UN peacekeepers on Friday accused the Israeli army of damaging one of their south Lebanon positions in a “deliberate and direct” action against their forces.The incident which occurred on Thursday, is like “seven other similar incidents” carried out by the Israeli army, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said in a statement.It “is not …
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The first flight carrying some Israelis evacuated from Amsterdam after violent clashes following a football match there landed on Friday at Ben Gurion International Airport, the Israel Airports Authority said.”The plane that arrived in Tel Aviv now has passengers evacuated from Amsterdam,” Liza Dvir, spokeswoman for the airport authority told AFP.National Israeli airline El Al …
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Russian prosecutors on Friday demanded a six-year prison sentence for a paediatrician accused of criticising the Ukraine campaign during a private appointment, in a case that has revealed the extent of repression gripping Russia. Nadezhda Buyanova was reported to the police by the ex-wife of a soldier missing after fighting in Ukraine — Anastasia Akinshina — …
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Hamstrung by troubles at home, French President Emmanuel Macron has been firing on all cylinders since Donald Trump’s re-election — seemingly looking to leverage the Republican’s return to make a diplomatic comeback of his own.At a meeting of European leaders in Budapest, Macron struck a combative tone Thursday as he urged the continent to write …
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The UN on Friday condemned the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel’s war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 percent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify.In a fresh report, slammed by Israel, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) detailed a raft of violations of international law …
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Russian bombardments of Ukrainian cities overnight killed at least one person and wounded more than three dozen more authorities said on Friday, as Moscow escalated its bombing campaign of civilian hubs.Rescue workers were taking stock of the damage as officials in Kyiv announced that a Russian strike one day earlier in the industrial city of …
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, takes a significant step in her recovery from cancer this weekend, as she attends formal events alongside her father-in-law King Charles III to remember Britain’s war dead.Her attendance at the events in London are the first time that Catherine, who is widely known as Kate, will be at a major royal …
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The UN condemned on Friday the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel’s war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 percent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify.In a fresh report, the United Nations human rights office detailed the “horrific reality” that has unfolded for civilians in both Gaza …
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A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching more than $1.0 million on Thursday.The 2.2-metre (7.5-foot) portrait “A.I. God” by “Ai-Da”, the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist, went for $1,084,800, smashing pre-sale expectations of $180,000 at auction house Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale.”Today’s …
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Putting abortion rights front and center in her campaign, Kamala Harris thought she found a winning formula in courting women voters.But it was Donald Trump who found victory, running up the margins on American men — particularly young men.That young people as a whole tend to be more liberal was no deterrent to a US …
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