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  • Lake deposits reveal directional shaking during devastating 1976 Guatemala earthquake

    Lake deposits reveal directional shaking during devastating 1976 Guatemala earthquake

    Sediment cores drawn from four lakes in Guatemala record the distinct direction that ground shaking traveled during a 1976 magnitude 7.5 earthquake that devastated the country, according to researchers at the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting.

    The earthquake, which killed more than 23,000 people and left about 1.5 million people homeless, took place along the Motagua Fault, at the boundary between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plate boundary.

    Severe ground shaking…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • UN: 3,600 Children in Gaza Suffer from Malnutrition as Israel’s Siege Continues

    UN: 3,600 Children in Gaza Suffer from Malnutrition as Israel’s Siege Continues

    Gaza (Quds News Network)- The United Nations has warned that 3,600 children in Gaza are now suffering from acute malnutrition. This marks a sharp rise from 2,000 cases just one month ago, according to The Associated Press, citing a new report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

    OCHA described the situation as the worst humanitarian crisis in Gaza since the genocide began 18 months ago. The health of children is deteriorating fast due to a lack of…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • Meet Trump’s radical new antisemitism envoy – Mondoweiss

    Meet Trump’s radical new antisemitism envoy – Mondoweiss

    Last week, without much fanfare, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his nominee for the position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. The man he picked was Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, an ultra-orthodox member of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a long-time friend of Miriam and the late Sheldon Adelson, and a leading Trump campaigner and fundraiser in the far-right sector of the American Jewish community.

    Kaploun is certain to deepen the Trump administration’s efforts…

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    News Source: mondoweiss.net

  • Man Utd career summed up by ‘Maddest game’ – Maguire | Football News

    Man Utd career summed up by ‘Maddest game’ – Maguire | Football News

    Manchester United scored two goals in two minutes in the closing stages of their Europa League quarterfinal with Lyon.

    Harry Maguire said the “maddest game” of his life summed up a topsy-turvy Manchester United career after scoring the winner in a 5-4 victory over Lyon to send his team into the Europa League semifinals.

    After a 2-2 draw in the first leg, United appeared to be cruising into the last four when they led 2-0 at half-time on Thursday.

    Lyon fought back to level at 2-2 before…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Haaretz: Starving Gaza Does Not Achieve Any of Israel’s War Goals

    Haaretz: Starving Gaza Does Not Achieve Any of Israel’s War Goals

    Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israeli newspaper Haaretz has stated that Israel’s starvation policy in Gaza does not help achieve war goals. In its lead editorial, the paper said the suffering and deaths caused by this approach, which is deemed a war crime and tool of genocide, do not serve any war goals.

    The newspaper called on Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza immediately, as starvation will not help to release Israeli prisoners or destroy Hamas. It also urged…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • At least one killed by Israeli strike near Sidon in southern Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

    At least one killed by Israeli strike near Sidon in southern Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

    Israel has continued to conduct near-daily strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah last November.

    Lebanon’s Health Ministry has said an Israeli strike on a vehicle near the southern coastal city of Sidon killed one person, with Israel announcing that an attack in the same area had targeted a Hezbollah operative.

    Despite a ceasefire last November that sought to halt more than a year of conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, Israel has continued to conduct near-daily…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Turkish Embassy in Cairo hosts event to highlight Egypt-NATO partnership support – Middle East Monitor

    Turkish Embassy in Cairo hosts event to highlight Egypt-NATO partnership support – Middle East Monitor

    The Turkish Embassy in Cairo organised an informative event on Thursday to highlight Egypt’s relationship with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the role of both Turkiye and Italy in serving as the NATO Contact Point in Cairo.

    The event was held on Thursday, at the residence of Turkish Ambassador Salih Mutlu Sen under the title “NATO Mission: Past, Present and Partnership with Egypt”, on the occasion of Turkiye and Italy embassies assuming…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Hamas condemns US air strikes on Yemen, labels them as war crime – Middle East Monitor

    Hamas condemns US air strikes on Yemen, labels them as war crime – Middle East Monitor

    Hamas has condemned the United States’ air strikes on Yemen’s Ras Issa oil port in Al-Hudaydah province, which killed 38 Yemenis and injured dozens, describing the attack as a war crime and a violation of Yemeni sovereignty, Anadolu reported.

    In a statement issued on Friday, Hamas said: “We strongly condemn the criminal American aerial aggression targeting the Ras Issa oil port in Al-Hudaydah province of the Republic of Yemen, which resulted in the…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Two Cousins Killed by Israeli Forces in Nablus as Settler Attacks Escalate

    Two Cousins Killed by Israeli Forces in Nablus as Settler Attacks Escalate

    The Israeli army has shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers and injured another during a raid in the village of Usrin, south of Nablus. (Photo: via WAFA)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers have escalated their attacks on Palestinians and their properties with several Palestinians injured in attacks in villages in Salfit on Friday.

    The Israeli army has shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers and injured another during a raid in the village of Usrin,…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Trump Orders Social Media Checks for US Visa Applicants Who Spent Time in Gaza

    Trump Orders Social Media Checks for US Visa Applicants Who Spent Time in Gaza

    US President Donald Trump. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly said late last month that he may have revoked over 300 visas already.

    The Trump administration has ordered a social media screening for all US visa applicants “who have visited the Gaza Strip on or after January 1, 2007,” the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday, citing an internal State Department cable.

    The screening applies to “all immigrant…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com