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WHO issues global alert as new mpox variant triggers emergency
NEW YORK:
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has once again declared mpox a global public health emergency, marking the second time in two years that the virus has reached this level of international concern. This declaration comes…
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Blinken engages with Qatari, Egyptian FMs ahead of Gaza ceasefire talks
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DOHA:
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks over the phone on Wednesday with his Qatari and Egyptian counterparts on the eve of a new round of Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap negotiations.
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Ukraine advances into Russia’s Kursk region, aims to establish buffer zone
KYIV:
Ukraine's forces advanced further into Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday as Kyiv said the territory would serve as a buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks.
Kyiv's surge into Russian territory last week…
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New US missile could redefine power dynamics in South China Sea
SINGAPORE:
The US Navy's deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China's advantage in aerial reach, experts say, as part of an intensifying focus on projecting power amid high…
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Israel presses ICC to delay arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant over Gaza war crimes
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JERUSALEM:
Israel is pushing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to delay the issuance of arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes in Gaza,…
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Israel unveils new West Bank settlement plan amid rising regional tensions
WEST BANK:
Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday, upping the ante a day before planned new Gaza peace talks seen as vital to…
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Hamas declines Gaza truce talks as Iran weighs attack on Israel
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, dimming hopes for a negotiated truce that Iranian sources say could hold back an Iranian…
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Japan contemplates recognising Palestine amid growing global support
Tokyo will consider recognising an independent state of Palestine in a “comprehensive manner," Japanese officials told Anadolu, pitching Tokyo’s “unique" role to move toward a two-state solution in the Middle East.
Japan does not…
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Russia’s declares emergency in Belgorod region after attacks by Ukraine
A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's Belgorod region following attacks by Ukrainian forces.
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported daily shelling, resulting in property damage and civilian casualties. He plans to…
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Nord Stream suspect flees Poland despite European arrest warrant, say prosecutors
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Poland received a European arrest warrant issued by Berlin in connection with the 2022 attack on Nord Stream pipelines, but the suspect, a Ukrainian man named as Volodymyr Z, has already left Poland, Polish…
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