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Countries including France, India, Russia and the United Kingdom have warned their citizens against travelling to Israel, the Palestinian territories and, in some cases, the wider region amid threats of an Iranian attack in response to a strike this month on its consulate in Damascus. Iran has threatened reprisals against Israel over the strike in the Syrian capital on April 1, which killed seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members, including two generals, leading to fears of an escalation of violence in the Middle East. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on Friday advised its citizens against travelling to…

Bengaluru, India – In early March, a realistic AI-generated image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, styled as Bhishma Pitamah from the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata, was boosted as a political advertisement on Instagram. With long wavy grey hair, a sun-shaped mark on his forehead and donning body armour, the image depicted what Modi fans see as his role in today’s world: a reincarnation of supreme commander Bhishma who fought against foreign threats. This Instagram image, created by the right-wing page Hokage Modi Sama and first posted in 2023, was boosted as a political advertisement for two days in March,…

ICRC Regional Director Fabrizio Carboni discusses the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the risks facing aid workers.The humanitarian situation in Gaza is reaching catastrophic levels as the war is in its seventh month. With the territory’s population at imminent risk of famine and healthcare services in danger of complete collapse, Palestinians are struggling to cope. Aid workers also face increasing danger, and there is concern the situation in the strip will get even worse. So how will the territory’s residents survive? And what is the situation for aid workers facing increasing dangers on the ground? This week on UpFront, Marc…

The premiers of Spain and Ireland are set to meet on Friday to discuss a collective plan to recognise Palestinian statehood. This meeting comes as the death toll of Israel’s war in Gaza has surpassed 33,000. The mounting deaths, starvation and infrastructure in the besieged enclave have resulted in growing international criticism of Israel. Within Europe, the concerns over Israel’s war on Gaza have also led to shifting positions — including more nations considering the possibility of recognising the Palestinian state. Here’s where things stand — and how they’re changing. What are Ireland and Spain saying about Palestinian statehood? Spanish…

NewsFeed‘We want a beautiful life.’ Palestinian children in Gaza staged a protest on the second day of Eid calling for international help to end Israel’s war on the enclave.Published On 12 Apr 202412 Apr 2024 Source link

PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel is preparing for ‘scenarios’ in other areas besides Gaza.Here’s how things stand on Friday, April 12, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel is preparing for “scenarios” in other areas besides Gaza. “Whoever harms us, we will harm them. We are prepared to meet all of the security needs of the State of Israel, both defensively and offensively,” he said, in an apparent reference to rising tensions with Iran following a strike on an Iranian diplomatic mission in Damascus, Syria, in which seven people…

Let’s pretend for a moment that, in the course of waging war against the state of Israel, Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip had taken to posing for social media posts with lingerie belonging to Israeli women who had been forced to flee their homes and/or killed in the war. Imagine the moral outrage that would swiftly ensue, inevitably entailing racist and self-righteous allegations of Arab perverseness, the barbaric sexism of Islam, and the violent tendencies of sexually repressed Muslims. The Fox Newses of the world would have had a field day. As it turns out, a version of this hypothetical…

NewsFeedA spectator attacked Al Ittihad player Abderrazak Hamdallah with a whip during a confrontation after the team’s Saudi Super Cup final defeat to Al Hilal. Video shows the striker being assaulted after throwing water at the fan.Published On 12 Apr 202412 Apr 2024 Source link

Hanoi, Vietnam – In the Vietnamese capital’s Thanh Xuan district, where labyrinthine alleys bustle with residential life and the energy of nearby universities, memories of last year’s deadly apartment fire linger. Late on the night of September 12, 2023, a blaze ripped through an apartment building on Khuong Ha Street in Khuong Dinh ward, killing 56 people, including four children. Police determined the fire started from a short circuit in the electrical wiring of a scooter parked on the first floor, before quickly spreading to the building’s upper floors – added by the building’s owner to create tiny subdivided apartments…

Sons and grandchildren of Hamas political leader killed in latest Israeli air attack in Gaza.Three sons and four grandchildren of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh were assassinated in Gaza on Wednesday. Their names added to a long list of people killed by Israeli targeted operations worldwide. So, why does Israel pursue such policy? And what is its impact? Presenter: Sohail Rahman Guests: Ilan Pappe – Professor of history at Exeter University in the UK Rami Khouri – Distinguished public policy fellow, Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut Colin Clarke – Director of research at The Soufan Group…