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What Trump’s victory means for Ukraine, the Middle East, China and the rest of the world

YoopyaNovember 7, 2024November 7, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 7, 2024November 7, 20240579

Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, combined with a Republican-led US Senate, was widely feared among international allies and will be cheered by...

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Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage. Protests erupt across country

YoopyaNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 6, 2024November 6, 20240481

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is...

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Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk

YoopyaOctober 30, 2024October 30, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 30, 2024October 30, 20240437

The Israeli parliament’s vote on Oct. 28, 2024, to ban the United Nations agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees is likely to affect millions of...

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Israel attacks Iran in series of pre-dawn airstrikes targeting military infrastructure

YoopyaOctober 26, 2024October 26, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 26, 2024October 26, 20240568

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel attacked military targets in Iran with a series of pre-dawn airstrikes Saturday in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic...

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What the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could mean for the Middle East – expert Q&A

YoopyaOctober 19, 2024October 19, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 19, 2024October 19, 20240485

Israel has announced it has killed Hamas military leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. Sinwar was apparently killed in a chance encounter on October 16 after...

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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death is a defining moment, but it will not end the war

YoopyaOctober 18, 2024October 18, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 18, 2024October 18, 20240572

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, one of the masterminds behind the group’s horrific October 7 2023 attack on southern Israel, is no doubt...

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Israeli strikes kill at least 15 in Qana, a Lebanese town with a dark history of civilian deaths

YoopyaOctober 16, 2024October 16, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2024October 16, 20240463

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes have killed at least 15 people in the southern Lebanese town of Qana, which has long been associated with civilian...

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IDF actions against UN peacekeepers suggest Israel may be considering occupying part of southern Lebanon

YoopyaOctober 15, 2024October 15, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 15, 2024October 15, 20240378

The United Nations security council has expressed strong concern for the safety of peacekeepers in Lebanon after a series of incidents over the past week in which...

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Israeli strike in northern Lebanon kills at least 18 people far from Hezbollah’s main strongholds

YoopyaOctober 14, 2024October 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 14, 2024October 14, 20240488

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people, according to...

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Israel: what hardliners in Netanyahu’s government want from the war

YoopyaOctober 13, 2024October 13, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 13, 2024October 13, 20240423

Much recent media focus has rightly been on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, where Hamas assailants murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and abducted a further...