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  • Lebanese president heading to France on first Europe visit since election

    Lebanese president heading to France on first Europe visit since election

    Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visits France on Friday, his first trip to a European country since his January election and as Paris pushes Beirut for long-demanded political and economic reforms.

    He is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron, who on a visit to Beirut days after Aoun’s appointment said France would hold an international aid conference to support Lebanon’s reconstruction after a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah.

    No date for the conference has been announced.

    Aoun was…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Six dead in sinking of Egyptian tourist sub carrying Russians

    Six dead in sinking of Egyptian tourist sub carrying Russians

    Six people died on Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, state media reported, with Russia’s consulate saying 45 Russian citizens were aboard.

    Russia’s consulate in Hurghada, a town popular with tourists from the country, said the vessel was carrying “45 tourists, including minors”, and that four people had died.

    “According to initial data, most of those on board were rescued and taken to their hotels and hospitals in Hurghada,” the consulate said.

    The website of…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Video: New film delves into US college protests over Gaza genocide

    Video: New film delves into US college protests over Gaza genocide

    A new documentary, ‘The Encampments’ is shedding new light on the US college protests against the Gaza genocide.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm

    Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm

    The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens of government agencies.

    As a professor of social work who studies how people’s finances affect their physical and mental well-being, I’m concerned about the health hazards they’ll face too.

    My research shows that losing your job can seriously harm your physical and…

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    News Source: theconversation.com

  • Gulf markets dip after Trump announces 25% automotive tariffs

    Gulf markets dip after Trump announces 25% automotive tariffs

    Donald Trump announced on Wednesday 25% tariffs on imported cars and light trucks entering the United States, set to take effect on April 2, further fueling the ongoing trade war and contributing to market volatility.

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano launches lava fountains 180 metres high

    Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano launches lava fountains 180 metres high

    Video shows Mount Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, launching fountains of molten lava up to 180 metres high.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • How operating drones became a death sentence in Gaza

    How operating drones became a death sentence in Gaza

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    Faced with the deadliest war for journalists in modern history, Forbidden Stories — whose mission is to continue the work of journalists who are killed on the job — set out to investigate the targeting of the press in Gaza. 

    In a unique collaboration, it brought together more than 50 journalists from 18 media organizations around the world. Unable to report freely from inside the Strip,…

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    News Source: www.972mag.com

  • FloodGate Podcast Hosts Richard Falk: On Resistance, Intl Law, and Global Justice

    FloodGate Podcast Hosts Richard Falk: On Resistance, Intl Law, and Global Justice

    Prof. Richard Falk in conversation with Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo in the FloodGate podcast interview. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Professor Richard Falk provides a critical examination of the right of resistance, global legal frameworks, and the urgent need for accountability in the face of ongoing injustice.

    In a groundbreaking discussion, Professor Richard Falk, renowned expert in international law, former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, and…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Full transcript of Trump team’s Yemen attack plan that was shared on Signal | News

    Full transcript of Trump team’s Yemen attack plan that was shared on Signal | News

    US officials accidentally leaked Yemen attack plans in Signal chat shared with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

    The Atlantic magazine has published US attack plans against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, mistakenly shared in a group chat that included its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.

    The release on Wednesday came after US President Donald Trump sought to downplay the significance of the texts shared on the Signal messaging app, calling them “not a big deal”.

    Some of the…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • ‘Barbaric Act’: Israeli Airstrike Kills Hamas Spokesman al-Qanou in Jabaliya

    ‘Barbaric Act’: Israeli Airstrike Kills Hamas Spokesman al-Qanou in Jabaliya

    Hamas spokesperson Abdel Latif al-Qanoua. (Photo: via Al-Mayadeen)

    Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanou was killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, as part of its genocidal war on the Strip. 

    Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanou was killed at dawn on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted his tent in the town of Jabaliya, in northern Gaza.

    Al-Aqsa TV confirmed that Al-Qanou was killed when Israeli forces bombed his tent in the Jabaliya al-Balad area. 

    He was known…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com