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  • Public Support for Israel in Western Europe Hits Historic Low, New Poll Finds

    Public Support for Israel in Western Europe Hits Historic Low, New Poll Finds

    Tens of thousands rallied across France to protest hate crime and crackdown on Palestine solidarity. (Photo: Bound Mbaye, supplied)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Few respondents approve of Israel’s conduct in the besieged Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 54,000 Palestinians since October 2023.

    Public support and sympathy for Israel have reached the lowest level in Western Europe, the latest results from a YouGov EuroTrack survey revealed.

    The group said net favorability…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • German chancellor vows to turn away asylum seekers at borders despite court ruling – Middle East Monitor

    German chancellor vows to turn away asylum seekers at borders despite court ruling – Middle East Monitor

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz today said his country would continue to reject asylum seekers at the borders despite a court ruling that called this decision unlawful.

    “Until the situation at the external borders is significantly improved with the help of new European rules, we will have to maintain controls at the internal borders,” Merz said at a conference in Berlin.

    “Yesterday, we saw a preliminary ruling from the Berlin Administrative Court, which may further restrict the scope…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • What’s in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill? | Donald Trump

    What’s in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill? | Donald Trump

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    What’s in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill?
    Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro breaks down the bill that Donald Trump claims will usher in an economic golden age, whilst others warn it could add significantly to the national debt.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science

    Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science

    The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement.

    Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue has come to be touted online as a so-called nootropic agent – a substance that enhances cognitive function. Vendors claim that it amps up brain energy, improves memory, boosts focus and dispels brain fog, among other supposed benefits.

    Health influencers, such as podcaster Joe Rogan, have sung its praises. In…

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    News Source: theconversation.com

  • Outrage after Matthew Miller says Israel committed war crimes in Gaza | Gaza

    Outrage after Matthew Miller says Israel committed war crimes in Gaza | Gaza

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    Former US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller has sparked outrage after saying he believed that Israeli forces have committed war crimes in Gaza, despite years of publicly defending Israel’s conduct at press briefings.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • ‘Humanitarian staff’ in Gaza are US intelligence agents engaged in espionage, rights group warns  – Middle East Monitor

    ‘Humanitarian staff’ in Gaza are US intelligence agents engaged in espionage, rights group warns  – Middle East Monitor

    Personnel working for the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) are affiliated with the American military and intelligence services, the Coalition of Lawyers for Palestine – Switzerland (ASAP) has warned.

    The group said the GHF is carrying out a mission aimed at collecting data that would enable control over Gaza.

    Majed Abusalama, head of the coalition, wrote on Facebook yesterday: “The foundation is working with a security company called Safe Reach…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Aiming a blow at narcos, Colombia pays farmers to uproot coca | Drugs News

    Aiming a blow at narcos, Colombia pays farmers to uproot coca | Drugs News

    As cocaine production reaches an unprecedented high, Colombia’s government is trialling a more peaceful remedy to its enduring narcotics crisis – offering payments to farmers to uproot coca crops, the primary ingredient in the drug.

    Alirio Caicedo and his son Nicolas are among the latest beneficiaries. A decade ago, they planted their fields with coca, staking their livelihoods on the persistent demand from criminal gangs.

    Now, the Caicedos are digging up those same crops, uncertain of…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • French Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen to reach semifinal | Tennis News

    French Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen to reach semifinal | Tennis News

    Three-time major winner Sabalenka defeats Olympic champion in straight sets at Roland Garros.

    World number one Aryna Sabalenka has recovered from a slow start to systematically dismantle Paris Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory that has sent her into the French Open semifinals.

    Sabalenka suffered her first loss to Zheng in seven career meetings in the Rome quarterfinals last month, and the Belarusian went behind early on Tuesday in the opening set at a half-full Court…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Spain Cancels Another Arms Deal with Israel Amid Gaza Genocide

    Spain Cancels Another Arms Deal with Israel Amid Gaza Genocide

    Madrid (Quds News Network)- Spain’s Ministry of Defense has reportedly ordered the suspension of an Israeli arms manufacturing license, effectively canceling a $325 million contract for the planned purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles from Israeli company Rafael amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

    The Spanish Defense Ministry will not go through with its planned purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles from Rafael, according to the Ara daily newspaper. The deal was finalized four days…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • Ukrainian attack on Russian airfields “unprecedented” | Al Jazeera

    Oleksiy Goncharenko analyses Ukraine’s AI drone attack on Russian airfields and how potential US sanctions could end the war.

    Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian member of parliament, analyses Ukraine’s AI drone attack on Russian airfields and discusses what he sees as a path towards ending hostilities.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com