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'Arrest Netanyahu': Israeli PM gets a New York welcome outside the UN Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Fri, 09/26/2025 - 21:15 Protesters said the Israeli prime minister should be in the Hague, not New York City Thousands attended the "Arrest Netanyahu" protest in New York, condemning his presence at the UN despite the ICC's warrant for his arrest, on 26 September (Maysa Mustafa) Off As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:One in three Gaza children went hungry in 24 hours: UN The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says one in three children in Gaza went without food in the past 24 hours due to severe shortages caused by Israelโs blockade. Citing an assessment by the International Rescue Committee, Unrwa described the situation for children as โunbearableโ, with many forced into child labour or begging to survive. The agency...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli prime minister faces protests inside and outside UN General Assembly deepening Israel's international isolation.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Chinese Premier Li Qiang says protectionist measures, including tariffs, are a major cause of global economic stagnancy.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Hours before Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the 80th UNGA, Israeli strikes continued to bombard the Gaza Strip.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:India take all the way by Sri Lanka in final Super Fours match before Sunday's Asia Cup final against Pakistan.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Gaza hospitals report at least 60 killed amid Israeli strikes Hospitals in Gaza report that at least 60 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks since dawn, amid ongoing airstrikes and house demolitions. Medical sources said 13 of those killed were shot while attempting to collect aid in the central and southern parts of the strip.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:US support for Israel drops amid Gaza war, poll shows A Quinnipiac University poll published by Haaretz shows US support for Israel has dropped sharply amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The survey found that 47 percent of Americans believe backing Israel serves US national interests, while 41 percent disagree and 12 percent declined to answer. The figures mark a dramatic shift from December 2023, when 69 percent supported...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:The fugitive revolutionary spent decades in exile after escaping from a US jail in 1979.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Security Council votes against delaying reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Bank of Canada decision comes as months of slow home sales inched up after uncertainty over US tariffs.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Report exposes global firms profiting from Israelโs unlawful settlement enterprise in the occupied West Bank.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces kill at least 58 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn, medics say Hospitals in Gaza say at least 58 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks since dawn today. Medical staff reported that 12 of those killed were shot while trying to collect aid in the central and southern parts of the strip.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Airbnb and Expedia among firms tied to West Bank settlements: UN report The UN human rights office has named 158 companies with operations in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The updated database, published on Friday, added 68 firms since its last release in 2023. The list includes travel giants Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor. German cement producer Heidelberg Materials was also...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:UN General Assembly 2025: Pakistan, Bangladesh specify 'pre-1967' borders for Palestine Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 09/26/2025 - 17:04 Day four of the UN meeting saw a massive walkout during Netanyahu's speech, and Ireland calling for Israel to be diplomatically isolated Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif animatedly addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City on 26 September...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Hamas rejects Netanyahuโs UN speech as lies and hypocrisy Hamas has issued a statement responding to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs address at the UN General Assembly. The group said the speech was โboycotted by the majority of delegationsโ and delivered by a man wanted by the International Criminal Court. Hamas accused Netanyahu of preaching about justice while committing daily crimes in Gaza. It said his...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump hints at lifting sanctions on Ankara buying F-35 jets during meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Palestinian teenager dies of starvation in Gaza hospital Doctors at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Al Jazeera Arabic that a 17-year-old Palestinian boy has died of starvation in the Gaza Strip. Medical staff reported that the teenager also lacked access to proper treatment, underscoring the collapse of Gazaโs health system under Israelโs blockade and ongoing war.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Dozens of officials and diplomats staged a walk-out as he took to the podium, leaving large parts of the hall empty.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Prominent Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk detained as unrest over autonomy leaves four dead and dozens injured.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu says all Israelis reject Palestinian state, denounces Gaza genocide as 'blood libel' IsraeliPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech to a nearly empty UN General Assembly hall on Friday, where he portrayed himself as the standard-bearer of mainstream Israel in rejecting the creation of a Palestinianstate and denouncingIsrael's genocide in Gazaas โa jokeโ. Netanyahu criticised countries that...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Announcement comes after European bloc blamed Russia for violating Polish airspace in drone incursion this month.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Over 30 states meet during Netanyahu's UN speech to weigh action against Israel Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 09/26/2025 - 16:01 The Hague Group convenes 34 states on the sidelines of the General Assembly to gather support for eight concrete measures to stop the Gaza genocide UN member states take part in The Hague Group's high-level Ministerial Meeting on 26 September 2025, in New York City (Supplied) Off As...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Officials and diplomats left the auditorium in protest as the Israeli leader took the stage, leaving large parts of the hall empty.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Gaza death toll rises to 65,549, health ministry says The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza said on Friday that the official death toll from Israelโs genocide in Gaza has climbed to 65,549 since 7 October 2023. The ministry added that at least 167,518 people have been wounded during the same period.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu says all Israelis reject Palestinian state, denounces Gaza genocide as 'blood libel' Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 09/26/2025 - 16:08 The Israeli leader showered praise on US President Donald Trump, did not address West Bank annexation and denounced recognition of Palestine Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 26 September...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Hotels or homes? Facing a housing crisis, residents of Spainโs tourism hotspots fight to keep their communities alive.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:UN delegates walked out as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the podium at the UN General Assembly.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:Former New York state governor trails Zohran Mamdani in the polls as he pitches a more centrist economic policy.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:The former prime minister has been in high-level planning talks over the territory's future, the BBC understands.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:The US president spoke ahead the Israeli PM's address to the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:The reason for the meeting, set for next Tuesday, remains unclear, with Trump dismissing concerns as not 'a big deal'.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Sudanโs transitional Prime Minister Kamil Idris told the 80th UNGA Sudanโs civil war has killed 150,000 people.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:The Palestinian Authority's Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly via video because the US denied him a visa.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:European Council President Antonio Costa denounced Russian aggression and pushed for Ukraineโs right to sovereignty.
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