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Gaza: Israeli air raid kills disabled man, pregnant wife, child

aljazeera– An Israeli air raid on a Gaza family home has killed a Palestinian man with disabilities, his pregnant wife and their three-year-old daughter, according to relatives and authorities. Eyad Salha, 33, his wife of the same age Amani, and their daughter Nagham were getting ready to

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Israel closes Gaza border after mortar attack

bbc– Israel has again closed a major border crossing into Gaza after Palestinian militants fired a barrage of mortars and rockets into southern Israel. Two people – believed to be Thai agricultural workers – were killed and 10 were injured on the Israeli side. The crossing had been opened to allow entry to aid lorries […]

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At least 90 injured in 2nd day of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem, Palestinian Red Crescent says

CNN– At least 90 people were injured as Palestinians and Israeli police clashed in Jerusalem for a second night Saturday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. All of the injured are Palestinian and most were hurt by rubber bullets or stun grenades, the Red Crescent said. At least 16 of the 90 injured have been […]

Turkey adds crypto firms to terror funding regulations

aljazeera– Turkey has added cryptocurrency trading platforms to the list of firms covered by anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulation, according to a presidential decree. The Official Gazette said on Saturday the country’s latest expansion of rules governing cryptocurrency transactions would take immediate effect and cover “crypto asset service

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Biden tells Erdogan he plans to recognise Armenian ‘genocide’

aljazeera– United States President Joe Biden told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he plans to recognise the mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I as an act of “genocide”, Bloomberg and the Reuters news agencies reported Friday, citing people familiar with the call between the leaders. The two spoke […]

UN: 40 Civilian Casualties In Central Yemen In March Alone

republicworld– The ongoing battle between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and government forces in the central province of Marib has caused 40 civilian casualties in March alone, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. At least 70 incidents of armed violence including shelling, crossfire, and air strikes have caused injuries and deaths among civilians during the first

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Archaeologists find 3,400-year-old city in Egypt complete with in tact 9ft walls

independent.ie/- Archaeologists have announced the discovery of an ancient royal city buried under sand for centuries near Luxor, in Egypt, calling it one of the most significant finds since Tutankhamun’s tomb nearly a century ago. The city, known as the “Rise of Aten”, was built 3,400 years ago during the reign of one of Egypt’s […]

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Regular Ships’ Flow Through Suez Canal For Third Day

republicworld– Several large cargo ships passed through the Suez Canal for third day after the Ever Given, a massive container ship stuck in the waterway for days, was finally wrenched free. Associated Press video shows the ships on Thursday moving down the canal from north to south. Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez […]

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Cargo Ship Stuck In Suez Canal As Seen From Shore

republicworld– Tugboats and a specialized suction dredger worked Friday to dislodge a giant container ship that has been stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for the past three days, blocking a crucial waterway for global shipping. The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground in the narrow canal […]

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Thousands Protest Against Israel’s Netanyahu Ahead Of Vote

republicworld– Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, calling for the longtime prime minister’s ouster in a final show of force ahead of this week’s parliamentary elections. The weekly protests against Netanyahu have taken place for nine months. But they have lost strength in

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