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France to recognise Palestinian state in June French President Emmanuel Macron said his country might recognise Palestine as a state next June. He made his statements during an interview with France 5 programme on Wednesday. Macron said he wants to move toward "recognising" the Palestinian state, adding: "I won't do it... to please one person or another, but because it would be just and because I want to participate in...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:China's foreign ministry says it is 'absolutely groundless' to suggest many Chinese citizens were fighting in Ukraine.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Majority of Americans hold unfavourable view of Israel, Pew poll finds Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/09/2025 - 17:49 Even among traditionally pro-Israel Republicans, there have been large shifts in negative sentiment amid Israel's war on Gaza Hundreds demonstrate outside a New York City court to protest against the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian green card holder and recent Columbia...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Iranโs President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country is โnot after a nuclear bomb,โ ahead of indirect US-Iran talks.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Balata camp in West Bank surrounded by Israeli forces Al Jazeera is reporting on Wednesday that Israeli forces are surrounding the Balata camp in Nablus after having raided it at dawn. It quotes the director of the ambulance at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Nablus as saying that many people have been wounded from the shooting and beatings during the raids. The director also told Al Jazeera that Palestinians...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:German election winner seals deal to form new government aiming to spur economic growth and ramp up defence spending.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:The tariffs have hit dozens of economies, representing the biggest disruption to global trade in decades.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Turkey seeks three-year jail terms for journalists covering Imamoglu protests Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Wed, 04/09/2025 - 15:49 Scores face prison over participation in Istanbul demonstrations outside city hall A photo taken by indicted photojournalist Yasin Akgul showing a protester gesturing in front of riot police at a demonstration following the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, near the city hall of Istanbul, on 21...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Opinion: 'Israel has become like the Soviet Union in its dying days' Two decades ago,RussianAmerican anthropologist Alexei Yurchak coined the term โhypernormalisationโ to describe the absurd and surreal reality of the Soviet Union during its final two decades. In that era, both citizens and officials knew the Soviet system was dysfunctional and no longer reflected reality - yet everyone continued as if nothing was...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Israel has become like the Soviet Union in its dying days Submitted by Abed Abou Shhadeh on Wed, 04/09/2025 - 16:13 We are witnessing hypernormalisation in Israel, which is increasingly divorced from reality amid the slaughter in Gaza A portrait of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv on 29 March 2025 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off Two decades ago, Russian American...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:An Israeli strike destroyed an entire residential tower block in Gazaโs Shujayea neighbourhood.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:StopAntisemitism account 'delusional' for demanding investigation into Ms Rachel, critics say Submitted by Ayah El-Khaldi on Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:29 Social media users accuse pro-Israel account of trying to silence YouTube educator for advocating for child victims of Israelโs war on Gaza Ms Rachel attends the Sesame Workshop 2024 Benefit Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on 29 May 2024 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/AFP)...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces detonate Palestinian house in occupied West Bank Israeli troops on Wednesday blew up a Palestinian home in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm, located in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency. Wafa, quoting local sources, said the house was in al-Manshiyya neighbourhood. Several homes were also demolished in Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. Since January, Israel has...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Israel has repeatedly bombed both Syria and Lebanon, experts say it is no mood for peace.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Israeli attack on Shujaiya homes kills 30 with more feared under rubble Israelijets struck a block of homes in Gaza City's Shujaiya neighbourhood on Wednesday, killing over 35 people and leaving dozens more wounded and trapped under the rubble. This marks one of the deadliest attacks in recent days, targeting multiple adjacent homes in the war-torn area. Rescue teams are concerned that many individuals are buried...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Malnutrition in Gaza leaves 60,000 children at risk of serious complications At least 60,000 children in Gaza are โat risk of serious health complications due to malnutrition,โ as aid deliveries continue to be disallowed by Israel, the Palestinian health ministry said on Wednesday. It warned that โthe lack of adequate nutrition and drinking water will compound health challenges, with the continued ban on vaccinations...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:โI know she's fine, I have faith.โ Families waited for rescuers to find their loved ones amongst the rubble.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:War on Gaza: Israeli attack on Shujaiya homes kills 30 with more feared under rubble Submitted by Ahmed Aziz on Wed, 04/09/2025 - 11:23 Israeli attacks across the besieged enclave have wrecked havoc, as military mulls turning Rafah into a buffer zone Funeral procession for nine killed in Israeli strikes on tents sheltering displaced people shelling of displaced Palestinians west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza (MEE/Ahmed...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Israeli army claims Hezbollah rebuilding infrastructure in Beirut suburb Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson, shared on X what he said was evidence of Hezbollah rebuilding its infrastructure in the southern suburbs of Beirut. His post shows heavy equipment allegedly disappearing and reappearing according to Israeli aerial shots, which Adraee said are used to rebuild the Lebanese group's...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Israeli authorities order closure of Jerusalem's Unrwa schools Submitted by Mera Aladam on Wed, 04/09/2025 - 09:33 Agency's commissioner general decries the 'unauthorised entries and issuance of closure orders' by Israel A Palestinian boy stands outside the gate of the Kalandia vocational training centre (KTC), run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), which was raided by Israeli...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:As other countries scramble to renegotiate new tariffs with Washington, China is unlikely to back down.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:US President Donald Trump unleashed a massive 104% tariff on China.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Daniel Levy on Trump and Netanyahuโs White House meeting on Iran and Gaza: why now, and what message does it send?
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Soya beans - the top US agricultural export - could be Washington's vulnerable spot in the ongoing tariff spat.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:The family of 14-year-old American-Palestinian Amer Mohammad Rabea is demanding justice
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump insists tariffs will bring an economic boom to the US. But the measures may lead to a global trade war.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy's claim that Chinese soldiers are fighting for Russia embarrasses Beijing. But what does it really mean?
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Toby Cadman on Israelโs killing of 15 medics, legal immunity, and the question: will anyone be held accountable?
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:No aid has entered Gaza since March 2 as Israel's war in the enclave continues to rage.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:A judge in the US has given the government 24 hours to justify the planned deportation of Columbia University student.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Paul Chambers faces up to 15 years in jail in a rare case of Thailand's strict lese-majeste law applied to a foreigner.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Facebookโs parent company Meta has been hosting paid Israeli adverts promoting illegal activity.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:The BBC's James Landale looks at how Iran might respond to Trump's threat to agree to a deal or face military action
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Move coincides with DRC's drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Gaza government media office rejects Israelโs aid delivery proposals The Gaza government media office says it โfirmlyโ and โcategoricallyโ declines proposals brought forward by Israel with regards to a new aid delivery approach in the enclave. โThese proposals include having Israeli occupation soldiers or private companies affiliated with the occupation directly distribute aid to Palestinian families,โ reads a...
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