Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a new stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown that does not include funding for aid to Ukraine or Israel. Johnson had earlier insisted that the issue of assisting Kiev should be discussed separately, with many other Republicans reluctant to continue …
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Hamas already lost all control of the northern Gaza Strip, and that once the war ends his country will maintain “security control” to ensure no new authority educates its children to “hate Israel.” “There is no substitute for victory. We will eliminate Hamas and save …
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Russian authorities are probing the derailment of a freight train some 200 km southeast of Moscow. Officials said the incident, which took place in the early hours of Saturday in Ryazan Region, was caused by “unauthorized interference.” The local branch of the Investigative Committee for transportation has announced a preliminary …
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Civilians are getting bombed in Gaza and this needs to stop, French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC in an interview on Friday France “clearly condemns” the Hamas attacks of October 7, Macron said. “We do share [Israel’s] pain. And we do share their willingness to get rid of …
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The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a devastating economic effect on the West Bank and Gaza, where GDP has shrunk by 4.2% in the month since fighting erupted, according to a report by the UN. It added that 400,000 people have been plunged into poverty during the same …
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Hungary believes that Ukraine is very far from becoming a member of the EU and Budapest will not change its stance on accession talks in exchange for a hypothetical unfreezing of funding by Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Radio Kossuth on Friday. “Ukraine is absolutely not ready to negotiate …
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Both Israelis and Palestinians would need new leadership if they are to make peace with each other, Hillary Clinton said on Thursday. The former American first lady, senator, secretary of state, and 2016 presidential front-runner was speaking via video link at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore. “Hamas is …
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Reporters in Gaza are struggling to do their jobs with severely limited internet access, and a fuel shortage which prevents them from moving around. They are working in constant danger from airstrikes, which have claimed more than 10,000 lives so far. It’s been more than a month since Hamas militants infiltrated Israel in the …
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The Group of Seven (G7) nations have not reached consensus regarding sanctions on the Russian diamond industry, according to a statement by foreign ministers published on Wednesday following a meeting in Tokyo. In a section dedicated to the Ukraine conflict, the group reiterated its earlier pledge to pursue its sanctions …
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Conditions are simply not right for the European Union to consider membership for Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday, commenting on the European Commission’s enlargement proposal unveiled in Lisbon. “By admitting Ukraine the EU would also get war, which obviously no one wants to happen,” Szijjarto said, …
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