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  • US judge denies bid to unseal Epstein grand jury records | Courts News

    US judge denies bid to unseal Epstein grand jury records | Courts News

    Federal judge says government already has bounty of documents and material regarding Epstein that it could release.

    A United States federal judge has denied a Department of Justice bid to unseal grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case, stating the government already has plenty of material related to Epstein that it could release if it chose to do so.

    The ruling issued by New York Judge Richard Berman on Wednesday follows a similar decision from a judge overseeing the…

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  • Far-right Israeli minister uses Gaza destruction photos to torture Palestinian detainees in prisons – Middle East Monitor

    Far-right Israeli minister uses Gaza destruction photos to torture Palestinian detainees in prisons – Middle East Monitor

    Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir forced Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons to watch the mass destruction caused by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip as a punitive measure, Anadolu reports.

    “That’s what the prisoners need to see every day,” Ben-Gvir said, pointing out the images of destruction hanging on the walls of an Israeli prison, as videos circulating online showed.

    Israel has killed more than 62,100 Palestinians…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Hamas calls for participating in “global strike” for Gaza tomorrow

    Hamas calls for participating in “global strike” for Gaza tomorrow

    GAZA, (PIC)

    The Hamas Movement has called on the world’s free people and the Arab and Islamic nations to take part in the global strike on Thursday, tomorrow, in support of the Gaza Strip.

    In a statement on Wednesday, Hamas also called for actively participating in massive and angry rallies on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (August 22, 23, and 24) in protest at the ongoing war of genocide and starvation in Gaza.

    Hamas called for holding more sit-ins and protests outside the…

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  • US sanctions 4 ICC judges, deputy prosecutors over Netanyahu arrest warrants – Middle East Monitor

    US sanctions 4 ICC judges, deputy prosecutors over Netanyahu arrest warrants – Middle East Monitor

    The US sanctioned four International Criminal Court (ICC) officials Wednesday, including a judge who authorized the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Anadolu reports.

    The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Nicolas Yann Guillou, Nazhat Shameem Khan, Mame Mandiaye Niang and Kimberly Prost to the Specially Designated Nationals list.

    The State Department said…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Scottish lawmaker urges UK to allow Gazan students to study in Scotland – Middle East Monitor

    Scottish lawmaker urges UK to allow Gazan students to study in Scotland – Middle East Monitor

    The British government must ensure students from the Gaza Strip can attend universities in Scotland, a Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmaker said Wednesday, Anadolu reports.

    Bob Doris added his voice to demands on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government to allow the students in Scotland.

    “The First Minister is absolutely right to demand urgent action,” said the SNP lawmaker for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, as reported by the Scottish…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Bulgarian devotees welcome ‘divine new year’ in mountaintop ritual | Religion

    Bulgarian devotees welcome ‘divine new year’ in mountaintop ritual | Religion

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    Followers of the Bulgarian spiritual movement Universal White Brotherhood, which combines Christian and Hindu mysticism, sang and performed a meditative dance called ‘paneurhythmy’ to usher in the group’s new year.

    Published On 20 Aug 2025

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  • Russia calls for ‘immediate’ resumption of direct talks between Israel, Palestine – Middle East Monitor

    Russia calls for ‘immediate’ resumption of direct talks between Israel, Palestine – Middle East Monitor

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on Wednesday for the immediate resumption of direct dialogue between Israel and Palestine to tackle the crisis in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

    At a news conference in Moscow after a meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi, Lavrov stressed that facilitating negotiations must become a top priority for any country genuinely committed to resolving the conflict.

    “What needs to be done by Jordan,…

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  • US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan | Sudan war News

    US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan | Sudan war News

    US, Saudi Arabia, UAE and others urge warring sides to halt fighting and allow aid into Sudan, including famine-struck areas.

    United States-led mediators have said they are “appalled” by the continuously deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, where a brutal civil war is raging into its third year, and called for urgent action by the warring parties to protect civilians.

    The mediators, known as the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group, include the US,…

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  • Gaza Civil Defense: Fuel crisis stalls, hindering humanitarian response

    Gaza Civil Defense: Fuel crisis stalls, hindering humanitarian response

    GAZA, (PIC)

    The Gaza Civil Defense warned on Wednesday that the acute fuel crisis persists, with the agency receiving only one-tenth of its monthly fuel needs since the beginning of August. The shortage, it said, is severely obstructing humanitarian operations in the besieged Strip, which has endured nearly 22 months of genocide.

    In a press statement, the Civil Defense said, “The severe fuel crisis remains unresolved. At the start of this month, we received only 1,500 liters of fuel…

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  • Egypt urges Israel to approve Gaza ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas – Middle East Monitor

    Egypt urges Israel to approve Gaza ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas – Middle East Monitor

    Egypt called on Israel on Wednesday to approve a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap proposal accepted by Hamas, Anadolu reports.

    In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed the “need for the Israeli side to accept the deal approved by Hamas based on the proposal of US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff” to immediately reach a ceasefire in Gaza, allow the flow of humanitarian aid, and release a number of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

    The ministry said…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com