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Antonio Guterres says recent developments in the occupied West Bank are ‘driving a stake through the heart’ of a two-state solution.Israel’s policy toward the occupied West Bank is dooming any prospect of a two-state solution with the Palestinians, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Through administrative and legal steps, Israel is changing the geography of the West Bank, Guterres said in a statement read by his chief of staff, Courtenay Rattray, during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday. Settlement expansion is expected to speed up due to big land seizures in strategic areas and changes…

US told allies it is considering using the most severe trade curbs available if companies continue giving Beijing access to advanced semiconductor technology.Wall Street’s semiconductor index lost over $480bn in stock market value on Wednesday and headed for its worst session since 2022 after a report said Washington was mulling tighter curbs on exports of advanced semiconductor technology to China. Remarks from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump saying key production hub Taiwan should pay the United States for its defence deepened selling in chip stocks. The US has told allies it is considering using the most severe trade curbs available…

North African countries seek assistance at Tripoli conference to help stem flow of refugees and migrants.Representatives from 28 African and European countries have met in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, to discuss ways to address irregular migration. In his opening remarks at the beginning of the Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum on Wednesday, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said countries “have a moral responsibility” towards the people “who cross the desert and the sea” hoping to reach Europe. The North African country is a main departure point for refugees and migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan African countries, risking dangerous sea journeys to seek better…

Heatstroke is a severe medical condition that occurs when a human body’s internal temperature exceeds 40C (104F). Here are some tips to help minimise its risk.As summer temperatures soar in various regions across the globe, with some even shattering all-time heatwave records, staying cool becomes crucial. Fortunately, there are effective methods to beat the heat, whether you have access to air conditioning or not. One of the biggest health concerns with hot weather is the risk of heat-related illnesses, particularly heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Heatstroke, also known as sunstroke, is a severe medical condition that occurs when the human body’s…

Warning increases concern low-level conflict across the Israel-Lebanon border could escalate into full-scale war.Hezbollah has warned it will find new targets for its rocket attacks should Israeli attacks continue to “target” civilians in Lebanon. Hassan Nasrallah, the Lebanese armed group’s leader, delivered the threat during a televised address on Wednesday. His words increase concern that the low-level conflict that Israel and the Iran-aligned group have pursued since the start of the war in Gaza could escalate towards a full-scale war. Noting that eight non-combatants were killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in recent days, Nasrallah said that more civilian bloodshed would…

Rights group says in new report Palestinian armed groups committed crimes against humanity in last year’s assault in Israel.Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups committed numerous crimes against humanity, including summary killings and sexual violence, during their attacks on Israel on October 7, a report issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. The surprise attack on Israel aimed to kill civilians and take the maximum number of captives, according to the report, released on Wednesday. Hamas slammed the publication, saying it is full of “lies and blatant bias”. Based on interviews with 144 witnesses and extensive photo and video documentation,…

In the first six months of the year, the group has claimed 153 attacks in Syria and Iraq.The United States military says ISIL (ISIS) is trying “to reconstitute” as the number of its attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double that of the previous year. The armed group has already claimed 153 attacks in both countries in the first six months of 2024, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday. “The increase in attacks indicates [ISIL] is attempting to reconstitute following several years of decreased capability,” it said. It has been more than a decade since ISIL,…

US media reports claim that an Iran plan to target Republican presidential hopeful is unrelated to attack in Pennsylvania.Iran has angrily dismissed United States media reports that it has been plotting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump. A foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday stated that Iran rejects the “malicious” allegations that it has plotted an attack on the Republican presidential hopeful. However, Nasser Kanaani asserted that Iran aims to prosecute Trump for ordering the assassination of a senior military official in 2020. Citing unnamed US officials, CNN reported on Tuesday that US authorities recently learned of an Iranian threat…

UN condemns Israeli attack that killed children who were reportedly playing outside their home in south Lebanon.Israeli air attacks in southern Lebanon have killed at least five Syrians, including three children, Lebanese media reported, as Israel’s military and the Hezbollah armed group continued to trade fire across the border. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said on Tuesday that the three children were killed in an Israeli air raid “that targeted farmland in the village of Umm Toot”, while two others were killed in an Israeli drone attack on the Kfar Tebnit road, which is also in south Lebanon. The UN…

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Israeli strikes continue across the Gaza Strip, including on a UN-run school sheltering displaced people and near a UN operations centre for humanitarian aid. Source link