Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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Hamas says Iran’s attack against Israel is its ‘natural right’

“The military operation carried out by Iran against the Zionist entity is a natural right and a due response to the crime of targeting the consulate in Damascus,” the Palestinian group says in a post on Telegram.

Biden tells Netanyahu US won’t support counterattack against Iran: Report

The US president Joe Biden told the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a call yesterday that the US will not support any Israeli counterattack against Iran, Axios has cited a senior White House official as saying.

Iran launches ‘retaliatory’ attack on Israel for consulate bombing, says not seeking escalation

Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed,...

Iran’s IRGC seizes ‘Israeli-linked’ ship

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran has seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions across the region after a deadly Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria.

Ireland close to formally recognising Palestinian state: PM

Ireland’s new prime minister, Simon Harris, says his nation is close to formally recognising a Palestinian state and would like to do so in concert with Spain and other like-minded countries.

Rohingya: US court orders Facebook to release hate content records

A U.S. federal judge has ordered Facebook to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, Reuters reported. The court...

Sanctions are ‘US way of war’, Iranian President at UN

In his speech to the high-level General Debate at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi called for an end to United States sanctions against his country, describing them as a method of waging war.
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WHO updates Air Quality Guidelines, aims to save millions of lives

The World Health Organization on Wednesday updated its guidelines on air quality for the first time in over 15 years. WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage...

Taliban wants to address UN General Assembly

The Taliban has requested to participate in the UN General Assembly held in New York this week, while challenging the credentials of Afghanistan’s former United Nations ambassador. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said...
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Canada snap election: NDP to wield power in Canadian Parliament

The leader of Canada's left-wing New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, responded to Monday night's snap election results with a pledge to continue fighting for climate action and far-reaching social...

“We are on the edge of an abyss,” says UN chief António Guterres

Secretary-General António Guterres issued a wake-up call that the world is on the edge of an abyss and “moving in the wrong direction”, as he called on leaders gathered...
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UK’s new vaccine rule for India ‘smacks of racism,’ allege Congress leaders

Congress on Monday criticised the United Kingdom government’s decision to consider people vaccinated in India, as unvaccinated.

Russia: Eight dead as 18-year-old gunman opens fire in a university

At least eight people were killed died and 28 were injured on Monday after a gunman opened fire at the Perm State University in the Russian city of Perm.
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World without COVID-19 will not be possible until everyone gets equal access to vaccines

Health leaders agree that a world without COVID-19 will not be possible until everyone has equal access to vaccines.

The AUKUS pact, born in secrecy, will have huge implications for Australia and the region

Patricia A. O'Brien, Georgetown University It has been announced the US, Australia and the UK are forming a new security partnership to be known as AUKUS. This alliance, announced by the...
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Families of Kabul drone attack victims ask US to admit to ‘war crime’

Family members of 10 civilians killed by a US drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul last month have rejected Washington's condolences and apologies, calling the attack a "war crime" and demanding justice under international law, reports Anadolu Agency.

“I continue to smile every day,” Football legend Pele after brief stay in ICU

Brazilian football icon Pele is in a “stable” condition following his readmission to an intensive care unit for respiratory problems, days after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumour, report several news agencies.
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