12-07-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid intensified operations in the north. Leaflets dropped by aircraft instruct “everyone in Gaza City” to leave what is described as a “dangerous combat zone” via designated safe …
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12-07-2024 WASHINGTON: Long-range US missiles are to be deployed periodically in Germany from 2026 for the first time since the Cold War, in a decision announced at NATO’s 75th anniversary summit. The Tomahawk cruise, SM-6 and hypersonic missiles have a significantly longer range than existing missiles, the US and Germany …
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12-07-2024 PARIS/ ROUEN: The spire of a famous Gothic cathedral in the French city of Rouen caught fire, prompting an evacuation, local officials say. Images posted on X by the prefecture show black smoke billowing from a canopy and scaffolding at the top of the building, which is about 150m …
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11-07-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid an intensified offensive there. Leaflets dropped by aircraft instruct “everyone in Gaza City” to leave what what is described as a “dangerous combat zone” via designated safe …
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11-07-2024 MOSCOW: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the death of innocent children was painful and terrifying, a day after a lethal strike on a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The visiting Indian leader used emotive language to deliver an implicit …
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11-07-2024 SEOUL: A politician in South Korea is being criticized for making dangerous and unsubstantiated comments after linking a rise in male suicides to the increasingly “dominant” role of women in society. In a report, Seoul City councilor Kim Ki-duck argued women’s increased participation in the workforce over the years …
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11-07-2024 GUIANA/ PARIS: Europe’s big new rocket, Ariane-6, has blasted off on its maiden flight. The vehicle set off from a Launchpad in French Guiana about 16:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on a demonstration mission to put a clutch of satellites in orbit. Crews on the ground in Kourou applauded …
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11-07-2024 PARIS: The leader of France’s Socialist party, Olivier Faure, has thrown his hat in the ring to be prime minister, after the left-wing alliance to which he belongs won Sunday’s parliamentary election. He said he was “ready to assume this function”, but only as part of “the dialogue with …
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11-07-2024 GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: A Palestinian activist known for organizing anti-Hamas protests in Gaza has been taken to hospital after an attack by a group of masked men. Amin Abed, 35, was admitted in critical condition after being kidnapped near his home by five assailants on Monday afternoon. A well-known …
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11-07-2024 DUBAI/ DUBLIN: Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris has said he is ready to “intervene” in the case of an Irish woman who is facing criminal charges in the United Arab Emirates in what he called “the most appalling circumstances”. Harris was responding to a question from Sinn Fein …
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