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If forensic testing confirms the identity of the remains, it will be the tenth body Hamas has returned - out of 28.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Palestinian group requests help, heavy machinery to search for bodies still trapped under rubble after Israeli strikes.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:The Ukrainian president also expressed optimism about reaching a ceasefire and urged pressure against Russia's Putin.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Liverpool face fierce rivals Manchester United in our featured live Premier League commentary stream on Sunday.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:The electric carmaker had unveiled chief Elon Musk's proposed $1 trillion compensation plan in September.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:After an historic defeat for the long-dominant political left, two candidates have promised a new pro-market direction.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:US prosecutors accuse Palestinian man in Louisiana of being involved in 7 October 2023 attacks A Palestinian man in Louisiana has been charged with alleged involvement in the 7 October 2023 attacks on southern Israel and travelling to the US on a fraudulent visa, federal prosecutors said on Friday. Charges against Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub al-Muhtadi, 33, were brought in the United States District Court for the western...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:In New York City mayoral debate, Mamdani is again pressed on Israel and Hamas Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 19:12 The frontrunner largely held his own as he faced questions and attacks about Gaza and Trump Independent candidate and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani participate in a mayoral debate in New York City, on 16...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:The US president also indicated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered concessions in a bid to lower tensions.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Hamas plans to hand over the remains of another Israeli captive Hamas plans to release the remains of another captive, according to a post on X by the Israeli military. The Red Cross is en route to southern Gaza, where the coffin of a deceased captive will be transferred into its custody. This would be the 10th body of an Israeli captive to be returned. Hamas have said that they are having difficulty locating the...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Prince Andrewβs reputation has suffered in recent years, mainly due to his ties to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Hamas will not commit to disarm until further negotiations, official says Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 20:47 Hamas wants the ceasefire to last at least three to five years, in order to rebuild Gaza, and calls for elections Hamas senior official Mohammed Nazzal speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Doha, Qatar, on 15 October 2025 (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters) Off Hamas will not automatically commit...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:During a White House visit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says heβs confident they can end Russiaβs war.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Nobel Peace Prize winner tells Netanyahu she 'greatly appreciates' his achievements Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on social media that Nobel Peace Prize winner MarΓa Corina Machado had called him on Friday to congratulate him on "Israel's achievements". "Ms Machado told the Prime Minister that she greatly appreciates his decisions and resolute actions in the course of the war, and Israel's achievements,"...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:The UN says peace without justice is not sustainable.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:We look at 16-year-olds who are set to be given the right to vote in the UK.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Authorities in Georgia have been clamping down on figures accused of trying to overthrow the government.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:The son of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti says his family fears for their fatherβs life.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:As calls for border crossings to reopen grow, Israeli attacks on Palestinians kill and wound several despite truce.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:More than 1,000 Palestininians killed in West Bank over last two years by Israel and settlers, UN says The United Nations human rights office said on a post on X on Friday that more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed - predominantly by the Israeli military as well as settlers in the West Bank - over the past two years. Their investigation found almost one-fifth of the 1,0001 Palestinians killed have been male...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Madagascar coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina promised that the country is heading towards a transformation.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Madagascarβs Gen Z declared victory after the president fled, but will they have a say in the countryβs future?
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:If bill is signed into law, Portugal would join several European countries which already have full or partial bans.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:The Israeli club's supporters will not be allowed to attend the Europa League game over safety concerns.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Campaigners say celebrities quit British Museum event after climate and pro-Palestine pressure Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 15:23 Museum denies exits linked to criticism of organisation's long-standing relationship with BP and the involvement of companies linked to Israel Idris Elba attends the A House Of Dynamite Red Carpet during the 63rd New York Film Festival, Lincoln Center on 28 September...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:UN says it'll take 'some time' to reverse Gaza famine, urged Israel to open all crossings The United Nations warned on Friday that it would take "some time" to reverse the famine in the Gaza Strip, and urged Israel to open all crossings. "It's going to take some time to scale back the famine" declared by the UN in late August, World Food Programme (WFP) spokeswoman Abeer Etefa told a media briefing in Geneva. She...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Turkish disaster response team awaiting Israeli authorisation to enter Gaza A team of Turkish disaster response specialists is stationed at the Egyptian border, awaiting Israeli authorisation to enter Gaza and help in search and recovery operations of bodies trapped under the rubble, a Turkish official told AFP on Friday. The 81-member team from Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority is equipped with...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Will Putin be inspired by fellow ICC fugitive Netanyahu to take a more circuitous route to his destination?
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir says, 'We just want to live' Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir told The Guardian in an interview on Friday that she's not interested in a Palestinian state; Palestinians just wants "to live". βThereβs a genocide,β Jacir said. βI donβt want a state. I donβt give a shit about a state. We just want to live. Thatβs what Palestinians want. We want to have a life.β Jacir wrote and...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Bolton, a former Trump adviser, appeared for an arraignment in a federal court, where he faces 18 criminal counts.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:New findings reveal the Thiaroye massacre death toll was far higher than reported, with up to 400 victims.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Outcry after Israel returns Palestinian bodies in 'horrific condition' to Gaza Submitted by Mera Aladam on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 13:12 Forensic examination of 120 Palestinian bodies show 'clear evidence' of torture and possible organ theft Morgue workers unload bodies of Palestinians handed over by Israel and transported by Red Crescent vehicles to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on 15 October 2025 (AFP/Omar al-Qattaa) Off...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Widespread regional anger over Israel's war on Gaza will likely prove a major obstacle to any further signatories.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:UK court to hear challenge to the pro-Palestine group's ban under 'anti-terrorism' laws after government loses appeal.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Israel strikes town in southern Lebanon An Israeli strike hit the southern Lebanese town of Khirbet Selm, according to local media. The official National News Agency said the strike was carried out by a drone that used a guided missile and hit a car. Injuries have been reported as a result of the strike.
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