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US senator to NATO members: ‘If you don’t pay, you get kicked out’
Feb 19, 2024 09:55US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said countries that do not meet NATO’s spending criteria should be expelled from the bloc, echoing ex-President Donald Trump’s recent remarks.
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At least 64 killed in Papua New Guinea ‘largest’ tribal violence
Feb 19, 2024 06:20At least Sixty-four people have been killed in an outbreak of violence between rival tribes in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, police say, describing it as the “largest” in the Pacific nation’s recent history.
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‘No military solution’: EU’s top diplomat says Israel cannot 'defeat' Hamas
Feb 19, 2024 05:38European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell says Israel needs a political, not a military, solution to the conflict with the Palestinians, emphasizing that the Tel Aviv regime cannot defeat the Hamas resistance movement, despite its relentless bombardment campaign in the Gaza Strip.
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Indian workers refuse to handle weapons cargoes for Israel
Feb 19, 2024 09:50An Indian workers union says its members will refuse to handle any potential cargo of weapons destined for delivery to the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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US gun violence: First responder, 2 police officers killed in Minnesota shooting
Feb 19, 2024 06:25Two police officers and a firefighter-paramedic have been killed in a shooting incident in Burnsville, Minnesota, local authorities say.
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Irish FM slams ‘abuse’ of veto power at UN Security Council
Feb 18, 2024 09:06The Irish foreign minister has censured the “dysfunctional” United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying the five-state veto power at the council has “no place in the 21st century.”
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Algeria pushes for UNSC resolution on Gaza truce; US vows to veto it
Feb 18, 2024 06:52Algeria requested the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to vote on a draft resolution that demands an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, a move the United States - a Council veto power – has pledged to veto.
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ICJ to hold hearings on decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestine
Feb 18, 2024 06:44The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to hold as of February 19 hearings on the legal consequences of Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories, with an unprecedented number of countries and international organizations expected to give evidence at the world’s highest court.
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Pro-Palestine protesters march in London to mark Global Day of Action for Gaza
Feb 18, 2024 05:11Hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters have staged a fresh march against the Israeli regime in the British capital city of London, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.
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China: Palestinian statehood key to end world’s ‘longest-lasting injustice’
Feb 18, 2024 03:51China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says much more needs to be done for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, which is the only solution to the world’s “longest-lasting injustice.”