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Gaza aid fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency

30-10-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Israel’s parliament has voted to pass legislation banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel and Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, within three months. Contact between Unrwa employees and Israeli officials will also be banned, severely limiting the agency’s ability to operate in Gaza and …

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Georgians protest to denounce ruling party win in elections

30-10-2024 TBILISI: Thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets to protest against the disputed parliamentary election after the pro-Western opposition and president called for mass protests against what they called a “rigged” vote. Demonstrators gathered outside the main parliament building in the capital, Tbilisi, on Monday to denounce the …

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China slams over $2bn US arms sale to Taiwan

29-10-2024 BEIJING: China has slammed the latest round of United States arms sales to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary measures” to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The US State Department on Friday approved a $2bn arms sale package for Taiwan, including advanced …

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Israel kills 53 more in Gaza, 21 in Lebanon

29-10-2024 CAIRO/ GAZA/ BEIRUT: Israeli forces killed at least 53 people in Gaza and 21 people in Lebanon on Sunday as UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in besieged northern Gaza. Egypt has proposed a limited two-day ceasefire in Gaza to …

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New wave of mass killings in Sudan: UN

29-10-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ KHARTOUM: A senior UN official in Sudan says she is deeply troubled by reports of “atrocious crimes” in the central Gezira state, including the mass killing of civilians by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Clementine Nkweta-Salami’s comments came after an activist group said that at least …

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