‘New generation must take up fight against nuclear weapons’
Young people must take up the fight for a nuclear-free world, with such weapons many times more powerful than in the past, a representative for this year’s Nobel Peace ...
Russia close to achieving goals in Ukraine war, Putin’s spy chief says
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence chief said on Tuesday that Russia was close to achieving its goals in Ukraine with Moscow holding what he said was the strategic ...
Netanyahu assails media as he testifies for first time in his corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish security policies.
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Gazan killings continue as Israel continues its airstrikes, 34 killed overnight
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 34 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics said, as Israeli tanks pushed into areas in central and southern parts of the enclave.
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Italy scraps fines for pandemic vaccine opponents
The Italian government has scrapped fines on people who refused to get mandatory COVID-19 jabs, it said in a statement late on Monday, after they were introduced to boost vaccinations ...
Syria
Israeli denies its forces have gone past Syria buffer zone
Israel denied on Tuesday that its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to ...
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Israel pounds Syrian army bases, denies deeper incursion
Israel pounded Syrian army bases on Tuesday in strikes it says aim to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands, but denied its forces had advanced into Syria beyond a ...
israel: netanyahu in the dock
Netanyahu to take the stand in his corruption trial for the first time
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to take the stand on Tuesday for the first time in his long-running corruption trial under a court order that is likely ...
Europe’s economic problems compounded by lack of strong leadership
France and Germany’s political crises are a setback for efforts to modernise Europe’s struggling economy and are already making it harder for companies to take the investment decisions ...
SYRIA
Syria’s 12-day revolution: Assad overthrown, world braces for the unknown
The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and world powers nervous on Tuesday about what comes next as the rebel alliance took its first ...
Demand for UK workers crashes in budget aftermath, survey shows
Demand for workers in Britain collapsed last month after the new Labour government’s first budget, a survey published on Monday showed, adding to other signs of the impact of ...
Ex-ASML employee faces IP theft and sanctions charges
A Rotterdam court held an initial hearing on Monday in the case of a Russian former employee of semiconductor equipment maker ASML (ASML.AS) who is suspected of stealing intellectual ...
Qatar opens contacts with Syria’s HTS group, source says
Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria’s leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the developments told Reuters, as regional states race to open contact with ...
Israel says it will destroy Syria’s heavy strategic weaponry
Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a “limited” troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any ...
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in custody
The man suspected of killing UnitedHealth UNH.N executive Brian Thompson in a brazen shooting outside a midtown Manhattan hotel last week has been arrested, New York City officials said ...
European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad’s fall
By Riham AlkousaaEuropean countries were putting asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice on Monday after rebels toppled autocratic president Bashar al-Assad.
The decision, which affects tens of ...
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With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches
Damascus stirred back to life on Monday at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 ...
Zelenskiy seeks diplomatic end to Russia’s war
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made the case on Monday for a diplomatic settlement to Russia’s war in Ukraine and raised the idea of foreign troops being deployed in his country ...
US Supreme Court rejects school gender-identity policy challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court, turning away another case involving transgender issues, declined on Monday to hear a bid to revive a lawsuit against a public school district in Wisconsin ...
Hamas congratulates Syrians on ending Assad’s rule
Palestinian group Hamas congratulated the Syrian people on Monday for achieving their “aspirations for freedom and justice” after toppling President Bashar al-Assad.
It was Hamas’ first public comment since rebel ...
Israel ‘more optimistic’ on prospects of Gaza hostage deal
Israel is now more optimistic about a possible hostage deal in Gaza, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday, amid reports that Hamas had asked for lists of all hostages ...
Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil slum
At least 110 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti’s Cite Soleil slum when a gang leader targeted elderly people he suspected of causing his child’s illness through ...
Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the US illegally
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the U.S. illegally over his four-year term but wants a deal to protect so-called “Dreamer” immigrants, he said ...
Syria rebuild fuels Turkish construction stocks
Shares in Turkish construction and cement companies surged on Monday, buoyed by expectations that they will benefit from rebuilding in Syria after rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkey will work ...