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‘Frog being boiled’: US troop deaths in Jordan incite Republican Iran hawks | Joe Biden News
Republican lawmakers in the United States have amplified their calls for President Joe Biden to take decisive action against Iran, after a drone attack killed three US troops along the Jordan-Syria border. But foreign policy experts and advocates fear the political pressure may send the US down an increasingly dangerous path towards direct confrontation with Iran. “I think it’s really…
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Spain parliament votes against Catalan separatist amnesty bill | Government News
Last year, in exchange for parliamentary support, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez agreed to the law to allow him to form a minority leftist government. Catalan separatist lawmakers have voted against an amnesty bill amid disagreements on its scope between the ruling Socialists and a Catalan separatist party, dealing a blow to the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The bill,…
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Remains of dozens of Palestinians released for burial by Israel | Israel War on Gaza News
NewsFeed A mass burial was held in Rafah for dozens of Palestinians whose remains were returned to Gaza by Israel. Although relatives of missing family arrived at the grave site, a proper burial was not possible for the dead as their bodies cannot be identified. Published On 30 Jan 202430 Jan 2024 Source link
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Biden says he has decided Jordan strike response, doesn’t want wider war | News
The US president says he does not wish to trigger a regional war but will respond to the first fatal attack on US troops. President Joe Biden says he has decided on a response to a deadly drone strike on US forces in Jordan, but stressed he does not seek a wider war in the Middle East. “Yes,” Biden told…
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Ethiopia’s dangerous game in East Africa could spark conflict | Opinions
On January 1, a controversial memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Purportedly, this agreement grants landlocked Ethiopia a 20km piece of coastal land for establishing a naval base and the right to build a commercial port. In return, Ethiopia said it intends to…
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‘We are obliged to end the war’: A new Russian unit fights for Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv, Ukraine – When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, 31-year-old Johnny, from St Petersburg, set himself a goal. He wanted to overthrow Vladimir Putin’s administration. In fact, he would have liked to kill the Russian president with his own hands, he told Al Jazeera in a cafe at a remote petrol station on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital. In…
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What is the cypher case that led to jail term for Pakistan’s Imran Khan? | Imran Khan News
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and senior leader of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been jailed for 10 years in a case where they were charged with leaking state secrets. The sentencing in what is called as the cypher case comes less than two weeks before the general elections. Khan, who is already serving a…
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At least 10 killed in overnight attack by Baloch rebels in Pakistan | Conflict News
Islamabad, Pakistan – At least six fighters and four security officials have been killed in an overnight attack in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. Jan Achakzai, the provincial information minister, on Tuesday said the attackers, belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), targeted military and security installations with guns and rockets in the city of Mach, 65km (40 miles) south of…
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Witness of war: Through Motaz’s lens | Israel War on Gaza
Motaz Azaiza, photojournalist from Gaza, joins us for a personal conversation about his experiences during the war. For 107 days, the world saw the horrors of Israel’s war on Gaza unfold through the lens of photojournalist Motaz Azaiza. Millions followed his work on social media platforms and many of his followers saluted him as a hero. But where to go…
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Could Trump lose his business empire in New York fraud case? | News
Former US President Donald Trump could be banned from the real estate business in New York, a potentially devastating blow to his real estate empire that catapulted him to fame long before winning the White House. Trump is accused of securing loans with false financial statements for several years. After a heated trial that lasted more than three months, a…
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