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Hundreds Killed In Gaza Hospital, Biden To Arrive In Israel Today

October 18, 2023 admin

Hundreds were killed and scores more displaced after air strikes at a hospital in Gaza reportedly killed nearly 500 people on Tuesday as the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to escalate with both side stepping up their offensives. The horrific attacks were condemned worldwide with Palestinian authorities blaming Israel’s ruthless retaliation for the strikes…

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Trump Returns To New York Fraud Trial, Complains About Gag Order

October 18, 2023 admin

“This is a witch hunt by a radical attorney general,” Trump spoke to reporters as he arrived courtroom. New York: Former president Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial on Tuesday and complained about a partial gag order imposed on him by a judge in a separate case. Trump’s former personal lawyer-turned-foe…

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UN Security Council To Vote On Israel-Gaza Conflict Today

October 17, 2023 admin

The 15-member council had initially been due to vote Monday on the Brazilian draft. United Nations: The United Nations Security Council will now vote on Wednesday on a Brazilian-drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to allow humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip. The council…

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IS group claims responsibility for Brussels shooting that killed two Swedes

October 17, 2023 admin

Police officers work outside the site of a police operation against a deadly shooting suspect, in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium, on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a shooting in Brussel’s that killed two Swedes, saying the attack targeted Sweden for its membership in a global…

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Middle East ‘on the brink of abyss’: Jordanian king

October 17, 2023 admin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Jordan’s King Abdullah II brief the media after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday warned of a dire situation in the Middle East if the conflict between Israel and Hamas is allowed to…

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Israel-Hamas war | Gulf states pledge $100m in ‘urgent’ aid for Gaza

October 17, 2023 admin

Palestinians take part in a protest after an Israeli air strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital, according to Gaza Health Ministry, in Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Gulf Cooperation Council on Tuesday announced $100 million in emergency aid for the Gaza Strip, as Israel bombards targets in…

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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Brussels Shooting

October 17, 2023 admin

At least 2 people were killed in shooting in Brussel on Tuesday. Beirut: The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a shooting in Brussel’s that killed two Swedes, saying the attack targeted Sweden for its membership in a global coalition battling jihadists. “An Islamic State fighter carried out an attack against” Swedish nationals…

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Gulf States Pledge $100 Million In ‘Urgent’ Aid For Gaza As War Intensifies

October 17, 2023 admin

The top diplomats of the 6 GCC countries met as at least 200 were killed in strikes on a Gaza hospital. Muscat: The Gulf Cooperation Council on Tuesday announced $100 million in emergency aid for the Gaza Strip, as Israel bombards targets in the enclave during its war against Hamas militants. After an extraordinary meeting…

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Israel denies involvement in Gaza hospital blast, says explosion caused by Palestinian rocket

October 17, 2023 admin

An injured person is assisted at Shifa Hospital after an Israeli air strike hit the nearby Al-Ahli Hospital, according to Gaza Health Ministry in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Khan Younis (Gaza Strip) The Israeli military says it had no involvement in an explosion that killed hundreds of…

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Gunman Who Killed 2 Swedes In Brussels Was Known To Police, Say Officials

October 17, 2023 admin

The man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans was a 45-year-old Tunisian. (File) Cairo: A man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans and wounding another in Brussels was a 45-year-old Tunisian who had an asylum application rejected in 2020 but continued to live in Belgium illegally, according to Belgian officials. After…

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