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How credible is US rhetoric on ‘policy change’ towards Israel? | Israel War on Gaza

Annelle Sheline talks about quitting her job at the US State Department due to frustration over ‘naive’ Israel policy. In this episode, Annelle Sheline tells host Steve Clemons that the contradictions in US policy toward Israel’s war in Gaza made her job as a State Department officer in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and […]

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Does Israel’s attack on aid workers mark a turning point for its allies? | Israel War on Gaza News

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The killing of international aid workers with World Central Kitchen (WCK) sparks strongest Western reaction to date. After six months of war and more than 33,000 Palestinians in Gaza killed, it was Israel’s killing of international aid workers this week that triggered the West’s most furious response to date. Israel has faced sharp criticism since

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Slovak presidency goes to PM Fico’s proxy – POLITICO

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The opposition-backed Korčok said he saw no reason to send Slovak soldiers to fight in neighboring Ukraine, but added that he supported Kyiv in its war against invading Russian forces because “Ukraine’s security increases our own security … It’s clear that if Ukraine loses the war, it brings war that much closer to our own

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The world’s oldest man says the secret to his longevity is luck, plus regular fish and chips

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LONDON (AP) — The world’s oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation — and fish and chips every Friday. Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, has been confirmed as the new holder of the title by Guinness World Records. It follows the death of the Venezuelan record-holder, Juan Vicente Pérez, this

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Myth/Miracle: Dissecting the Modi government’s claims | TV Shows

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How India has fared in the past decade on the foreign policy and economic policy fronts. It is election season in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems set to win a third successive term in the national elections — for good reason, say his supporters. They claim 10 years of the Modi government have

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Russia evacuates 4,000 people after dam bursts, floods near Kazakh border

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Authorities warn of dangerous water levels on the Ural river and open an investigation into the dam breach. Russia said it has evacuated more than 4,000 people in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border due to flooding after a dam burst. The Orenburg governor’s office said on Saturday that “4,208 people, including 1,019 children”

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Saving Sarah: The last Jewish embroidery shop in India’s Kochi | Arts and Culture

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Kochi, India – A chance encounter when he was selling postcards to tourists in Jew Town as a 13-year-old in the early 1980s would change the course of Thaha Ibrahim’s life. Growing up in Mattancherry, a bustling hub of the spice trade in the southern Indian city of Cochin (now Kochi), Thaha Ibrahim had always

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Three killed after high winds pull them out of their apartments in China

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CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images A citizen braves heavy rain on the evening of April 2, 2024 in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China. CNN — Three people died after typhoon-like winds pulled them out through their apartment windows in southern China, as extreme weather battered the region over the past week. A total of seven people had died

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‘Mission impossible’: Families slam Canada’s Gaza visa scheme as a failure | Israel War on Gaza News

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Montreal, Canada – “Unlivable.” That’s how Canada’s immigration minister, Marc Miller, described the situation in the Gaza Strip in late December. The Palestinian territory was under fierce Israeli bombardment at the time. At least 20,000 people had been killed, and hunger was spreading at an alarming rate as Israel blocked deliveries of food, water and

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Thousands evacuated after Russian dam breached – BBC.com

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Thousands evacuated after Russian dam breached BBC.com Dam bursts amid flooding in Russia’s Urals, evacuation underway, emergency services say The Jerusalem Post Heavy Rainfall Ruptures Dike In Russia Barron’s Dam bursts amid floods in Russia’s Orsk, evacuation underway: TASS Al Arabiya English Evacuation Under Way In Russian City Near Kazakh Border After Dam Bursts Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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