November 2023
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Minibuses appearing to be carrying Palestinian prisoners expected to be released later today have been seen arriving at Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian authorities have released a list of 39 prisoners expected to be freed, including 24 women and 15 teenage boys. They are being released in exchange for 13 Israeli hostages held…
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Israel will release 39 prisoners in exchange for 13 hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, a Palestinian official has said, amid a temporary truce to allow for the swap. The inmates, all from the occupied West Bank or Jerusalem and including 24 women and 15 teenage boys, will be handed over to the…
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Israeli forces targeted the power generators of the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip late Thursday, said the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave. “The hospital is subjected to heavy shelling that targeted power generators and large parts of buildings,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said in a brief statement. “The lives of 200 patients…
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The mayor of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital, Sarajevo, has filed a criminal complaint against an Israeli businessman after enduring months of harassment for refusing to comply with his requests and for condemning Israel’s attacks on Gaza. Benjamina Karic filed the complaint with the Federal Police Administration against Amir Gross Kabiri, the president of the Abraham…
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Texas A&M University is offering a PhD graduate research assistantship in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management. The role involves implementing and assessing methods to enhance the survival of swift foxes in Texas. Key tasks include GPS tagging of swift foxes and coyotes, collecting data for disease assessment, establishing a livestock guardian dog…
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The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed an agreement Thursday on the withdrawal of its troops from the country. The agreement was signed by Bintou Keita, the head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and DRC Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula, according…
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Here is a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Friday, including the death of several Palestinians in an Israeli attack on a school, commencement of a humanitarian pause in Gaza, and violent clashes between Israel and Lebanon. TOP STORIES Ahead of a humanitarian pause, at least 30 people were killed…
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Amid her advocacy to end bombardment of Gaza, the UN special rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories has said she is facing “continuous defamation” of her mandate. “Yet another trail of egregiously false claims agst (against) me. My trip to Australia was paid by the UN as part of my mandate’s activities,” Francesca Albanese wrote on…
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Istanbul Bar Association on Thursday submitted a file of evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) through a delegation of Turkish legal experts, including photos and videos from Anadolu, proving Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. The delegation, consisting of Turkish legal experts, including Cuneyt Yuksel, Chairman of the Justice Commission of the Turkish Grand National…
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The announcement of a humanitarian pause in the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip has brought attention to hostage swap deals between Israel and Palestinian factions. The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared early Wednesday the success of joint mediation efforts with Egypt and the United States between Israel and Hamas. This resulted in a…
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What is your dream as a researcher? Finding a cure for a rare disease? Making an invention that creates history? Winning a Nobel? Now, as importantly, what do you think will get you there? When we look at successful scientists down the ages, we find that there are some qualities that they all have in…
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– The author is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Public Administration at the University of Macau, Macao SAR, China. On Dec. 1, 2021, the EU unveiled its “Global Gateway” strategy, an ambitious project formulated with the aim of boosting interregional connectivity. The strategy articulates the EU’s plan for narrowing the global…
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of “committing war crimes” in Gaza by preventing the access of people in the besieged enclave to electricity, water and food. “Israel, which commits a war crime by cutting off electricity, water and food, is trying to prevent the oppression of the people in Gaza from…
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Three people, including two journalists, have been killed in a rocket strike in Lebanon, the Lebanese state news agency has reported. The incident took place near the town of Tir Harfa – about a mile from the country’s border with Israel, it added. It did not provide any further details. News organisation Al Mayadeen named…
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Plans to evacuate three hospitals in Gaza are under way, the World Health Organisation has said. Al Shifa, Indonesian Hospital and al Ahli Hospital requested the assistance, asking for help evacuating patients, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said. It comes after Gaza’s Hamas-led health ministry reported at least 12 people had been killed and dozens wounded…
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A deal between Hamas and Israel could see 50 Israeli hostages released and fighting paused for days, according to a source close to the negotiations. An unspecified number of Palestinian women and children would also be released from jails in Israel under the terms of the agreement, the source told the Reuters news agency. The…
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