NEW YORK CITY: The World Food Programme warned on Wednesday that a sharp decrease in funding is pushing food aid operations in crisis-hit countries, including Gaza, Sudan and Yemen, toward collapse, risking famine among…
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Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
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Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect
Members of a news media crew take down journalists’ workspaces after at least 30 news organisations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, October… Continue Reading
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Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Maduro decries the move as ‘coups d’etat’ | Venezuela
Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government.
Trump further suggested he was…
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Aid trucks roll into starving Gaza
Israel pauses dispute over hostage bodies; preparing to open Rafah border crossing
JERUSALEM/CAIRO:
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Makkah to get 900,000 new prayer spaces as MBS launches ‘King Salman Gate’
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday launched a development next to Mecca’s Grand Mosque that will add around 900,000 indoor and…
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Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors | Gaza
Many of the 90 bodies of Palestinians returned to Gaza by Israeli authorities under the ceasefire deal showed signs of torture and execution, including blindfolds, cuffed hands and bullet wounds in the head, according to doctors’ accounts.
As…
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Egypt sends 400 shipments of aid to Gaza as ceasefire holds
LONDON: Syria’s battered economy is projected to grow by 1 percent this year after a 1.5 percent contraction in 2024, the World Bank said in its latest report.
It warned that the modest rebound remains…Continue Reading
