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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday sought recommendations from industrialists and businesspeople on how to increase export-led growth in the country. “Whatever growth we have to achieve, it has to be export-led growth, period,” the premier remarked while addressing a meeting with prominent leaders of the business community. He added that any other kind of growth had “no meaning” and reinforced that economic growth had to be export-led. “Today’s meeting is because we’re in the first quarte

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France, UK, and Canada Lead 12-Nation Push Against Israeli Settlement Trade France, the UK, Canada, and nine other countries are moving toward national restrictions on goods from Israeli settlements, bypassing an EU-wide deadlock. READ MORE
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Russian missiles and drones pounded #Kyiv overnight, killing two people and sending smoke billowing above the Ukrainian capital, ending #Moscow's temporary halt to strikes on the city. https://t.co/0SyUTzfPdB

NEW: Thailand summoned Israeli Ambassador over badly behaving Israeli tourists. Foreign Minister Sihasak said he had a "frank discussion" about Israeli nationals using nominees to dodge foreign ownership rules and tourists causing friction in Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, and Phuket. He said: Tourism is important to us, but it isn't just about income — it's also about the dignity of Thailand. Israeli arrivals surged 46% last year to 410,000. Thailand is halving visa-free stays to 30 days from

For decades, the United States has used economic and financial restrictions as major foreign policy tools. But as China and other countries gain greater economic and technological strength, they are also acquiring more ways to push back against US actions, with deep-sea mining possibly becoming a testing ground for that shift. China could join other countries in taking coordinated countermeasures, including sanctions against companies, if the US proceeds with seabed mining in violation of...
The Russian army is unable to effectively deploy its weapons in the Oleksandrivka sector due to the large number of Ukrainian FPV drones and is being forced to restrict its use of military equipment.

Ukraine has developed its own surface-to-air missile system for intercepting ballistic targets, with a missile weighing 450 kg, including a 36-kg warhead, Militarnyi reports.
France and Britain announce sanctions on settlements in Judea and Samaria, joined by 9 other countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the measures were in response to what he called "settler terrorism" in the occupied territories. The measures are part of the UK's efforts to support a two-state solution.
The number of people injured in Kyiv following Russian strikes has risen to 25 as of 3:20 p.m., the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCSA) said on Telegram.
France and Canada to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements joining Britain in the action.

France and Canada to join UK in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlements ➡️ https://t.co/fYhXnAuMjT https://t.co/xoCfDgbayp

France is preparing to introduce a ban on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday, following a wave of settler violence in recent days that has further undermined prospects for a two-state solution with the Palestinians.

Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory ‘It breaks my heart’: victory sparks dismay Europe live – latest updates Thousands of Germans have staged protests against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) after the party’s watershed victory in a state election, warning it posed a danger in two more polls this month. Demonstrators at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate held a peaceful pro-democracy rally denouncing the anti-im

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia will keep toughening its demands on Ukraine as the war continues, claiming victory is near.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: To those who finance or facilitate illegal settlements, let me say this: you will face the full force of UK sanctions.
BREAKING: Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden have announced plans for national bans on trade in goods originating from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The sanctions come amid unprecedented levels of settler violence and Israel’s plans to build 1,200 new homes in the West Bank. The countries also said they firmly oppose any move that could lead to the annexation of Palestinian lands or the forced displacement of Palestin
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announces sanctions on Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. Britain will ban imports from "illegal settlements" in the Judea and Samaria, sanction British firms financing settlement expansion, and sanction "violent settlers." Miliband says the UK previously called the settlements illegal and now considers the occupation itself illegal. He claims 65 Palestinian communities have been displaced since 2023 and that the UN reports an average of about 6 settler
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Gaza: Over 70,000 people have been killed in Gaza, at least 20,000 of them children. 20,000 children.
By John Irish PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - France will launch a process to ban products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday, amid rising settler violence that has further undermined prospects for a two-state solution with the Palestinians. "France is going to put an end to its commerce with Israeli settlements in Palestine, along with 11 other countries which have also undertaken similar engagements," Barrot wrote on X.
By John Irish PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - France will launch a process to ban products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday, amid rising settler violence that has further undermined prospects for a two-state solution with the Palestinians. "France is going to put an end to its commerce with Israeli settlements in Palestine, along with 11 other countries which have also undertaken similar engagements," Barrot wrote on X.

12 countries say they will sanction trade from Israeli settlements Twelve countries are set to slap sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, citing increasing attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages in the occupied territory. "Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which

Qatar's Foreign Ministry says Doha working towards diplomatic solutions to end US war on Iran.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: The sanctions regime will target illegal settlements and settlement expansion, not Israel. I oppose the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions, or BDS campaign.

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A Lebanese town mourns the loss of two Hezbollah members and their family, including a baby, following an Israeli attack. The procession, draped in group colors, moved through the conflict-affected village.

LONDON/TEL AVIV: Britain on Tuesday announced a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in coordination with France and Canada, the latest sanctions to target Israel as it faces growing diplomatic isolation.British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said Britain could no longer simply “call out” injustice and suffering, but told the House of Commons that the country now had to “act” to oppose the expansion of settlements.“Today we refuse to be bystanders to further su

LONDON/TEL AVIV, Sept 8 : Britain on Tuesday announced a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in coordination with France and Canada, the latest sanctions to target Israel as it faces growing diplomatic isolation.British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said Britain could no longer simply “call out” injustice and suffering, but told the House of Commons that the country now had to “act” to oppose the expansion of settlements.“Today we refuse to be bystanders to f

BREAKING: Twelve countries issued a joint statement announcing national bans on trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements: 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇸 Spain 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪…
BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: We will introduce an import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied territories.
NEW: Iran claims it shot down a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.
BIG: UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank perpetrated by settler terrorists. And all too often, the Israeli government has turned a blind eye to this, and worse, members of it have made statements and taken actions to support the forced displacement of Palestinians.

BREAKING: Twelve countries issued a joint statement announcing national bans on trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements: 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇸 Spain 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden Macron, UK PM Burnham, and Canadian PM Carney agreed the situation is deteriorating with "unprecedented" settler violence and settlement expansion, specifically calling the E1 project "inadmissible." They salut
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: I announce that we are sanctioning Lebanese Hezbollah's financing arm.

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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: We are reimposing major economic sanctions on Iran in line with the EU and the U.S.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: Our argument is not with the people of Israel, with whom the UK has unshakable bonds. Our argument is with the conduct of Israel's government.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: I am proud of my Jewishness and unwavering in my support for the State of Israel. There is absolutely no contradiction between this and my support for the State of Palestine.

Qatar on Tuesday vowed to prioritise China’s energy supply and safeguard shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, as both countries coordinated efforts to de-escalate Middle East tensions. During a meeting in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stressed the importance of unimpeded maritime traffic through the waterway. Sheikh Mohammed affirmed Doha’s “support for all diplomatic efforts and endeavours...