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The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass an amendment barring the US State Department from citing the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll statistics for the Israel-Hamas war. A bipartisan group of lawmakers voted 269-144to pass the amendment to the State Department’s annual appropriation bill. The Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll during the current conflict has served...

Back to homepage / Middle East GAZA IN RUINS Urbicide: ‘Even if Israel stops bombing Gaza tomorrow, it will be impossible to live there' Eight months of war have destroyed more than 55% of the structures in Gaza, according to the latest report from the UN Satellite Centre. The enclave's main towns have been devastated by Israeli bombardment, rendering them almost uninhabitable....

Back to homepage / Americas 'PANIC MODE' Democrats scramble to limit damage as Biden’s stumbling debate heightens age fears President Joe Biden’s halting debate performance on Thursday night has crystallised concerns about the 81-year-old incumbent’s fitness for office, leading some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ballot before the November 5 presidential election. But...

Back to homepage / Europe ORBAN AT THE HELM EU holds its breath as Hungary’s Orban vows to ‘Make Europe Great Again’ Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged across the bloc in European polls. Hungarian diplomats have promised a “normal” presidency over...

Yemen’s Houthis and Iraq's Islamic Resistance carried out a fresh joint attack on Israel. The two pro-Iran groups targeted the port of Haifa in northern Israel. The militias said the attack had been carried out using “several cruise missiles.” According to pro-Iran groups, the target in question is the “vital” spot of Haifa port. The resistance fighters hailed that...

Sweeteners Qatar, US strengthen security cooperation 2:00 AM, Thursday, June 27, 2024 Washington - Qena: His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), met in Washington yesterday with Her Excellency Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber ​​and Emerging Technology in the United States of America. During the meeting,...

AI Olympics: US broadcaster says news items will be commented on by AI-generated voice Are you ready for an AI-generated narration of the Olympics? Copyright Canva By David Mouriquand Published on 27/06/2024 - 16:21 GMT+2 Share this article Comments NBC is giving the Paris Olympic Games an unlikely twist: an AI-generated voice. US broadcaster NBC announced it will be offering daily "audio and video recaps" of...

Jittery times in June make euro and yen the weakest currencies June was a poor month for the euro which was hit by political woes Copyright Jens Meyer/Copyright 2016 The AP. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribu By Tina Teng Published on 27/06/2024 - 8:15 GMT+2•Updated 8:45 Share this article Comments In the group of G-10 currencies, the euro...

MIDDLE EAST 16 MINUTES AGO Live blog: UNRWA warns of critical health care shortages in Gaza Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 265th day, has killed at least 37,765 Palestinians — mostly women, children and infants –– and wounded 86,429, with 10,000+ believed to be buried under the debris of bombed homes and 9,500 abducted by Tel Aviv. A Palestinian baby wounded...

MAGAZINE AN HOUR AGO Can the US envoy to the Middle East, an Israeli army veteran, end the war? Amos J. Hochstein, who was born in Israel to Jewish parents serving in the country’s military, is an odd choice for the US to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, including the Gaza war. Murat Sofuoglu MURAT SOFUOGLU US envoy Amos Hochstein waves to journalists upon...

US & CANADA 21 MINUTES AGO Banning US officials from citing Palestinian death toll 'disgusting': Tlaib "There is so much anti-Palestinian racism in this chamber that my colleagues don't even want to acknowledge that Palestinians exist at all," says US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., attends a vigil alongside state legislators and faith leaders on hunger strike outside the White House...

Back to homepage / Europe EU-Ukraine security agreement will advance 'peace', says Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a security agreement to be inked between Kyiv and the European Union on Thursday would advance "peace and prosperity" across the continent. Issued on: 27/06/2024 - 14:21 Modified: 27/06/2024 - 14:22 1 min Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and European Council President Charles Michel speak with...

Back to homepage / Americas US Supreme Court rejects $6 billion OxyContin settlement shielding Sackler family The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $6 billion settlement that would have shielded the Sackler family, who owned the company and earned tens of billions as it flooded the country with the highly addictive drug, from future civil lawsuits over...

Back to homepage / France EXPLAINER How does France's lower house National Assembly work? French President Emmanuel Macron has called for snap legislative elections, with the two rounds set to take place on June 30 and July 7. But what is the role of those elected to the lower house National Assembly? Issued on: 27/06/2024 - 14:28 2 min This photograph shows an electoral card...