Category: 4. World
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UN refugee agency tells country to find fair asylum schemes
The head of the UN refugee agency on Monday urged countries to drop measures to block refugees and migrants at their borders, saying they are ineffective and sometimes unlawful. Addressing more than 100 diplomats and ministers in Geneva at… Continue Reading
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China invades restricted waters of Matsu Island in message to Taiwan
China’s military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces,” drawing condemnation from the Taipei and US governments. Democratically governed… Continue Reading
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Attempted espionage: Man flies drones above restricted US military base
Over a period of 17 nights in December 2023, mysterious drones of unknown origin flew over the United State’s highly restricted airspace above the Langley Air Force Base on Virginia’s shoreline, the Wall Street Journal published on… Continue Reading
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EU’s Borrell: Nations took too long to condemn Israeli attacks on UNIFIL
The European Union condemns all attacks against United Nations missions, the union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a response to targeting of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, by the Israel Defence… Continue Reading
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Tensions flare between South, North Korea amid drone threats
North Korea is getting ready to blow up roads that cross the heavily militarized border with South Korea, Seoul said on Monday, amid an escalating war of words after the North accused its rival of sending drones over its capital… Continue Reading
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On tour in South America, Paul McCartney attends Yom Kippur services in Santiago, Chile
You could say he said sorry with a little help from his friends. Paul McCartney, the former Beatle, attended Yom Kippur services on Saturday with his Jewish wife in Santiago, Chile. He had performed a solo concert there on… Continue Reading
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US targets Sudan’s arm smugglers with new sanctions on RSF leader
On Tuesday, the United States sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan’s leading antigovernment faction, citing the individual’s role in obtaining weapons used to commit atrocities in the devastating civil war still consuming the North African… Continue Reading
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Columbus DNA study may reveal Jewish origins
Spanish researchers are poised to release the results of DNA tests conducted on Christopher Columbus’s remains in a scientific investigation that may reshape our understanding of one of history’s most famous figures. The mystery… Continue Reading
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Defense Sec. Austin expresses concern over Israeli actions in Lebanon
Israel must wrap up its military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon and allow for diplomacy to remove the terror group from its border, US Secretary of State Lloyd Austin told Defense Minister Yoav Gallant when the two spoke on Saturday… Continue Reading
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Mexico’s Jewish President Claudia Sheinbaum calls for Palestinian state
President Claudia Sheinbaum has called for the recognition of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, reaffirming Mexico’s longstanding position on the matter. In a statement on Saturday, reported by Revista Proceso, she declared, “We condemn… Continue Reading