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Belgium refers 2 Israeli soldiers to ICC over alleged war crimes in Gaza – Middle East Monitor

The Belgian Public Prosecutor has decided to refer the cases of two Israeli soldiers to the International Criminal Court (ICC), following complaints accusing them of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

In a statement on Wednesday, the prosecutor said the Hind Rajab Foundation, based in Brussels, had submitted two complaints against the soldiers, who had travelled to the Belgian town of Boom to attend the “Tomorrowland” music festival on 18 and 19…

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July 31, 2025
Al Jazeera contributor Ruwaida Amer speaks out about the Gaza famine

Al Jazeera contributor Ruwaida Amer speaks about her own struggle to survive the Israeli-engineered famine in Gaza.

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July 31, 2025
Senate votes against arms embargo on Israel despite growing Democratic support

The US Senate late Wednesday rejected a resolution banning US …

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July 31, 2025
Lithuania Prime Minister Paluckas resigns following protests | News

Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has stepped down following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country’s capital calling for his resignation.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced Paluckas’ resignation to the media on Thursday morning.

Paluckas confirmed the news in a statement sent by his Social Democrat Party.

Paluckas ascended to the role late last year after a three-party coalition formed following parliamentary elections…

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July 31, 2025
Lebanon’s President Aoun urges Hezbollah to give up arms

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun called on Hezbollah and other political parties on Thursday to hand over their weapons to the army, a move the powerful militant group is resisting as Washington ramps up pressures for it to remove its arsenal.

“It is the duty of all political parties… to seize this historic opportunity without hesitation and push for the exclusivity of weapons in the hands of the army and security forces and no one else,” Aoun said in a televised speech in…

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July 31, 2025
Fat melts away—but so does muscle: What Ozempic users need to know

Popular GLP-1 drugs help many people drop tremendous amounts of weight, but the drugs fail to provide a key improvement in heart and lung function essential for long-term good health, University of Virginia experts warn in a new paper.

The researchers emphasize that weight loss associated with GLP-1 drugs has many clear health benefits for people with obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart failure, including improving blood-sugar control, short-term cardiorenal benefits and improvements in…

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July 31, 2025
Waves of compassion: Nations’ apologies in bottles for the starving in Gaza

GAZA, (PIC)

Just a few kilometers away, a small family sits on the beach of Sheikh Zuweid in Rafah, Egypt, filling bottles with grains. A little girl, Jannat Abdoun, holds a pen beside some papers, writing messages to include with the grains in each bottle before throwing them into the sea.

“From the children of Sinai to the children of Gaza… may they somehow reach them,” this is the message Jannat includes in her tiny bottles to Gaza’s residents, hoping the waves will carry…

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July 31, 2025
Palestinian dies of suffocation after settlers and IOF attack W. Bank town

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was martyred last night after he died of suffocation from tear gas during a violent attack by Israeli soldiers and extremist settlers in Silwad town, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

According to local sources, Khamis Ayyad inhaled a large amount of toxic fumes and died of asphyxiation after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired tear gas canisters inside his house in the town.

Last night, groups of settlers guarded by soldiers…

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July 31, 2025
Leading Macau democrat arrested for ‘collusion’ with foreign forces: Police | Civil Rights News

Au Kam San accused by police of being in contact with an unnamed ‘anti-China organisation abroad’ since 2022.

A leading democrat from Macau has been arrested for collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, police said, as the semi-autonomous region further tightens its national security laws to align with those of China.

Macau’s police said in a statement on Thursday that Au Kam San had been taken from his residence for investigation on Wednesday.

The former Portuguese…

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July 31, 2025
Why did the UK say it will recognise a Palestinian state? | Israel-Palestine conflict

UK urges Israel to take substantive steps to end the horror in Gaza and commit to negotiations on a two-state solution.

The United Kingdom will recognise Palestinian statehood – unless Israel takes substantive steps to end the horror in Gaza and commits to negotiations on a two-state solution.

Israel and the United States have condemned the move.

How significant is the UK’s decision?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Alan Duncan, former British deputy foreign secretary and a Conservative MP

Carne…

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July 31, 2025