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Netanyahu opposes sanctions on army battalions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would fight against sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, after media reports said Washington was planning such a step.

April 22, 2024 11:26 am
 

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Massive river flooding expected in China's Guangdong, threatening millions

Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government on Sunday to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people.

April 22, 2024 9:53 am
 

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India to rerun election at 11 places in Manipur after violence

India, staging the world’s biggest election, will rerun voting at 11 polling stations in the northeastern state of Manipur on Monday after reports of violence and damage to voting machines in the state torn by months of ethnic clashes.

April 22, 2024 7:45 am
 

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More than 14 Palestinians killed in West Bank violence

Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said.

April 22, 2024 6:34 am
 

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West Bank Violence: 14+ Palestinians killed

Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said.

April 21, 2024 5:34 pm
 

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China urges powers to avoid rivalry in South Pacific

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said the South Pacific region should not become an arena for major power rivalries and that its assistance to countries there is free of political conditions.

April 21, 2024 3:34 pm
 

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Thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests

Thousands of Israeli demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday to call for new elections and demand more action from the government to bring the hostages held in Gaza home, in the latest round of protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

April 21, 2024 12:50 pm
 

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Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack

Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been proven as he downplayed the strike.

April 21, 2024 10:40 am
 

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House passes $95B Ukraine, Israel aid bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from Republican hardliners.

April 21, 2024 8:37 am
 

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Sogavare retains seat as vote count continues

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his parliamentary seat, results showed on Saturday, but it will be days before vote counting determines whether his OUR party can form the next government.

April 20, 2024 5:15 pm
 

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Man sets self on fire outside New York Trump trial

A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place as jury selection wrapped up, but officials said he did not appear to have been targeting Trump.

April 20, 2024 11:28 am
 

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Indians vote on Jobs, Hindu pride, and Modi

The first of India’s almost one billion voters cast ballots on Friday in the country’s multi-day election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism.

April 20, 2024 8:27 am

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