 7 has reached 190. He said the Rafah incident could be characterized as an attack. … Continue Reading News Source: en.mehrnews.com
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Footballer raped sleeping woman and sent naked photos to team, court told | UK news
A footballer raped a sleeping woman twice in one night and sent naked photos of her to his teammates asking: “Anyone want a go?”, a court has heard. Michael Emery, 33, a reserve goalkeeper for Warrington Rylands FC, invited the woman to stay… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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Melinda French Gates to step down as co-chair of Gates Foundation | Melinda French Gates
Melinda French Gates said on Monday she would step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s biggest private charitable foundations, which she co-founded with her former spouse more than 20 years ago. Her last… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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Braverman plan to criminalise rough sleeping dropped after Tory criticism | Law
The government will drop plans to criminalise rough sleepers for being deemed a nuisance or having an excessive smell, after Tory MPs threatened a revolt over the proposals. The plans originally announced by the then home secretary, Suella… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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‘The whole country will strike’: protesters vow to keep fighting Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill | Georgia
As the “foreign influence” bill was being nodded through the Georgian parliament’s legal committee at 9am on Monday, a wet and tired Zviad Tsetskhladze, 18, and Luka Natsvlishvili, 17, were among thousands of protesters left with little… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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US senator: Israel has the right to nuke Gaza
Senator Lindsey Graham has compared Israel’s war on Gaza to the US decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in World War II during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” “When we were faced with destruction as a nation after Pearl… Continue Reading News Source: www.tehrantimes.com
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Colombians welcome ‘Palestino’ football team at airport
A pro-Palestinian rally took place at Colombia’s El Dorado International Airport as activists gathered to welcome the Club Deportivo Palestino football team from Chile. The Palestino team draws from the approximately 500,000 Palestinians who… Continue Reading News Source: www.tehrantimes.com
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Polls highlight discontent over Biden’s handling of Gaza war
New polls have revealed an erosion of support for US President Joe Biden ahead of the November presidential election over Washington’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza. The surveys, conducted by The New York Times, Siena College and The… Continue Reading News Source: www.tehrantimes.com
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Pro-Palestine protesters take over university buildings in Dutch cities
Demonstrators have taken over university buildings in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Groningen and Eindhoven, slamming Israel’s war in Gaza, the Dutch protest group behind the action says in a statement. A spokesperson for the University of… Continue Reading News Source: www.tehrantimes.com
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Russian troops enter border town near Kharkiv
Russia said on Monday its forces have entered the north-eastern border town of Vovchansk, near Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv, BBC reported. Ukraine says there is still heavy fighting taking place there. Russia has intensified its attacks… Continue Reading News Source: www.tehrantimes.com