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Israel ready to ‘flex muscles’ against Hezbollah if diplomacy fails: UN ambassador
Israel is prepared to “flex its muscles” and take further military action against Hezbollah if diplomatic efforts fail to stop…
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UN: Russia withholds medical care, engages in torture of Ukrainian prisoners
Jails controlled by Russia are deliberately withholding medical care for Ukrainian prisoners, with doctors in one prison even taking part in…
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Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake?
Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first…
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UN chief says it’s ‘clear’ neither side of Gaza war are interested in ceasefire
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that it was “clear” neither side of the grinding war in Gaza was…
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Military escalation not in Israel’s ‘best interest’: White House
A regional military escalation is not in Israel’s “best interest,” White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday,…
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US lawmaker Rashida Tlaib slams racist image of her with exploding pager
Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has condemned as racist a cartoon that depicts her with a detonating pager, days after thousands…
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UN warns escalating Israel-Hezbollah violence risks devastating conflict
A senior United Nations official has told the Security Council that further violence between Israel and Iran-aligned groups Hamas in…
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Cyprus calls on Lebanon, Israel to show restraint in Middle East
Cyprus’s president called for restraint over escalating tensions in the Middle East in separate telephone conversations with the Lebanese and…
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Zelenskyy says peace plan mooted by China, Brazil is not ‘concrete’
The United States and Britain have not authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles on targets inside Russia possibly fearing an…
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US President Biden opens home to ‘Quad’ leaders for farewell summit
US President Joe Biden hosted Australia’s prime minister at his Delaware home Friday, at the start of a weekend summit…
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