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NewsFeedSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said NATO should make clear it does not have “double standards” with regards to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. He also urged a permanent cease fire in Gaza to alleviate the “humanitarian catastrophe” there.Published On 11 Jul 202411 Jul 2024 Source link

Where is Gaza? Gaza is a coastal strip of land roughly twice the size of Washington, DC. It runs along the Mediterranean, surrounded on three sides by Israel and one end bordering Egypt’s Sinai. What’s the population? About 2.3 million people. Many are descendants of Palestinians who were ethnically cleansed from their homes by Zionist militias to make way for the creation of Israel in 1948 – the Nakba. They fled to Gaza, which was under Egypt’s control at the time. How did Israel capture Gaza? Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza during the 1967 war. The…

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Israeli ground offensive leaves Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood unliveable with 85 percent of homes reported destroyed in fighting described as fiercest battles of war so far. Source link

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says US ‘will wind down pier operations’ in ‘relatively short order’.The United States has said it will soon end operations from its pier designed to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s continuing war. The $230m pier has repeatedly been detached from the shore because of weather conditions since its initial installation in mid-May, and the project also faced problems with the distribution of assistance due to conditions onshore. “I do anticipate that in relatively short order, we will wind down pier operations,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told journalists…

Disruption to food supplies hits both wealthy and poor nations.Climate change is disrupting food production and supply worldwide. Crops, fruit, livestock and transport are all affected. It could lead to higher inflation, as well as food security threats. What are the implications for people around the world? Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam Guests:George Monbiot – Environmental and political activist Carin Smaller – Executive director of the Shamba Centre for Food and Climate Thin Lei Win – Food systems and climate change journalist Source link

The report stated that the military was unprepared and slow to respond to the attack while fighting was uncoordinated.The Israeli military has acknowledged it did not protect the community of Kibbutz Be’eri during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, in its first investigation into its own security failings on the day of the attacks. More than 100 people were killed in the attack on Be’eri, a community of about 1,000 people, and 32 were taken as captives to Gaza, 11 of whom are still being held there. The military said on Thursday the probe examined the day’s chain of events,…

Thailand holds most positive views of China, followed by Nigeria, Kenya and Tunisia, Pew survey shows.Taipei, Taiwan – China’s economic influence is felt everywhere around the world, but whether it is viewed in a positive or negative light depends greatly on each country’s economic development, a survey of 35 countries has found. People living in high-income countries like the United States, Canada, Australia expressed broadly unfavourable views of China overall, with a median of 70 percent of people across 18 countries reporting negative feelings, according to polling released this week by the Pew Research Center. Those perceptions flipped in middle-income…

US measures target three Israeli individuals and five entities over violence in the occupied West Bank.The United States has announced new sanctions on several Israeli settlers and affiliated groups, accusing them of involvement in violence or threats of violence targeting civilians, seizure of property or other actions that threaten security in the occupied West Bank. The sanctions announced by the US Department of State and the Department of the Treasury on Thursday target Israeli individuals Isachar Manne, Reut Ben Haim, and Aviad Shlomo Sarid, and four illegal Israeli settlement outposts; Manne Farm, Meitarim Farm, Hamahoch Farm, and Neriya’s Farm. The…

In a couple of weeks, on July 26, the 2024 Olympic Games will begin in Paris, bringing joy, excitement and, perhaps most importantly, a renewed sense of human solidarity to the lives of sports enthusiasts around the world. Millions of people from Africa to Asia and Europe to the Americas will be glued to their television screens to watch athletes draped in the colours of their national flags compete to be the best and to celebrate their successes as their own. Children especially will get to see what can be achieved through determination and hard work and how sports can…

Led by US President Joe Biden, NATO unveiled a series of new pledges to Ukraine at its three-day summit in Washington, DC, this week, marking the 75th anniversary of the military alliance. “Autocrats want to overturn the global order” and “terrorist groups” continue to plot “evil schemes”, while Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to wipe “Ukraine off the map”, Biden said on Wednesday. “But make no mistake, Ukraine can and will stop Putin, especially with our full, collective support,” the US leader added, as NATO leaders drummed up more military and financial support for the war-torn European country, while committing…