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Oleshky ceasefire takes effect in Ukraine following Melania Trump announcement
The ceasefire is meant to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians.
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UN inquiry accuses Israel of crimes against humanity in the West Bank
UN report highlights crimes including extermination, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence.
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Brazil Liberal Party accepts Lula victory despite Bolsonaro challenge
Trump pushes unsubstantiated claims about Brazil's presidential vote but says he 'didn't take sides' in the race.
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Flávio Bolsonaro barred from leaving Brazil following presidential election defeat
Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering case The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours after his dramatic loss in the presidential election to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The ruling was issued by supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, the same justice who oversaw the trial of the senator’s father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro, for attempting a coup. Continue reading...
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Jordan strikes targets in Syria after deadly assault on Karak church
Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine in Karak Jordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force has said in a statement. It said the operation “resulted in the killing and wounding of many members of these terrorist groups and the destruction of a number of their vehicles”. It did not specify who the groups were or the precise location of the strikes. Continue reading...
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Benjamin Netanyahu urged military action on Iran amid tight election race
Israeli prime minister increases alarmist rhetoric as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in polls Benjamin Netanyahu has resorted to increasingly alarmist rhetoric and reportedly put pressure on Israel’s military to take action against Iran as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in the polls ahead of Tuesday’s close-run elections. The Israeli prime minister posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear mushroom cloud destroying Tel Aviv, telling Israeli voters to choose him or risk nuclear annihilation. Continue reading...
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Indonesia cuts natural gas flows to Singapore to protect local power supply
Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said last week that Jakarta would prioritize its own needs, and might cut off supplies to nations that did not respect Indonesia.
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Serbia's Student List begins government plans after historic election win
Non-hierarchical movement is seeking to ‘rebuild society’ in Balkan country after years of authoritarian rule Serbia’s triumphant but untested Student List movement is preparing to start talks on forming a government capable of reversing 14 years of increasingly authoritarian nationalist rule, after a seismic weekend election win. Supporters of the movement, which has no experience of government, took to the streets in the west Balkan country on Monday after the strongman former president, Aleksandar Vučić, was defeated in a historic landslide. Continue reading...
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Ethiopia attacks leave over 60 Christians dead in Oromia region
One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush, saying they were surrounded.
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Sudan drone attacks hit five power stations and trigger wide blackouts
Rapid Support Forces strike five power stations in three states controlled by Sudanese army Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched a coordinated drone attack against five power stations, causing mass power outages across the country’s east, a government official said. The drones hit two power stations each in the states of Al-Jazira and Gedaref, and one in White Nile state, “resulting in power outages across large parts of these three states”, the official said on condition of anonymity. Continue reading...
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Israel election sets up tight contest between Netanyahu and Eisenkot
Israel heads to the polls on Tuesday for what many view as one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history.
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India readies mass evacuations as Cyclone Arnab approaches eastern states
Two states along India’s eastern coast were preparing to evacuate thousands of people ahead of Cyclone Arnab, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, as one of them said it would close schools in some districts for two days. Arnab, which formed over the Bay of Bengal before intensifying into a cyclonic storm, is expected to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh state by Wednesday morning, with gusts of as much as 140 kph (87 mph), India’s weather office said. The cyclone will probably intensify further, it added. The weather system is expected to bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall to Andhra Pradesh’s northern and central coastal districts, and southern regions of neighbouring Odisha. Andhra Pradesh has called for boats at sea to return ashore and ordered speedy restoration of power in case of disruptions. A senior Andhra Pradesh disaster management official told Reuters on Monday the state government had identified 570,000 people as vulnerable and evacuations would start on Monday evening. Odisha’s government announced the closure of schools and colleges in five districts for Tuesday and Wednesday, and said it was preparing to move residents of low-lying areas to cyclone shelters. The Bay of Bengal is one of the world’s major regions for tropical cyclones.
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Jordan detains three armed suspects after deadly church shooting in Karak
Jordanian security forces arrested three armedsuspects after a shootout on Monday in connection with an attack on a church in the US-allied country that killed nine people, state television reported.
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US military ready to launch Iran strikes within 96 hours of Trump order
US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials. Sufficient forces are now deployed in the region to carry out the potential attacks, the sources said. The scope of new US … The post US has plans for major Iran strikes if Trump chooses appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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Italy detains hundreds after cost-of-living protests turn violent in several cities
Police say 9 arrested, 371 briefly detained in Italy protests
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Yasuo Fukuda, former Japanese prime minister, passes away at 90
He became prime minister in 2007 and resigned in 2008.
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China convenes Communist Party plenum centered on anti-corruption and discipline
The Communist Party has started a key four-day conclave focused on party discipline and fighting corruption, as official media outlets say adherence to the party’s leadership under President Xi Jinping is key to the country’s success. The meeting – the fifth plenum of the Communist Party’s 20th Central Committee – began in Beijing on Monday, according to state news agency Xinhua. It said the main agenda for the plenum included a work report by the Politburo to the Central Committee and the...
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