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Syria’s Asaad al-Shaibani meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi as Damascus pushes to bolster international ties.Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has pledged to deepen collaboration on “counterterrorism” with China on his first visit to Beijing since the toppling of former President Bashar al-Assad last year.Al-Shaibani and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed on Monday that they would work together on combating “terrorism” and on security matters, with the top Syrian diplomat promising that Damascus would not allow its territory to be used for any actions against Chinese interests, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1…
Gaza’s Government Media Office warns that hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians face catastrophic conditions.More than 288,000 families in Gaza are enduring a shelter crisis as Israeli restrictions on humanitarian supplies worsen conditions for Palestinians displaced by the war, the territory’s Government Media Office says.Local authorities said in a statement on Monday that heavy rainfall over recent days submerged tens of thousands of makeshift tents across Gaza, leaving Palestinians suffering under conditions that “no society can endure”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel kills at least three in Gaza, as thousands endure heavy floodinglist 2 of 3Palestinian deaths…
Israa and Mohammad struggle daily to feed their five daughters, including triplets born in Israel’s war on Gaza.Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Every morning for Israa Abu Reyala and her husband, Mohammad, is a battle to find decent food for their five daughters, the youngest three of whom are triplets born during the war.The ceasefire agreement, which took effect about a month ago, has made little difference in the family’s daily life, Israa, 31, and Mohammad, 33, told media.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinian deaths in Israeli jails surge amid Gaza war: Reportlist 2 of 3What’s the shadowy…
Key Israeli minister say Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas should also be jailed if Palestinian statehood advances.Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says Palestinian Authority (PA) officials should be assassinated if progress is made on the recognition of Palestinian statehood as a result of a pending United Nations vote.Speaking at an Otzma Yehudit party meeting on Monday, Ben-Gvir called top PA officials “terrorists”, multiple Israeli media outlets reported.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinian deaths in Israeli jails surge amid Gaza war: Reportlist 2 of 3Why the olive harvest in Palestine is more than just farming?list 3 of 3More…
Their refusal to speak out undermines scholarly integrity and the field of genocide studies.This year marks three decades since the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which an estimated 100,000 people lost their lives. The war culminated in the Srebrenica genocide in July 1995, in which the Bosnian Serb forces, led by General Ratko Mladić, known as the “Butcher of Bosnia”, massacred more than 8,000 men and boys in a United Nations-designated “safe area”.In the following decades, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia heard hundreds of witnesses and sentenced dozens of high-ranking Bosnian Serb political…
Berlin says Gaza has now ‘stabilised’ despite daily Israeli attacks and continuing restrictions on humanitarian aid.Germany has decided to lift a suspension of military exports to Israel that could be used to devastating effect in Gaza, citing the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.Sebastian Hille, a spokesperson for the chancellor, told reporters on Monday that the weapons export restrictions will be lifted on November 24.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinian deaths in Israeli jails surge amid Gaza war: Reportlist 2 of 3More than half a million protest against corruption in Manila: What to knowlist 3 of 3‘From…
Israeli authorities have been systematically abusing Palestinian prisoners with impunity, according to PHRI.The number of Palestinians that have died in Israeli detention facilities has surged amid the war in Gaza, according to a report issued by a human rights group.At least 94 Palestinian deaths have been documented since October 2023, the report published on Monday by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Dozens of Indian pilgrims killed in bus crash in Saudi Arabialist 2 of 3Battles in West Kordofan as Sudan army resists RSF’s eastward pushlist 3 of 3Bangladesh tribunal sentences fugitive…
Bundled into vehicle with blacked-out windows, British journalist recounts detainment in US due to Palestinian support.British journalist Sami Hamdi, who says he was held illegally for more than two weeks by United States immigration authorities for his pro-Palestinian commentary, has described his detention as “like something from the movies”.In an interview with media, Hamdi accused the US Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of using “loopholes” to abuse people, and he directed attention towards the plight of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli detention.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Landslides kill dozens as heavy rains lash Southeast Asialist…
Bus collided with diesel tanker while travelling between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Indian media reports say.At least 45 Indian Muslims have been killed as a bus carrying them between pilgrimage sites in Saudi Arabia crashed, Indian authorities say.The bus collided with a diesel tanker on a highway as it travelled from the holy city of Mecca to Medina on Monday, according to Indian media reports.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4At least 20 killed after bus carrying pilgrims crashes in Saudilist 2 of 420 killed, three injured in bus-truck crash in southern Egyptlist 3 of…
Reports of the desperate humanitarian situation and atrocities continue to mount as paramilitary RSF pushes eastwards.The Sudan army is holding on to its last stronghold in West Kordofan as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) pushes to take control of the province east of Darfur.The army said on Sunday it had repelled an attack against its headquarters in the town of Babnusa, which has been under repeated attacks from the RSF.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Japan’s tourism stocks plunge amid spat with Chinalist 2 of 3Trump backs full release of Epstein files in sharp reversallist 3 of…