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US officials do not want to sell advanced AI chips to company run by UAE spy chief: Report
US officials do not want to sell advanced AI chips to company run by UAE spy chief: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 20:22 Some US officials are demanding new terms to a deal that would see 500,000 of Nvidia's most advanced AI chips go to UAE, citing China concerns Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at the SAP Center in San Jose,...
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Top anti-corruption group flees El Salvador amid government crackdown
The rights group Cristosal says it has evacuated staff from El Salvador amid pressure from President Nayib Bukele.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Brazilβs Lula slams Trump, says there is no βlogicβ to US tariff threat
Brazilian president says that Donald Trump was elected to lead the US, not to be 'the emperor of the world'.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Video: US Attorney General tours Alcatraz prison with eye toward reopening
US Attorney General Pam Bondi visited the infamous Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Around 84 British MPs demand UK government issue sanctions against Israel
Around 84 British MPs demand UK government issue sanctions against Israel At growing number of British Members of Parliament (MPs) have demanded the British government impose sanctions on Israel on Thursday. Around 84 MPs are demanding the government stop supplying Israel with arms, suspend the UK-Israel trade agreement and ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. The...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Slovenia bars far-right Israeli cabinet ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
Foreign minister says Slovenia acted after EU foreign ministers failed to agree on joint action against Israel.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:US strikes severely damaged one Iran nuclear site, two others could restart in months: Report
US strikes severely damaged one Iran nuclear site, two others could restart in months: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 17:40 NBC reports that Trump declined an alternative attack plan that would have seen broader strikes on Iranian air defence and ballistic missile capabilities Satellite image shows tunnel entrances at Isfahan nuclear enrichment facility in central Iran, on 20 June 2025 (Maxar...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Pakistan monsoon rains death toll rises to 159 after 63 die in one day
Torrential rain has triggered flooding, destroyed hundreds of houses, and killed more than 150 people in the past month.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:UK and Germany sign first bilateral treaty since WWII, focusing on defence
UK's Starmer says plan in place in event of ceasefire in Ukraine once Russia's Putin agrees to 'unconditional' truce.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem questions Israel's narrative that Gaza church strike was accidental
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem questions Israel's narrative that Gaza church strike was accidental Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has questioned Israel's official narrative that it "never targets" religious sites after it struck the Holy Family church in Gaza on Thursday morning. The Cardinal told Vatican News that: "What we know for sure is that a tank, the IDF says by mistake, but...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Trump's pick for UN ambassador says he'll use aid as 'leverage' for African votes
Trump's pick for UN ambassador says he'll use aid as 'leverage' for African votes Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 16:27 Mike Waltz suggested the America First approach would be forced upon some of the world's poorest countries Former US national security advisor Mike Waltz, nominated to be US ambassador to the United Nations, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Pope and Archbishop of Westminster condemn Israel's attack on Gaza church
Pope and Archbishop of Westminster condemn Israel's attack on Gaza church Senior Christian figures are calling for an immediate ceasefire on Thursday after Israel launched an air strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, multiple media outlets reported. Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack," and called for a ceasefire. Archbishop of Westminster...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Why is Israel escalating its strikes against Syria?
Fighting between Bedouin tribes and local fighters in Syriaβs predominantly Druze city of Suwayda has killed dozens.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:How Zohran Mamdani reached a multilingual, multicultural New York online
Mamdani surged from one percent in polls in February to 56 percent by July, fuelled in no small part by social media.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Marathon record-holder Ruth Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test
Chepngetich suspended after testing positive for banned diuretic test, with further investigation pending.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:France withdraws from its last military bases in Senegal
France has handed over its two remaining military bases in Senegal, ending its 65-year presence in the African country.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Israel's Eilat port to shut down over unpaid debts triggered by Houthi attacks
Israel's Eilat port to shut down over unpaid debts triggered by Houthi attacks Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 17:00 Sources at Eilat port tell Israeli media the closure will 'symbolise a victory for the Houthis and a loss for the Israeli economy' Cars are parked in the port of the southern Israeli city of Eilat, near the border with Egypt, on 15 February 2012 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israel's Eilat...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Drone attacks target western oil companies in Iraq's Kurdistan
Drone attacks target western oil companies in Iraq's Kurdistan Submitted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 14:30 Strikes hit oil field on Norwegian-operated site for second day amid Baghdad-Erbil energy tensions Smoke billows from a damaged oil installation at the Sarsang oil field following a drone attack near the Kurdish city of Dohuk in northern Iraq's Kurdish region (Wladimir van Wilgenburg/MEE) Off...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Barcelona talks with DR Congo leaked ahead of new sponsorship deal
Barcelona reportedly in talks with DR Congo over football sponsorship deal with war-hit central African country.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Uber to invest in $300m in EV maker Lucid amid robotaxi deal
The ride sharing company will use 20,000 SUVs starting with a US city in 2026.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:UK armed police threat to pro-Palestine protester branded 'dystopian'
UK armed police threat to pro-Palestine protester branded 'dystopian' Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 15:26 In sign of confusion and fear caused by Palestine Action ban, Kent Police officers deem flags and signs a possible crime People take part in a protest in solidarity with Gaza in London, June 2025 (AFP) Off Campaigners have described footage of a pro-Palestine protester being threatened with arrest...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Can South Africa keep its G20 debt promise?
South Africa promised debt solutions for low income nations during its G20 presidency. Has it kept its word?
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Most Turkish people say Turkey should obtain nuclear weapons in new poll
Most Turkish people say Turkey should obtain nuclear weapons in new poll Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 15:35 Although the government has no intention to acquire nuclear weapons, Israeli attacks on Iran have spooked the public A construction site at the Russian-built Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey's Mersin province, on 26 April 2023 (Ozan Kose/AFP) Off A recent survey in Turkey reveals a...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Zuckerberg settles Meta investor $8bn lawsuit for undisclosed terms
Current and former Facebook leadership reached the agreement with shareholders only one day into the trial.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Ons Jabuer takes tennis break to βrediscover joy of livingβ
First Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam final to take break from tennis as tours take their toll.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Why Israel wants to kill the children of Gaza
Why Israel wants to kill the children of Gaza Submitted by Linah Alsaafin on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 17:17 The absence of their brutal deaths from western news is part of the institutional silence that has sustained Israel's genocidal project for more than 21 months Palestinian children queue for hot food distributed by a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, 15 July 2025 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off The...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Tunisian group sues French-Tunisian imam for βhigh treasonβ over visit to Israel
Tunisian group sues French-Tunisian imam for βhigh treasonβ over visit to Israel Submitted by Elodie Farge on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 15:14 Watchdog demands Hassen Chalghoumi loses citizenship after βundermining the prestige of the Tunisian stateβ French-Tunisian imam Hassen Chalghoumi (second from left) leading a delegation of European Muslim leaders in Jerusalem, on 8 July 2025 (AFP/Menahem Kahana) Off A Tunisian...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Iraq's shopping centre fire leaves 61 dead, many missing
Videos on social media appear to show a number of people on the roof during the fire in the city of Kut.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Israel charges soldier with spying for Iran
Israel charges soldier with spying for Iran Israel has charged a soldier with spying for Iran in exchange for money, the Shin Bet intelligence agency said on Thursday. The soldier, who was not named, sent the Iranians videos of Israeli missile interceptions and sites hit by Iranian rocket fire in last month's 12 days of fighting between the two countries. Shin Bet said while none of the information given had been...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Israel bombs Gaza's only Catholic church, killing at least two
Israel bombs Gaza's only Catholic church, killing at least two Submitted by Mera Aladam on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 09:26 Israel's latest attack on Gaza's religious sites also leaves Father Gabriel Romanelli wounded Palestinians injured in an Israeli strike on the Catholic church are rushed to Gaza City's Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, on 17 July 2025 (AFP/Omar al-Qattaa) Off An Israeli bombing of the only Catholic church in the Gaza...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Thursday death toll in Gaza rises to 29
Thursday death toll in Gaza rises to 29 The number of people killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Thursday reached at least 29 by the afternoon. Medical sources told Al Jazeera that23 of the victims were in Gaza City.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Watch: BBC reports from severely damaged Syrian defence headquarters
The deadly unrest, along with the violent Israeli strikes, have re-ignited fears of a security breakdown in Syria
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Over 500 killed in violence in Syria's Sweida
Over 500 killed in violence in Syria's Sweida Over 500 people were killed in southern Syria's Sweida province since last weekend, the Syrian Observatory on Human Rights (SOHR) said on Thursday. The monitor counted 79 Druze fighters and 154 civilians from Sweida among the dead, including 83 people "who were summarily executed by members of the defence and interior ministries". Some 243 government personnel were also...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes
Ahmed al-Sharaa spoke after Israel said it would destroy government forces it accused of attacking Druze in Syria.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus
Israel says it is "working to save our Druze brothers", but Syria accuses it of "treacherous aggression".
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