Lebanese health ministry says at least 2 killed and 76 wounded in massive Israeli strikes in Beirut suburb
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese health ministry says at least 2 killed and 76 wounded in massive Israeli strikes in Beirut suburb.
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Malaysian PM targeted with false 'Palestinian son-in-law' photo
Muslim-majority Malaysia is a staunch supporter of a Palestinian state, however, a photo has been shared in posts that falsely claimed it shows Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's "Palestinian son-in-law". The New Straits Times newspaper, which published the photo, identified the couple as a woman -- who is not one of Anwar's daughters -- and her husband arriving in Kuala Lumpur after they were evacuated from Gaza.
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Despite GE14 win, Dr Mahathir insist Zahid’s ‘anak Kutty’ remarks cost him Malay votes
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‘Dad’s Army’ map of how to conquer Taiwan released by China
China has released a Dad’s Army-style animated map of a future takeover of Taiwan, while surrounding its islands with battleships and aircraft in a simulated invasion.
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US troops arrive in Israel
American troops have arrived in Israel as the country prepares for an exchange of attacks with Iran.
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Job losses mount for Muslims in India after controversial name display rules
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Referring to the resolution adopted in November 1947 by the United Nations General Assembly on the plan to partition Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state, Macron warned Israel’s prime minister not to forget that “his country was created by a UN decision”, a few days after the Israeli ambassador to France was summoned, and Israel repeatedly fired on UN peacekeepers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not forget his country was created as a result of a resolution adopted b
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UN ‘outmanoeuvred and intimidated’ as tree-planting Hezbollah makes dramatic gains
United Nations peacekeepers supposed to keep Hezbollah from Israel’s border have instead been outmanoeuvred and intimidated into allowing the militant group to build up extensive military might, their critics claim.
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East Timor fights new battles 25 years after independence vote
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Bill Clinton pops into McDonald’s on campaign trail - but his server thinks he’s Joe Biden
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Ukraine forces 'repel five-day onslaught' by Vladimir Putin’s army to seize back captured swathe of Russia
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Watch: Met Police officer refuses to call Hezbollah terrorists
Metropolitan Police officers have been filmed refusing to call Hezbollah a terrorist organisation and saying that the description is a matter of “opinion”.
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Hezbollah strike did not kill IDF chief Herzi Halevi
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Iranian people mobilize resources to help Hezbollah
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UN says Yemen risks being dragged into Mideast conflict that could spiral out of control
Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East that keeps intensifying and could spiral out of control, the U.N. special envoy for the Arab world’s poorest nation said Tuesday. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council that regrettably Yemen is part of the escalation — and he warned that repeated attacks on international shipping by its Houthi rebels “have significantly increased the risk of an environment disaster” in the Red Sea. Both Grundberg and the U.N.’s acting humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya urged the Iranian-backed Houthis to halt their attacks on international shipping, which the rebel group began to support fellow Iranian-backed militant group Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack in Israel that sparked Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
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Xi says China willing to be a partner, friend with the US
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping said a successful partnership between China and the United States is an opportunity for the two countries to be enablers for each other's development rather than an obstacle, according to state media on Wednesday. The two countries have been at odds over national security concerns, ongoing trade spats as well as China's actions in the South China Sea and intensified military drills around Taiwan. "China has always handled China-U.S. relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, and has always believed that the success of China and the United States is an opportunity for each other," Xi said.