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Israel’s war on Gaza has ground its vital economic sectors to a halt. Almost a year into the war on Gaza, Israel’s economy is facing its deepest decline in years. Military spending is ballooning, borrowing is rocketing and revenues are drying up. International trust in its economy is waning. Thousands of highly educated and skilled … Read more
Clive Stafford Smith, lawyer for Aafia Siddiqui, who he says is a victim of circumstance following the 9/11 attacks. In part 1 of this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is Clive Stafford Smith, a civil rights lawyer and legal counsel for many of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. His best known client is Aafia … Read more
Tropical Storm John was strengthening over the Pacific Ocean on Thursday and was forecast to become a hurricane and make landfall in Mexico, where it killed at least two people earlier in the week. The storm was forecast to regain hurricane status before making landfall Thursday night near the southwestern city of Lázaro Cárdenas, the … Read more
World leaders meet at the United Nations amid growing fears of an all-out regional war. The United Nations General Assembly is under way in New York. After almost a year of Israel’s war on Gaza, world leaders continue to talk about bringing an end to the conflict. But with the largest Israeli assault on Lebanon … Read more
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was attacked by any state and that any conventional attack on Russia that was supported by a nuclear power would be considered to be a joint attack. Putin, opening a meeting of Russia’s Security Council attended by top officials, … Read more
Through his extensive video archive, Donga looks back on how events in Libya over 10 years changed him and his nation. Donga was 19 when he first joined a protest in his hometown of Misrata, Libya. What began as a peaceful uprising was swiftly met with brutal force. While many of his friends picked up … Read more
First public test-launch of missile likely to raise concerns about China’s nuclear build-up. China has said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean. The ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, was launched by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force at 8.44am (00:55 GMT) on Wednesday and “fell into expected sea areas”, … Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law Tuesday, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed. The law was published in the Royal Gazette after endorsement by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, and will come into effect in 120 days. This means LGBTQ+ couples will be able to register their marriage in January … Read more
Move means Qatari citizens will be allowed to travel visa-free to the US for up to 90 days, and vice versa. Qatar has become the first Gulf country admitted into the US visa waiver programme, the United States has announced, in a move that will allow Qatari citizens to travel visa-free to the country for … Read more
Israel’s military assault on Lebanon is the most intense in decades. After nearly a year of exchanging fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli military has expanded its offensive. In an intense campaign of air attacks, it targeted 1,600 sites on Monday alone. Israel said it was hitting Hezbollah military positions, but homes and buildings … Read more