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Israeli PM Lapid urges world leaders to prevent ICJ opinion on Israel’s occupation
FX Empire 29 Nov 2022
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday urged world leaders to block a Palestinian bid at the United Nations for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on Israel’s occupation, the Prime Minister’s office said ... The resolution, approved by a U.N ... Advertisement ... Sign Up. Sponsored Financial Content ... See All.
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NATO chief says alliance will not back down on Ukraine aid
Al Jazeera 29 Nov 2022
Ukraine is bracing itself for more cold and darkness due to Russian attacks on infrastructure, and NATO foreign ministers in the Romanian capital on Tuesday are focusing on ramping up military assistance for the war-torn nation, such as air-defence systems and ammunition ... “NATO will continue to stand for Ukraine as long as it takes ... .
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declares UK’s ‘golden era’ with China is over
Business Line 29 Nov 2022
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Russia protests at Pope’s comments as Vatican seeks to mediate
Belfast Telegraph 29 Nov 2022
Russia has lodged a formal protest with the Vatican over Pope Francis’s latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine, in which the pontiff blamed most of the cruelty on Chechens and other minorities in an apparent effort to spare ethnic Russian troops from criticism ... RIA Novosti quoted Mr Avdeev as saying ... AP/PA Images. / ... Enter email address ... Latest. .
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Pakistan now a bigger basket case than even Bangladesh
Asiatimes 29 Nov 2022
The infelicitous phrase “international basket case” might better apply to Pakistan today than when it was applied to Bangladesh in the 1970s — Pakistan’s former eastern half. Bangladesh has surpassed Pakistan economically and in . There is even talk of Bangladesh graduating to upper middle-income country status ... Photo. AFP/ Aamir Qureshi ... 10%.” Image.
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China cities under heavy policing
Manila Standard 29 Nov 2022
Shanghai—China’s major cities of Beijing and Shanghai were blanketed with security on Tuesday in the wake of nationwide rallies calling for political freedoms and an end to COVID lockdowns ... ‘So many police’ ... Small clusters of officers were deployed to metro exits near the protest site ... “The (zero-Covid) policies now—they’re just too strict ... AFP ... ....
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Biden's nonbinary head of nuclear waste admits to snatching luggage worth over $2,000 from airport
The Washington Times 29 Nov 2022photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia
Iranian Revolutionary Guard general acknowledges over 300 killed in unrest
The Arab Weekly 29 Nov 2022
TEHRAN-. An Iranian general on Monday acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months ... He also suggested that many of those killed were ordinary Iranians not involved in the protests ... They deny having any foreign agenda ... .
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Iraqi PM says fraction of stolen $2.5b retrieved
The Jordan Times 29 Nov 2022
BAGHDAD — Iraq has recovered "part" of $2.5 billion in public funds fraudulently withdrawn from a government account, the prime minister said on Sunday, calling on guilty parties to hand themselves in and return all the money ... The scandal has provoked widespread ire in Iraq, an oil-rich country ravaged by endemic corruption ... Section. Business Agency.
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Trump Sued in Iraqi Court for Assassinations
Consortium News 29 Nov 2022
Plaintiffs are demanding legal action against the former U.S. president and others, including Mike Pompeo, for the 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian military officer, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the commander of an Iraqi militia ... They were both killed by the same U.S. targeted drone strike in 2020 ... By Peoples Dispatch ... The U.S ... Jan. 3, 2020 ... .
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South Korea warns of unprecedented response to North nuclear test, calls on China to do more
Hong Kong Standard 29 Nov 2022
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol warned of an unprecedented joint response with allies if North Korea goes ahead with a nuclear test and urged China to help dissuade the North from pursuing banned development of nuclear weapons and missiles. ... Security Council ... warplanes and ships, Yoon noted. . The Standard Channel. IOS Android ... .
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NATO says Russia using winter as a weapon in Ukraine war
News24 29 Nov 2022photo: AP / LIBKOS
Fighting in Ukraine descends into trench warfare as Russia looks to break through
The Observer 28 Nov 2022
Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine town of Bakhmut has descended into a bloody morass with hundreds of dead and injured reported daily, as neither Russian or Ukrainian forces were able to make a significant breakthrough after months of fighting ... “They have been living in catastrophic conditions without power or heating.” ... Free weekly newsletter.
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Top world media outlets urge US to halt prosecution of Julian Assange
Anadolu Agency 29 Nov 2022
Major global media outlets have joined forces to call on the US to drop charges against the founder of Wikileaks and to stop his prosecution in order to protect journalism ... 29, 2010, the letter also said “journalists and historians continue to publish new revelations, using the unique trove of documents” even today ... .
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48,500-year-old ‘Zombie’ virus revived by scientists, oldest brought back to life
DNA India 29 Nov 2022
Scientists have revived a nearly 50,000 year old ‘Zombie’ virus in a record-breaking age for frozen microorganism to return to a stage where it is capable of infecting other organisms. The recent work from scientists at the permafrost of Serbia also included several other viruses that are thousands of years old. ... READ ... .