Why did the UK say it will recognise a Palestinian state? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Why did the UK say it will recognise a Palestinian state? | Israel-Palestine conflict

UK urges Israel to take substantive steps to end the horror in Gaza and commit to negotiations on a two-state solution. The United Kingdom will recognise Palestinian statehood – unless Israel takes substantive steps to end the horror in Gaza and commits to negotiations on a two-state solution. Israel and the United States have condemned … Read more

The War on Truth | Technology

The War on Truth | Technology

This episode explores the rise of fake news, uncovering its history, motives and the stories driving its global impact. The War on Truth examines the pervasive and transformative impact of misinformation in the digital age. Tracing its roots from propaganda to its rapid spread via social media algorithms, the episode explores the factors driving fake … Read more

In recognising Palestine, Britain and France won’t advance peace

In recognising Palestine, Britain and France won’t advance peace

GAZA IS IN the grip of an incipient famine, amid a futile war that neither Hamas nor Israel appears ready to end. In an attempt to highlight the suffering of the Palestinians, stop the fighting and save the idea of two countries for two peoples, Britain and France have in recent days both taken decisive … Read more

Tsunami alerts issued after powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

Tsunami alerts issued after powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

BREAKINGBREAKING, Quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful earthquake off the Russian coast, with waves of 3 to 4 metres (19.8 to 13 feet) reported in Russia’s far east. A tsunami measuring 3-4 metres high was … Read more

France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN

France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN

France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/World News The UN Conference on The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was held in New York behind closed doors on Tuesday. French Consul-General in Jerusalem, Nicolas Kassianides (L) presenting a … Read more

Israeli tourists face growing anger in Greece while Athens pledges crackdown on protests – POLITICO

Israeli tourists face growing anger in Greece while Athens pledges crackdown on protests – POLITICO

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar contacted his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, regarding one recent incident, and the Athens government pledged to adopt a harsher stance and use anti-racist legislation to crack down on protesters. “Anyone who attempts to prevent a third-country national from entering the country legally will be prosecuted, arrested and subsequently subject to criminal … Read more

Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent

Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent

Olga Komleva has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her past volunteer work with Navalny’s banned party. A Russian court has sentenced journalist Olga Komleva to 12 years in prison on “extremism” charges over her links to an opposition group, as the Kremlin intensifies its crackdown on dissent. On Tuesday, Komleva, 46, was … Read more

Hundreds pray for marine safety at sacred seaside festival near Tokyo | Arts and Culture News

Hundreds pray for marine safety at sacred seaside festival near Tokyo | Arts and Culture News

Hundreds of residents gathered at a beach in Yokosuka city’s Kurihama area, south of Tokyo, over the weekend to pray for marine safety in a summer festival that fuses sacred ritual and seaside spectacle. As a portable shrine called mikoshi, decorated with Shinto ornaments, was lifted onto bearers’ shoulders, the audience cheered. The mikoshi had … Read more

error: Content is protected !!