Palestine

Category: 3. World

  • ’Inexcusable’ failures led to Trump assassination attempt: Senate report

    ’Inexcusable’ failures led to Trump assassination attempt: Senate report


    KABUL: As Kabul makes global headlines for being on the brink of running out of water, experts say the crisis stems not only from natural and local causes, but also decades of unsustainable foreign projects and mismanagement of aid.


    About one-third of Afghanistan’s population — around 12.5 million people — lack reliable access to water, according to the latest data from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.


    In the country’s capital, the situation…

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  • Hundreds sign letter opposing ban on Palestine Action, calling it ‘major assault on freedoms’

    Hundreds sign letter opposing ban on Palestine Action, calling it ‘major assault on freedoms’

    LONDON: Hundreds of trade unionists, activists, politicians and campaigners have signed an open letter condemning the UK government’s recent decision to ban the protest group Palestine Action, describing the move as “a major assault on our freedoms.”

    Palestine Action, known for its direct action protests targeting UK-based Israeli weapons factories and their supply chains, was officially proscribed under anti-terrorism laws earlier this month after a parliamentary vote.

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  • EU and Indonesia announce ‘political agreement’ on trade deal

    EU and Indonesia announce ‘political agreement’ on trade deal

    BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday announced a “political agreement” to conclude a long-awaited free trade deal, as US leader Donald Trump upends global commerce.
    “We’re living in turbulent times and when economic uncertainty meets geopolitical volatility, partners like us must come closer together. So today we’re taking a big step forward in this partnership,” von der Leyen told journalists in Brussels.

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  • Kabul’s water crisis: How unsustainable foreign aid projects made it worse

    Kabul’s water crisis: How unsustainable foreign aid projects made it worse


    Dhaka/Phnom Penh: Across Asia, unions and industry groups are raising alarms over the impact of higher tariffs by the United States on garment workers.


    High tariffs might force companies to shut down or move to neighboring countries that offer lower tariff rates, resulting in a loss of jobs, they say.


    “The potential loss of jobs will cut the income and ability for workers to sustain their daily lives,” said Ath Thorn, vice president of the Coalition of…

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  • India marks inclusion of 12 Maratha forts on UNESCO World Heritage List

    India marks inclusion of 12 Maratha forts on UNESCO World Heritage List

    NEW DELHI: India’s Maratha Military Landscapes — a network of 12 strategic forts — have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming the country’s 44th site to receive the designation.

    The forts were used by the rulers of the Maratha Empire, who held power across parts of central, western and southern India between the late 17th century and the early 19th century.

    Marathas rose to prominence after the decline of the Mughal Empire, following the death of Emperor…

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  • New Gaza-bound aid boat leaves Italy

    New Gaza-bound aid boat leaves Italy

    SYRACUSE, Italy: A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid left Sicily on Sunday, over a month after Israel detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel.

    The Handala, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, left the port of Syracuse shortly after 12:00 p.m. (1000 GMT), an AFP journalist saw, carrying about fifteen activists.

    Several dozen people, some holding Palestinian flags and others wearing keffiyeh scarves, gathered at the port to cheer…

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  • Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 100, discharged from hospital

    Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 100, discharged from hospital

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from hospital, his office said on Sunday, after being admitted for fatigue following a picnic celebration for his 100th birthday.

    Mahathir, leader of the Southeast Asian nation for more than two decades, has a history of heart problems and has undergone bypass surgeries. He has been hospitalized repeatedly in recent years, most recently in October for a respiratory infection.

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  • Several hurt in anti-migrant unrest in Spanish town

    Several hurt in anti-migrant unrest in Spanish town

    MADRID: Several people were hurt in a second night of anti-migrant unrest in the Spanish town of Torre Pacheco after a pensioner was beaten up, authorities said on Sunday.
    Despite a major police presence, groups armed with batons roamed the streets looking for foreign-origin people, regional newspaper La Opinion de Murcia reported.
    The regional government did not say how many people were injured but stated that at least one person had been arrested for the violence.

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  • US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to resume quick deportations under 18th-century law

    US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to resume quick deportations under 18th-century law


    NEW YORK: New York University said it would deny a diploma to a student who used a graduation speech to condemn Israel’s attacks on Palestinians and what he described as US “complicity in this genocide.”

    Logan Rozos’s speech Wednesday for graduating students of NYU’s Gallatin School sparked waves of condemnation from pro-Israel groups, who demanded the university take aggressive disciplinary action against him.

    In a statement, NYU spokesperson John…

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  • World’s biggest poultry exporter Brazil confirms bird flu outbreak

    World’s biggest poultry exporter Brazil confirms bird flu outbreak

    SAO PAULO: Brazil, the world’s largest poultry exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a commercial farm on Friday, triggering a ban on shipments to China and raising the prospect of restrictions from other trade partners.

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