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  • UN urges calm as heavy fire, clashes erupt in Libya’s Tripoli | United Nations News

    UN urges calm as heavy fire, clashes erupt in Libya’s Tripoli | United Nations News

    Interior Ministry urges residents to stay home and avoid movement, warning of further instability.

    The United Nations has called for urgent de-escalation in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, as rival gunmen exchanged fire in the city’s southern districts, following the killing of a powerful militia leader, prompting authorities to impose an emergency lockdown warning.

    Residents reported hearing heavy gunfire and explosions across multiple neighbourhoods from about 9pm local time (19:00 GMT),…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Hollywood stars condemn Gaza ‘genocide’ on eve of Cannes Festival

    Hollywood stars condemn Gaza ‘genocide’ on eve of Cannes Festival

    More than 350 figures from the cinema world including Hollywood stars Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon condemned “genocide” in Gaza in an open letter published Monday on the eve of the Cannes Festival.

    “We cannot remain silent while genocide is taking place in Gaza,” read the letter initiated by several pro-Palestinian activist groups and published in French newspaper Liberation and US magazine Variety.

    The signatories, which include acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and former Cannes…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Hollywood stars condemn Gaza ‘genocide’ as Cannes Festival opens

    Hollywood stars condemn Gaza ‘genocide’ as Cannes Festival opens

    More than 380 figures from the cinema world including “Schindler’s List” actor Ralph Fiennes condemned “genocide” in Gaza in an open letter published on Tuesday ahead of the Cannes Festival opening.

    “We cannot remain silent while genocide is taking place in Gaza,” read the letter initiated by several pro-Palestinian activist groups and published in French newspaper Liberation and US magazine Variety.

    The signatories — which include Hollywood stars Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, as well as…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Cannes Festival under pressure to take stance on Gaza war

    Cannes Festival under pressure to take stance on Gaza war

    The Cannes film festival kicks off on the French Riviera Tuesday, with organisers facing pressure to take a stance on Israel’s siege of Gaza after a letter from hundreds of top cinema figures denouncing “genocide” in the Palestinian territory.

    More than 380 film insiders including “Schindler’s List” actor Ralph Fiennes and four former Cannes-winning directors said they were “ashamed” of their industry’s “passivity”.

    “We cannot remain silent while genocide is taking place in Gaza,” read the…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Cannes Festival opens under pressure to take stance on Gaza war

    Cannes Festival opens under pressure to take stance on Gaza war

    The Cannes film festival kicks off on the French Riviera on Tuesday, with organisers facing pressure to take a stance on Israel’s siege of Gaza after a letter from hundreds of top cinema figures denouncing “genocide” in the Palestinian territory.

    More than 380 film insiders including “Schindler’s List” actor Ralph Fiennes and four former Cannes-winning directors said they were “ashamed” of their industry’s “passivity”.

    “We cannot remain silent while genocide is taking place in Gaza,” read the…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Gaza, Trump dominate politically charged Cannes Festival opening

    Gaza, Trump dominate politically charged Cannes Festival opening

    The Cannes film festival kicked off Tuesday with a highly political ceremony that included a tribute to a slain Palestinian photojournalist from Juliette Binoche and a fresh attack on US President Donald Trump from Robert De Niro.

    Binoche, who heads this year’s Cannes jury that will award the Palme d’Or top prize, lamented the death of Gaza photographer Fatima Hassouna to the star-studded audience.

    Hassouna, 25, was killed in an Israeli air strike last month along with her family, a day after…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Israel Resumes Gaza Massacres After Release of U.S.-Israeli Soldier Edan Alexander

    Israel Resumes Gaza Massacres After Release of U.S.-Israeli Soldier Edan Alexander

    Gaza (Quds News Network)- Just hours after Hamas released U.S.-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, Israel unleashed a fresh wave of deadly attacks across Gaza.

    At least 42 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on multiple areas, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera.

    Three civilians died when Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced families northwest of Khan Younis. More were injured.

    In northern Gaza, artillery strikes hit eastern Jabalia. Israeli…

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  • Brussels Parliament Unanimously Calls on Belgian Government to Arrest Netanyahu Over ICC Warrant

    Brussels Parliament Unanimously Calls on Belgian Government to Arrest Netanyahu Over ICC Warrant

    Brussels (Quds News Network)- The Brussels-Capital Regional Parliament voted unanimously on Monday to demand that the Belgian federal government enforce International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants — including those already issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant, reported WAFA.

    The resolution marks a historic moment. It reflects growing European support for international justice and comes as a direct rebuke to…

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  • Estrogen-related receptors could be key to treating metabolic and muscular disorders

    Estrogen-related receptors could be key to treating metabolic and muscular disorders

    A new Salk Institute study suggests estrogen-related receptors could be a key to repairing energy metabolism and muscle fatigue.

    Across the body, tiny bean-shaped structures called mitochondria turn the food we eat into usable energy. This cellular-level metabolism is especially important in muscle cells, which require a lot of fuel to power our movement. However, 1 in 5,000 people is born with dysfunctional mitochondria, and many others develop metabolic dysfunction later in life in…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • A State of Settlers: How ‘Peace Talks’ Enabled Ethnic Cleansing

    A State of Settlers: How ‘Peace Talks’ Enabled Ethnic Cleansing

    By Mohamad Alqeeq

    “Negotiations for the sake of negotiations” is the phrase that the then-Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres reassured the then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with when “Israel” signed the Oslo Accords on September 23, 1993.

    This is the new strategy of the Israeli government to expand the entity at the expense of the Palestinian people and the neighboring countries under the pretext of the peace process.

    Israel exploited the so-called peace process…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co