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Israel’s settlement policy in occupied territories violates international law. UN Court Israel has built over 100 settlements, according to anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now

On: July 20, 2024

Tagged: Israel’s settlement policy, Over 100 settlements, Top UN court, Violates international law

Top UN court says Israel’s settlement policy in occupied territories violates international law The ruling is expected to have more effect on international opinion than it will on Israeli policies Israel has built over 100 settlements, according to anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now THE HAGUE ( WEB NEWS ) TheRead More →

Saudi Arabia calls for separate Palestinian state, rejects Israeli self-defense claim At least 25,490 people in Gaza, around 70 percent of them women and children, have been killed in Gaza.

On: January 25, 2024

In: International News

Tagged: Hamas-Israel war, Israeli self-defense, Saudi Arabia calls, Separate Palestinian state

Saudi Arabia calls for separate Palestinian state, rejects Israeli self-defense claim. New York ( Web News ) Saudi Arabia calls for the creation of an independent Palestinian state to protect the rights of the Palestinian people, the Kingdom’s deputy foreign minister said during the United Nations Security Council debate as he urgedRead More →

Relatives of hostages held by Hamas storm parliament “You will not sit here while they die there.” “Release them now, now, now!” Protesters chanted.

On: January 23, 2024

In: International News

Tagged: Hamas-Israel war, Relatives of hostages, Release them now now, Storm parliament

Relatives of Israelis who have been held hostage by Hamas militants storm a parliamentary committee session demanding that the lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones, in Jerusalem. Relatives of hostages held by Hamas storm parliament panel as domestic uproar rise. JERUSALEM ( Web News ) ARead More →

Houthi-fired missile strikes a US-owned vessel off Yemen in Gulf of Aden It said the ship’s captain reported that the “port side of vessel hit from above by a missile.”

On: January 16, 2024

In: International News

Tagged: Gulf of Aden, Hamas-Israel war, Houthi-fired missile, US-owned vessel

Houthi-fired missile strikes a US-owned vessel off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, raising tensions JERUSALEM ( Web News ) A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a U.S.-owned ship Monday just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less than a day after Yemen’s HouthiRead More →

Experts react to US, UK strikes against Yemen’s Houthis as fear of Mideast war grows “In the short run, I think the Biden administration needed to respond militarily. Cohen said.

On: January 13, 2024

In: International News

Tagged: Air strikes in Yemen, Mideast war grows, UK strikes Houthies, US

Supporters of the Houthis rally to denounce air strikes launched by the US and Britain on Houthi targets, in Sanan .. Experts react to US, UK strikes against Yemen’s Houthis as fear of Mideast war grows The air strikes in Yemen by US and UK forces can have a multi-facetedRead More →

Extreme weather and misinformation top global risks: WEF Reports. This could pose a particular threat as billions of people head to the polls in the biggest election year in history.

On: January 11, 2024

In: International News

Tagged: extreme weather, misinformation, Top global risks, World Economic Report

A woman walks past the logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 at Davos Congress Centre in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, January 15, 2023. (Reuters) Extreme weather and misinformation top global risks: World Economic Forum report DAVOS ( Web News ) Risk specialists see extreme weatherRead More →

Saudi Arabia higher education sector needs 800K seat expansion by 2030: Repor Many of those seats will be for university places in specialized courses covering technology, AI and sustainable energy.

On: January 11, 2024

In: International News

Tagged: 800K seat expansion, Higher education sector, Saudi Arab 2030, Seats for specialized courses

Students walk at the campus of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in Saudi Arabia’s western Red Sea town of Thuwal, about 80 kilometres north of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia higher education sector needs 800K seat expansion by 2030: Repor RIYADH ( Web News ) Saudi Arabia has theRead More →

The US SC will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots Trump had asked the court to overturn the Colorado ruling without even hearing arguments.

On: January 6, 2024

In: International News

Tagged: 2024 presidential ballots, former President Donald Trump, Presidential primary ballots, US Supreme Court

The US SC will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots WASHINGTON ( Web News ) The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the courtRead More →

Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of strong earthquakes Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet)

On: January 1, 2024

In: International News

Tagged: Japan tsunami warnings, Strong earthquakes, The Japan Meteorological Agency

Aftermath of a mPeople sit on the floor as items fall from shelves on the ground inside a store as an earthquake hits, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan January 1, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. (Reuters)assive earthquake that hit central Japan. (X) Japan issues tsunami warningsRead More →

US targets flow of Iranian funds to Yemen’s Houthis Two of the exchange houses are based in Yemen and one is in Turkey, the US Treasury Department

On: December 29, 2023

In: International News

Tagged: Iranian funds to Houthis, Naval task force, US targets flow, US Treasury Department

US targets flow of Iranian funds to Yemen’s Houthis over shipping attacks WASHINGTON ( Web News ) In its latest response to attacks on shipping by the Houthis, the US on Thursday sanctioned an individual and three currency exchange houses it accused of facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistanceRead More →

A lone gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people University authorities said they would tighten security in university buildings with immediate effect.

On: December 22, 2023

In: International News

Tagged: Killing 14 people, Opens fire, Prague university, University authorities

A lone gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people and injuring 25 The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a student, Prague Police University authorities said they would tighten security in university buildings with immediate effect. PRAGUE ( Read More →

Russia says it’s working on major new agreement with Iran Iran and Russia FM agreed in a phone call to speed up work on the agreement

On: December 14, 2023

In: International News

Tagged: New agreement, Russia Iran, Speed up work, United States concern.

A handout photo provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office shows him (C) receiving Russian President Vladimir Putin in the presence of his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran. Russia says it’s working on major new agreement with Iran. Iran and Russia foreign ministers agreed in a phoneRead More →