GAZA’s Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed over 300 people. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the ministry based at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, provided the updated figure early Tuesday. Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, …
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HAMAS officials have said that the Israeli prime minister’s decision to conduct airstrikes on Gaza will be detrimental to the remaining hostages in captivity. Izzat al-Risheq, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, says Israel is sacrificing the lives of its remaining captives in Palestine. “Netanyahu’s decision to return to war …
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MOROCCO has revealed striking designs for what will become the world’s largest football stadium—the Grand Stade Hassan II. Designed by architecture studios Oualalou + Choi and Populous, the stadium will have a capacity of 115,000 spectators and is set to play a key role in the 2030 FIFA World Cup. …
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DIPLOMATIC relations between Belgium and Rwanda have reached a breaking point, with both countries announcing the expulsion of each other’s diplomats. The sharp deterioration in ties stems from mounting tensions over accusations related to the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a report by Reuters, Rwanda has officially …
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Saudi Arabia has carried out dozens of arrests in connection with sex work, street begging and human trafficking, days after a new unit was set up to tackle such issues. Last month, the interior ministry announced the creation of the General Department for Community Security and Combating Human Trafficking Crimes. Over …
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Israeli forces on Sunday detained prominent Palestinian journalist Latifeh Abdellatif after raiding her home at the Damascus gate in occupied Jerusalem’s Old City. According to the official Jerusalem governate’s X account, Abdellatif’s detention was further extended by an Israeli court on Monday, where she was accused of “incitement” online and “publishing inflammatory content”. Abdellatif is a freelance journalist who has contibuted to Middle …
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FRENCH Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Raphaël Glucksmann has urged the United States to return the Statue of Liberty, contending that President Donald Trump’s policy shift contradicts the fundamental values the monument represents. The Statue of Liberty, designed by renowned French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and constructed by Gustave …
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AFTER an extended stay of more than nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are set to return to Earth on March 18, the agency confirmed on Sunday. The duo, originally scheduled for a short-duration mission, was left stranded due to propulsion …
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about settling the conflict in Ukraine, U.S. media reported. “We’re doing pretty well, I think, with Russia…I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. “A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,” Trump …
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RUSSIA has rejected the possible deployment of NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine, suggesting unarmed observers or a civilian monitoring group sent there to oversee a potential peace deal. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko said the discussions on peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine remain premature and should only take place after a …
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