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US criticises Israel on Gaza civilian toll as UN to hear ceasefire demand
"The Palestinian and Israeli civilian populations must be protected in accordance with international humanitarian law," says draft resolution for UN Security Council
UAE asks for Friday vote by council on demand for Gaza ceasefire…
Putin jets into Middle East to meet Saudi crown prince
President Vladimir Putin was escorted to the Middle East by four Russian fighter jets today for a rare trip abroad, during which he will discuss oil, Gaza and Ukraine with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Putin's meeting…
Court rejects ex-Pak PM Khan’s request to withdraw appeal
An Islamabad court yesterday rejected former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's request to withdraw a key appeal so he could move it to a different court in the city of Lahore, his lawyer said, a possible setback in his efforts to…
Three killed in Las Vegas university shooting
Three people were killed and another seriously injured by a gunman who was shot dead by police at a US university on Wednesday.
The incident at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a short distance from the gambling hub's tourist-packed…
Putin to visit KSA, UAE today
President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates today, the Kremlin announced, as Moscow courts allies abroad despite being isolated over the Ukraine conflict.
Putin has limited his international travel since…
Situation in Gaza ‘getting worse by the hour’: WHO
A World Health Organization official in Gaza said yesterday the situation was deteriorating by the hour as Israeli bombing has intensified in the south of the Palestinian enclave around the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah.
"The…
Israel bombs areas where it tells Gazans to flee
Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip yesterday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as it dropped bombs on areas where it told them…
Israel’s Netanyahu ‘will be tried as war criminal’: Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would eventually be tried as a war criminal over Israel's ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip, while slamming Western countries supporting…
India’s Modi seen unstoppable after state polls sweep
India's opposition faces a "herculean task" in next year's general elections against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which wrested control of key states in a surprisingly strong showing in local polls.…
‘We respect’ climate science
The Emirati president of the UN's COP28 talks said yesterday he respects climate science, after a leaked video showed him declaring that no science says phasing out fossil fuel will achieve climate goals.
Sultan Al Jaber also…