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Sudan war could lead to more ethnic killings in volatile Darfur region
Read MoreProximity to Chad means violence in North Darfur between the RSF and Sudan’s army could easily spread.Proximity to Chad means violence in North Darfur between the RSF and Sudan’s army could easily spread.
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Israel failed to support its claims about UNRWA staff, report finds
Read More“The Israelis have not provided any evidence for their allegations.”“The Israelis have not provided any evidence for their allegations.”
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Palestinian UN agency must improve neutrality – report
Read MoreThe report adds Israel has not provided “supporting evidence” that many UNRWA staff are members of terror groups.The report adds Israel has not provided “supporting evidence” that many UNRWA staff are members of terror groups.
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Columbia cancels classes as rabbi warns Jewish students to leave campus over protests ahead of Passover: Live
Read More Columbia University officials testified to Congress last week about pro-Palestinian protests on their campus Columbia University officials testified to Congress last week about pro-Palestinian protests on their campus
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Why I’ll Be Observing Passover Differently This Year
Read More “This is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. All who are hungry should come and eat, anyone who is in need should come and partake of the Pesach sacrifice.” So begins the Ha Lachma Anya, the declaration that is recited at the beginning of the storytelling…
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Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
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Trump lashes out after prosecutors outline ‘election fraud’ scheme in hush money trial
Read More Prosecutors outline ‘criminal conspiracy and cover-up’ to Manhattan jurors in hush money trial Prosecutors outline ‘criminal conspiracy and cover-up’ to Manhattan jurors in hush money trial
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Argentina economic activity seen plunging 6% in February- Reuters poll
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Prosecutors accept modified $175m Trump bond in New York civil fraud case
Read More Deal keeps bond in a cash account that will gain interest but faces no downside risk New York state lawyers and an attorney for Donald Trump settled their differences on Monday over a $175m bond that Trump posted to block a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals. The agreement cut short…
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Afghan Women’s Voices Stifled as Taliban Tightens Media Controls
Read More Apr 22 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasonsSince the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the space for women in the public sphere has significantly narrowed, with successive orders further restricting their presence in…
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Toasting the Worlds Most Natural Talent: UN Museum Campaign Recognizes NATUREs Contributions to Music
Read More NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – Spearheaded by the Museum for the United Nations, a new campaign brings together music and ecology to spark people’s interest and engagement in environmental conservation through consciously listening to music. Read the full story, “Toasting the Worlds Most Natural Talent: UN Museum Campaign Recognizes NATUREs Contributions to…
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Suspect arrested after break-in at Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass’s home
Read More Bass and her family were at home but not harmed when a man entered Getty House, the mayor’s official residence Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of the city’s mayor, the former Democratic representative Karen Bass, on Sunday morning, officials said. Bass and her family were…
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Narendra Modi accused of stirring tensions as voting in India continues
Read More Opposition says prime minister targeting Muslim minority with ‘hate speech’ and violating election rules India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of hate speech during a campaign rally where he called Muslims “infiltrators” who had “many children” and claimed they would take people’s hard-earned money. The opposition accused Modi of “blatantly targeting”…
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Trump reaches deal with New York AG Letitia James over multi-million dollar civil fraud bond
Read More Bond hearing occurred simultaneously to opening arguments in former president’s first criminal trial Bond hearing occurred simultaneously to opening arguments in former president’s first criminal trial
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MPs call for carer’s allowance review as numbers overpaid soars
Read More Figures show 34,500 people incurred overpayments last year after falling foul of rules, landing many with huge debts MPs have called for a full-scale review of carer’s allowance and an end to harsh benefit rules that have resulted in tens of thousands of unpaid carers being fined huge sums and in some cases…
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Supreme Court divided on homelessness case that will impact California encampment policy
Read More California cities are looking to the Supreme Court to win more authority to restrict homeless encampments. California cities are looking to the Supreme Court to win more authority to restrict homeless encampments.
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Urgent Global Action Is Essential To Stop Wave of Plastic Pollution
Read More ROME, Apr 22 (IPS) – Kaveh Zahedi is the Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)There is a growing wave of plastics, smothering our countryside and lapping at our shores. Read the full story, “Urgent Global Action Is Essential…
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US forced Israel to abandon larger attack on Iran – NYT
Read More Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to destroy military sites near Tehran until Washington intervened, the newspaper has claimed Israeli leaders planned a “much more extensive counterstrike on Iran” after Tehran launched a drone and missile barrage on Israel last weekend, but were pressured to pare down the operation by the US and its allies, the…
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RFK Jr’s presidential bid saps more support from Trump than Biden, poll finds
Read More Mr Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist, is running as an independent Mr Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist, is running as an independent
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Israel has yet to provide evidence of Unrwa staff terrorist links, Colonna report says
Read More Exclusive: Review finds government has yet to substantiate claims UN relief agency staff have ties to Hamas or Islamic Jihad Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of its claims that employees of the UN relief agency Unrwa are members of terrorist organisations, an independent review led by the former French foreign minister…
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Three German citizens arrested on suspicion of spying for China
Read More Prosecutors say trio are accused of passing on technical military knowledge and export of a laser without permissions Three German citizens, a married couple from Düsseldorf and a man from Bad Homburg, have been arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of China, prosecutors have said, in the second high-profile alleged espionage case…
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To Build an Alliance Against Iran, Israel Cannot Ignore the Palestinians
Read More As the dust settles in the wake of Israel’s much-anticipated attack on Iran on Friday, the two countries seem to have pulled back from the brink of full-scale war. This strike on an Iranian military base near Isfahan—a response to Iran’s unprecedented April 13 missile and drone attack on Israel—caused minimal damage and…
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EU ministers warned not to relax support for Ukraine amid requests for air defence aid
Read More Member states warned at meeting not to be complacent but ministers stop short of pledging Patriot missiles EU ministers have been warned against “relaxing” support for Ukraine but stopped short of new pledges to supply air defence systems Kyiv is urgently seeking to defend itself against relentless Russian bombardment. The Ukrainian government has…
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Photos: Columbia University moves classes online after Gaza protests
Read MoreMore than 100 students were arrested last week on the New York campus for demonstrating against the war.More than 100 students were arrested last week on the New York campus for demonstrating against the war.
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Ilhan Omar’s daughter claims she has been left homeless and hungry after being suspended from Columbia over pro-Palestine protests
Read More The protest entered its sixth day on Monday The protest entered its sixth day on Monday
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Gogglebox star George Gilbey died of injuries from skylight fall, inquest hears
Read More Coroner opens and closes inquest into workplace death of TV star, pending outcome of criminal investigation The Gogglebox star George Gilbey died from traumatic injuries to the head and torso after falling from a height at work, an inquest has heard. The 40-year-old reality TV star died after an accident at work in…
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Huw Edwards has resigned from BBC, broadcaster says
Read More Corporation says newsreader has left after 40 years of service to ‘allow all parties to move forward’ The newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned and left the BBC, the corporation has said. In a statement, a BBC spokesperson said: “Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC. After 40 years of service, Huw…
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Watch Trump response as he’s quizzed on Melania whereabouts at criminal trial
Read More Donald Trump ignored questions on the whereabouts of his wife, Melania Trump, as he appeared at a New York courthouse on Monday, 22 April, for opening statements in his criminal trial to begin. Donald Trump ignored questions on the whereabouts of his wife, Melania Trump, as he appeared at a New York courthouse…
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Prosecutors can confront Trump about Carroll sexual abuse verdict and fraud ruling if he testifies in hush money trial
Read More If he testifies, prosecutors can bring up prior court rulings in his defamation and fraud cases If he testifies, prosecutors can bring up prior court rulings in his defamation and fraud cases
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Jeremy Kyle pushed lie detector results in guest’s face, coroner told
Read More Coroner says Stephen Dymond’s inquest will not be ‘roving inquiry’ into practices of reality TV Jeremy Kyle pushed the results of a lie detector test in the face of a guest and called him a “serial liar”, a pre-inquest hearing has been told. The television presenter is accused of leaving Stephen Dymond “completely…
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Gaza baby saved from dead mother’s womb
Read MorePalestinian girl Sabreen is alive following her incredible birth in the wake of an Israeli strike.Palestinian girl Sabreen is alive following her incredible birth in the wake of an Israeli strike.
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Israel’s military intelligence chief quits over 7 October Hamas attack: ‘I carry that black day with me’
Read More Major General Aharon Haliva’s resignation could set the stage for more fallout from Israel’s top security brass over attack – in which around 1,200 Israelis were killed and another 250 taken hostage Major General Aharon Haliva’s resignation could set the stage for more fallout from Israel’s top security brass over attack – in…
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Biden implied his uncle was eaten by cannibals. Papua New Guinea’s leader pushes back.
Read MorePapua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has accused President Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle had been eaten by “cannibals” there during World War II.Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has accused President Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an…
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Fossil fuel era ending – Scholz
Read More Despite ambitious plans to phase out Russian gas, the EU increased purchases in 2023, Reuters reported earlier this month The predominance of fossil fuels in global energy output is nearing its end, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has claimed, adding that his country aims to produce 80% of its electricity from renewable sources by…
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Columbia classes go virtual as Rabbi worries school ‘can’t keep Jewish students safe’ amid Israel-Gaza protests
Read More Gaza war has created tension on Ivy League campus Gaza war has created tension on Ivy League campus
