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Zelenskyy and Rutte sign security deal – DW – 03/01/2024

The leaders of Ukraine and the Netherlands signed a security guarantee deal in the northeastern Ukrainian frontline city of Kharkiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post on X, formerly Twitter, that the document includes €2 billion ($2.16 billion) in military aid from the Netherlands this year, as well as further defense assistance over the next ten years. “I […]

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'Excess deaths' in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort – NPR

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‘Excess deaths’ in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort NPR Israel Hamas updates: Northern Gaza hospital shut, food trucks arrive USA TODAY The war on Gaza is a health justice issue, too Al Jazeera English WHO says humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza led to deaths at aid convoy Yahoo! Voices No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life

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Will Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community serve in its military? | Israel War on Gaza News

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There is renewed push to force ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the Israeli military. Israel has called on its reserves to wage its ground war on Gaza. But its ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has an exemption to military service going back decades. Now, the defence minister says they need to join the fight. But can a

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Israeli MP denounces ‘tsunami of fanatic nationalism’ in Israel | Israel War on Gaza

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‘We are on the brink of a fascist dictatorship,’ Knesset member Ofer Cassif tells Marc Lamont Hill. Over the past five months, Israel’s war on Gaza has caused mass devastation and led to more than 30,000 deaths. In January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague found that there was a plausible risk

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Putin’s bluffing on nukes (for now), says top NATO official – POLITICO

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He added, “We do not see any imminent threat of Russia using these weapons. But these statements are in themselves very dangerous, because they erode trust. Russia knows the consequences of taking such a step.” Geoană, who could step down later this year to run in the Romanian presidential election in September, also said NATO

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Deadly fire rips through Bangladesh shopping centre | In Pictures News

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At least 45 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in a blaze at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, officials said on Friday. The fire started late on Thursday at a restaurant on the first floor of the Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall in central Dhaka. Fire Service and

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US Senate approves spending stopgap to avert government shutdown

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Short-term spending bill averts shutdown of agencies that would have kicked in on Saturday. The United States Congress has approved a short-term spending package to avoid a government shutdown, the fourth such stopgap measure in several months. The bill, which passed the Senate in a bipartisan 77-13 vote, provides funding for some federal government agencies

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Israel’s Netanyahu says he will pave way to conscript ultra-Orthodox

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday his government would find a way to end exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews from Israeli military service in the face of political pressures that threaten his narrow coalition’s future. “We will determine goals for conscripting ultra-Orthodox people to the IDF and national civil service,” Netanyahu said

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What role does parliament play in Iran? | Government News

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Iranians are choosing a new legislature and many hope it will pave the way for reform. Iran’s parliamentary elections look set to be a major test for the government. While anti-establishment candidates are not expected to win many seats, a low voter turnout could indicate widespread discontent. In 2022, the country was rocked by mass

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Funeral Homes Refuse to Bring Navalny’s Body to Memorial Service – Allies

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Funeral homes in Moscow are refusing to transport the body of opposition activist Alexei Navalny to the church where his public memorial ceremony will take place on Friday, his allies said. “All the hearse services are getting calls from unknown people who threaten them so that they don’t take Alexei’s body anywhere,” Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira

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