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Israel approves biggest settlement expansion plan since 2021

Israeli authorities have approved plans for the construction of thousands of new settler units in the occupied West Bank and al-Quds, defying international outcry over illegal settlement expansion and land grab activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Palestinian Information Center reported that the so-called Israeli Supreme Planning and Building …

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WHO raises alarm over bird flu

The global health watchdog described the situation as “worrying” as news spread of a girl dying in Cambodia after contracting the virus The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning amid a recent uptick in cases of avian flu (H5N1) in Cambodia. Authorities in the Southeast Asian country recently …

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EU imposes new sanctions on 121 individuals, entities over Russia’s war in Ukraine

New EU sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine adopted on Saturday target 121 individuals and entities, including drone manufacturers, officials said. The measures, agreed late Friday ahead of Saturday’s formal adoption, are the 10th round of European Union sanctions aimed at undercutting Russia’s finances and military supplies used in its …

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Four dead and 49 missing in China mine collapse

The death toll from the collapse of an open pit coal mine in northern China has risen to four, with 49 people still missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday. At least four people were killed in Wednesday’s disaster in the vast Inner Mongolia region’s Alxa League. The official Xinhua News …

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Eight persons with ties to ISIS captured in Nineveh, Kirkuk

Iraq’s federal intelligence agency on Wednesday said it had apprehended six persons with links to the Islamic State terrorist group in a security operation in Nineveh. “Documents obtained by the agency have proven that the arrestees carried out missions for the terrorist gangs under different aliases,” a statement by the …

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Iran FM hails Iraq’s efforts to restore Iran’s ties with Saudi Arabia, Egypt

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed his gratitude to the Iraqi government for its endeavors to restore Tehran’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad on Wednesday, Amir-Abdollahian thanked Hussein and the Iraqi government for their …

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Iraqi forces arrest four ISIS terrorists, including a prominent leader

The Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate reported, on Monday, that four wanted on “terrorism” charges were apprehended in two governorates. In a statement, the Directorate’s media office said three “terrorists” were ambushed in the Makhmur district and the Dora region and were handed to the relevant authorities. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Security …

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