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Wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza’s north, south

- Lead Two - July 27, 2024

A new wave of air strikes by Israeli fighter jets yesterday targeted the Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis in the south, the Bureij refugee camp in the center, and Gaza City in the north of the enclave. Gaza health officials said Israeli military forces fired live rounds at an ambulance evacuating a wounded person in […]

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No class war from Britain’s most labor Gov.

- Europe - July 7, 2024

The United Kingdom will have a new Labour government whose class composition will be radically different from previous ones. According to our analysis of Labour’s shadow cabinet, some 46 percent of Keir Starmer’s likely cabinet members were raised by parents with “working class” occupations. That figure is well above average in terms of the broader […]

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Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election

- Lead Two - July 6, 2024

Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, interior ministry said. Pezeshkian got more than 17 million votes and Jalili more than 13 million out of about 30 million votes cast, electoral authority spokesman Mohsen Eslami said, adding that voter turnout stood at 49.8 percent. The election, […]

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Protests drive Iran’s Saudi deal

- Lead Four - April 9, 2023

On March 10, the world woke up to the breaking news that Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia had forged a deal to restore diplomatic relations within two months and refrain from interfering in each other’s domestic affairs. Ali Fathollah-Nejad and Amin Naeni examine Iran’s motivations EVEN to expert observers, the agreement — facilitated by China — came […]

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Rahul Gandhi gets bail from Gujarat court

- South Asia - April 4, 2023

Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, after getting bail from a sessions court in Gujarat on Monday in the defamation case over his remarks on the surname of prime minister Narendra Modi, said ‘truth is my weapon’ in another Gandhian tweet, reports NDTV. ‘This is a fight to save democracy, against ‘Mitrakal’. In this struggle, truth is my […]

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Donald Trump due in court to face historic criminal charges

- North America - April 4, 2023

Donald Trump will make an unprecedented appearance before a New York judge on Tuesday to answer criminal charges that threaten to throw the 2024 White House race into turmoil. Trump is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally indicted — a historic development that has propelled the United States into uncharted political waters. […]

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US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project

- World Affairs - March 14, 2023

The US, UK and Australia have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Under the Aukus pact Australia is to get its first nuclear-powered subs – at least three – from the US. The allies will also work to create […]

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China lifts sweeping visa restrictions on foreigners

- World Affairs - March 14, 2023

China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country’s embassy in Washington said, a major easing of travel restrictions in force since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic. The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing gradually breaks with the […]

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Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal for 60 more days

- World Affairs - March 14, 2023

Russia on Monday agreed to extending the Ukraine grain export deal, but only for a further 60 days, in a proposal criticised by Kyiv. Following talks with the United Nations in Geneva, Moscow said it would not oppose prolonging the so-called Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed at easing the global food crisis, as had been […]

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Israel releases oldest Palestinian prisoner Fuad Shubaki

- World Affairs - March 14, 2023

The oldest Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail was released on Monday after serving a 17-year sentence for arms smuggling, an advocacy group and his son said. Fuad Shubaki, 83, was released from Ashkelon prison and is ‘on his way to Ramallah’ in the occupied West Bank, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club said, which […]

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