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Apple CEO is expected to meet programmers, students and content creators during two-day visit.Apple has announced plans to boost spending in Vietnam, as CEO Tim Cook arrived in the Southeast Asian country for a two-day visit. The California-based tech giant said in a statement on Monday that it would boost spending on suppliers in the country but did not elaborate on the amount it would spend or where the money would be focused. The iPhone maker said it has spent nearly 400 trillion dong ($16bn) since 2019 through supply chains in Vietnam and more than doubled annual spending in the…

Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have flooded the coastal road northwards after hearing that several people managed to cross a closed checkpoint towards Gaza City, despite Israel denying it was open. Those making the journey on Sunday hoped to cross a military checkpoint on al-Rashid Street, south of Gaza City, but the Israeli army said that reports the route was open were “not true”. On the other side, desperate families waited for their loved ones in the rubble of the battered main city in the besieged Palestinian territory. Mahmoud Awdeh said he was waiting for his wife, who has been…

Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, although almost all were intercepted.Iran has launched a direct attack on Israel for the first time, firing a barrage of drones and missiles in retaliation for a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Most were shot down, but the world is watching with deepening concern. Who will be saying what to whom to try to bring calm? Presenter:  James Bays Guests:  Mohammad Marandi – Professor at the University of Tehran Yossi Mekelberg – Associate fellow at the British think-tank Chatham House Akbar Shahid Ahmed – Senior diplomatic correspondent at HuffPost…

Israel strikes Gaza refugee camps as UN chief urges peace in UN Security Council meeting on Iran’s Israel strikes. Source link

NewsFeedIran’s ambassador to the United Nations says his country’s drone and missile attack against Israel was ‘in the exercise of Iran’s inherent right to self-defence’. Saeid Iravani told the UN Security Council Iran is not seeking to escalate conflict in the region.Published On 15 Apr 202415 Apr 2024 Source link

US Central Command says it hit more than 80 one-way attack drones aimed at Israel.The United States has destroyed dozens of drones and at least six ballistic missiles aimed at Israel from Iran and Yemen, its military has said. US forces hit more than 80 one-way attack drones, including seven UAVs targeted on the ground prior to launch, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday. “Iran’s continued unprecedented, malign, and reckless behaviour endangers regional stability and the safety of U.S. and coalition forces,” CENTCOM said in a post on X “CENTCOM remains postured to support Israel’s defense against these dangerous…

NewsFeedThe United States is warning Iran that if it or its proxies attack the United States or Israel, it will be held responsible. The warning came during a UN Security Council meeting Sunday in which the US condemned what it called Iran’s ‘unprecedented’ drone and missile attack on Israel.Published On 14 Apr 202414 Apr 2024 Source link

Israel is reportedly unable to agree on a response to an overnight barrage of more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles, launched in response to Israel’s own strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1. According to the Israeli army, 99 percent of the projectiles were intercepted by its jets and those of its allies, including the United States and Jordan. Others were stopped by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, acquired and operated with US help. While Western diplomats and US President Joe Biden have reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu they will not support further…

Washington, DC – The response from US President Joe Biden’s administration to Iran’s historic missile and drone attack on Israel has been two-fold: Washington has re-upped its pledge to always stand by its “ironclad” ally Israel, while also appealing to the government of Benjamin Netanyahu not to take further action that could drag the region into wider war. The days ahead will show if those two options are compatible, or if the two governments’ priorities are on collision course, analysts told Al Jazeera. In the short term, the Iranian attack is a coup for both Israel and its backers in…

A year since it started, the war in Sudan has spiralled into one of the world’s largest and most complex displacement crises. Since April 15, 2023, more than 8.6 million people have fled their homes, with 1.8 million people, mostly women and children, crossing to neighbouring countries. Civilians suffer indiscriminate attacks – including widespread sexual violence. Communities are shattered, with families broken and separated or desperate to provide for those still in their care. Youth have had their lives turned upside down, completely uncertain about the future. Sudan’s urban middle class is now nearly destroyed: architects, doctors, teachers, nurses, engineers,…