April 2024
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Exactly 10 years after the abduction of 276 students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State, former abductees, parents and relatives gathered at the multipurpose hall of the school on Sunday to pray for the safe return of 92 uncounted girls. At the inter-faith service of prayers, speakers expressed mixed reactions following the…
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The United States and Israel have been at odds under the Biden administration — and Israel “needs to ask, Are you still going to fund Iran?” after its missile attack on Israel, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman told Newsmax. In an interview Saturday night, Friedman, who served under former President Donald Trump, called the…
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Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith put their years-long bromance on display at Coachella over the weekend. The pair – who famously collaborated on Bieber’s hit “Never Say Never” as teenagers – were spotted embracing each other as they reunited at the three-day music festival in Indio, Calif., on Saturday. As seen in a video that’s…
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Fans were shocked to see Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce mingling amongst the massive crowd of festivalgoers at Coachella 2024 over the weekend. The lovebirds, both 34, were spotted dancing together during Ice Spice’s set on Saturday, which marked day two of the festival in Indio, Calif. At one point, the Kansas City Chiefs player protectively wrapped…
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The Sydney stabbings attacker who killed six people has been named by police. New South Wales Police (NSW) said on Sunday that Joel Cauchi, 40, was responsible for the attack on Saturday afternoon at a busy Sydney shopping centre before he was fatally shot by a police officer. Cauchi, who police said suffered from unspecified mental health…
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A bit more from our interview with Isaac Herzog now – turning toward the situation in Gaza. As we reported in our 6.10am post, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said that Hamas rejected the latest proposal for a deal to return Israeli hostages. When pressed by a reporter on his reaction to that news, the…
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Addressing the media in English, an Israeli military spokesperson says plans for both offensive and defence action has been authorised following last night’s attack by Iran. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari says: “Hamas and Iran want to ignite the Middle East and to escalate [in] the region,” adding that the IDF remains “on high alert” and…
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Israel will respond to Iran’s attack but no final decisions have been made on the size or timing of the response, an Israeli official tells our partner network NBC News. The official spoke after Israel’s war cabinet concluded a meeting that lasted several hours. “It is clear Israel will respond, the question is when and…
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Iran’s attack on Israel was a “declaration of war”, Israel’s president has told Sky News. Isaac Herzog said it was “about time the world faces this empire of evil in Tehran”. World leaders need to “make it clear” to the Iranian regime that its behaviour is “unacceptable”, Mr Herzog added. “We should be looking lucidly…
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Many of us went to bed last night worried about what we would wake up to. Iran was attacking the country it calls Little Satan and wants wiped off the map, sending hundreds of drones and missiles. The attack was neutralised. Nearly all the missiles and drones were intercepted and did not reach their target. But…
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked a scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its interests. Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two…
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Federal auto regulators have announced a probe into a Ford recall of nearly 43,000 automobiles following an error with cracked fuel injectors they say can cause gas leaks and ignite engine fires. In a summary report dated Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrote it was opening an investigation into a recall of Ford Bronco and Escape vehicle by the automaker headquartered…
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The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate says he will work to prevent a payout of a $33.5 million judgment awarded by a California civil jury nearly three decades ago in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Simpson’s will was filed Friday in a Clark County…
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Israel will “pay the price” for its oppression in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas. In a phone call with Abbas, Erdogan said: “All means must be mobilized for a cease-fire in Gaza, including (the implementation of the) UN Security Council resolution,” according to Türkiye’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun.…
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A barrage of rockets was launched from southern Lebanon towards Galilee in northern Israel, an Israeli media outlet reported on Friday evening. “Heavy missile fire was directed towards Galilee, along with several sirens sounding amid concerns of aircraft penetration into Israeli territory,” reported Israeli daily Maariv. “Sirens were activated in the communities of Dafna, Snir,…
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Iran’s threat to carry out a retaliatory attack on Israel in reprisal for the bombing of its consulate in Damascus, Syria are “very credible,” the White House said Friday. “We still deem the potential threat by Iran here to be real, to be viable, certainly credible, and we’re watching it as closely as we can,”…
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