Category: 4. World
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Erin Molan faces backlash after Israel support versus Hezbollah
Australian news anchor Erin Molan recently came under fire after voicing her support for Israel last Friday during a news broadcast on Sky News Australia. “Nobody knows what will happen next in the Middle East, but I know without any doubt… Continue Reading
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Pro-Palestinian activists protest outside UK base in Cyprus
Pro-Palestinian campaigners protested at the gates of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Sunday, accusing Britain of offering tacit support to Israel’s ongoing operations in Gaza and elsewhere. Chanting “Out with the bases of death” a couple of… Continue Reading
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31 wounded in arsons in Germany’s Essen by machete-armed man
A 41-year-old Syrian national wounded 31 people, including two children who were left in critical condition, in arson attacks on Saturday in the German city of Essen, according to police and media reports from Sunday morning. At around… Continue Reading
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Taliban returns child brides to husbands, invalidating Afghan divorces
The Taliban is attempting to force divorced child brides to return to their adult former husbands, despite the girls having been granted divorce by the Afghan government, the BBC reported on Sunday, citing the case of Bibi Nazdana. Nazdana,… Continue Reading
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Far-right FPÖ’s Kickl channels Haider in bid for Chancellor
As Austria holds a general election on Sunday that might have historical results, the possible winner of the vote – the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kickl, brought back memories of a troubling ghost of his party’s… Continue Reading
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Biden: US fully supports Israel’s right to defend against Hezbollah
US President Joe Biden on Saturday called Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “a measure of justice” for his many victims and said the United States fully supported Israel’s right to defend itself against Iran-supported… Continue Reading
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US hostage families criticize Netanyahu for lack of ceasefire proposal
The families of seven American hostages criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not utilizing his speech before the United Nations General Assembly to present the parameters of a ceasefire deal, a statement from the families… Continue Reading
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US charges Iranians with hacking attack on Trump campaign
The US Justice Department on Friday unsealed criminal charges accusing three members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and trying to disrupt the Nov. 5 election. The indictment is the… Continue Reading
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What Eric Adams’ Jewish supporters and critics are saying after charges
On Monday, New York Mayor Eric Adams convened a roundtable of Jewish college students at City Hall to hear about their experiences with antisemitism. Sitting next to New York Rep. Ritchie Torres, perhaps the most pro-Israel Democrat in… Continue Reading
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Anti-Netanyahu met by protesters at UN visit in US
A coalition of progressive Israeli and New York Jewish organizations gathered adjacent to the United Nations on Thursday morning with a clear message as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New York ahead of his address before the… Continue Reading