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Zelenskyy pleads to West after Odesa attack – DW – 03/03/2024

03/03/2024March 3, 2024 Zelenskyy urges swifter arms deliveries after Odesa attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western countries to deliver missile defense systems and weapons to Kyiv in his nightly video address. His address came after Russian drone debris hit an apartment block in Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa, killing several people. An apartment building […]

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Is Israel’s killing of civilians putting ceasefire talks at risk? | Israel War on Gaza News

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Calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza are growing louder. More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed and tens of thousands injured in Israel’s war on Gaza. The United Nations has warned of famine, and says the healthcare system is on its knees. But nearly five months since the start of the devastating war, there

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Norway gives Arctic foxes a helping hand amid climate woes | Climate

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One by one, the crate doors swing open and five Arctic foxes bound off into the snowy landscape. But in the wilds of southern Norway, the newly freed foxes may struggle to find enough to eat, as the effects of climate change make the foxes’ traditional rodent prey more scarce. In Hardangervidda National Park, where the foxes have

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The unravelling of the New York Times’ ‘Hamas rape’ story | TV Shows

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In December 2023, The New York Times published an explosive article – now widely discredited – that detailed Hamas’s agenda to weaponise rape and sexual violence on October 7. We reveal the controversies surrounding the article along with the broader issue of Western media outlets’ pro-Israeli/anti-Palestinian bias. Lead contributors:Ali Abunimah – Director, Electronic IntifadaChris Hedges

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

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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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