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Former UN official says Hong Kong’s low fertility offers opportunity. Here’s how
Hong Kong’s low fertility rate is an opportunity rather than a challenge and gives the city a chance to become a global leader in building a child-friendly environment, a former UN resident coordinator in China has said. Siddharth Chatterjee, who held the role from 2021 until March this year, said Hong Kong could create a “pioneering blueprint” for others to follow if it could earn the status of a “Child Friendly City” under a UN initiative. While most developing countries and territories are...
🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·2 months ago
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Iran parliament speaker says new regional pacts can 'herald a new stage’
Iran parliament speaker says new regional pacts can 'herald a new stage’ Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that new regional treaties can herald a new stage in which Muslim neighbours rely on their own capacities rather than on foreigners, according to Tasnim News Agency. In his message Saturday to mark the Unity Week, Ghalibaf described new regional treaties and arrangements as a “new chapter” and stressed that unity among Muslims has “helped push back against hegem
🇮🇷 Iran·Middle East Eye·2 months ago
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Ukraine must develop its own method of waging war — Khmara
Ukraine must develop its own method of conducting military operations, according to Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara.
🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·2 months ago
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New German military base raises fears for Lithuania’s crumbling Jewish partisan memorial
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🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·2 months ago
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Israeli settlers beat two elderly Palestinian sisters in Ramallah
Israeli settlers beat two elderly Palestinian sisters in Ramallah Two elderly Palestinian sisters were injured after being attacked by Israeli settlers while picking figs from their land in the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, Wafa news agency reported Local sources told Wafa that the settlers brutally attacked the sisters, Mona and Alia Mahmoud Hamed, aged 75 and 65, before stealing their mobile phones and the keys to their vehicle. According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commis
🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·2 months ago
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Iran war live: Tehran stands firm over US sanctions; settlers besiege Qusra
Iran says it will rely equally on diplomacy and defence to protect its interests.
🇮🇷 Iran·Al Jazeera·2 months ago
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North Korea’s defence minister dismissed in reshuffle of military leadership
North Korea’s defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country’s military leadership, state media reported Sunday. The “structural reorganisation plans” were decided during a meeting on Saturday led by Kim Jong-un, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. No Kwang-chol was not only dismissed as defence minister but also demoted in the ruling party leadership to “first vice-director of the Munitions Industry Department”, KCNA said. Kim Song-gi, director of the General.
🇰🇵 North Korea·South China Morning Post·2 months ago
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Palestinian injured in Israeli strike on Khan Younis succumbs, report says
Palestinian injured in Israeli strike on Khan Younis succumbs, report says A Palestinian has succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli bombing on the al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis, Al Jazeera reported, citing the city’s Nasser Hospital. This takes the death toll in a fresh wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza to three. Earlier, two Palestinians were killed in a drone strike in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, Wafa news agency reported.
🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·2 months ago
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Israeli forces shoot at girl, two young men in Gaza
Israeli forces shoot at girl, two young men in Gaza Israeli forces shot at a girl and a young man in Gaza and targeted the northwest of Rafah city with artillery shelling, Wafa reported. In Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, a child was wounded by Israeli forces, Wafa reported, adding that another young man was shot in the Al-Tuam area, northwest of Gaza City. The Israeli military also opened fire east of Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip.
🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·2 months ago
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Switzerland should restore diplomacy, mutual understanding with Russia — lawyer
Philipp Kruse also called for an end to military propaganda against Russia
🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·2 months ago
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‘May God finish her’: Shas spiritual leader bashes AG for order to delay memorial for party founder
Man killed, another seriously hurt in separate shootings minutes apart in Jaffa * Bnei Brak Municipality admits to blocking off neighborhood over Shabbat The post ‘May God finish her’: Shas spiritual leader bashes AG for order to delay memorial for party founder appeared first on The Times of Israel.
🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·2 months ago
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Ukrainian nuclear power plant without external power for over a week
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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Al Jazeera·2 months ago
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'Liar, liar, pants on fire': Ghalibaf mocks US treasury secretary over fuel claims
'Liar, liar, pants on fire': Ghalibaf mocks US treasury secretary over fuel claims Iran’s speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has mocked US treasury secretary Scott Bessent for his claim that the US “guided 130 million barrels out over the past 14 days” against Iran’s “zero”. “Liar, liar, pants on fire,” Ghalibaf wrote on X and then reposted an article by Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman titled “Scott Bessent Fails to Gaslight the Market”. “For real 130s, tell your staffer to
🇮🇷 Iran·Middle East Eye·2 months ago
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Breaking silence, Netanyahu decries ‘criminal violence’ after settlers again raid besieged village
NBC journalists also attacked, by settlers brandishing wooden clubs; PM downplays takeover of Qusra home, his office puts out video blaming a 'small group of rioters, many from broken homes' The post Breaking silence, Netanyahu decries ‘criminal violence’ after settlers again raid besieged village appeared first on The Times of Israel.
🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·2 months ago
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Israel would strike Iran even with a US deal, minister says
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🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·2 months ago
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The shofar call that turned a curious Arizona student toward Judaism, marriage and aliyah
A chance encounter with a Chabad rabbi and the sound of the shofar awakened Yosef Turtora's Jewish identity, setting him on a journey from Arizona back to his birthplace in Israel.
🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·2 months ago
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Israeli settlers attack NBC News team, wound Palestinian woman near Nablus
Israeli settlers attack NBC News team, wound Palestinian woman near Nablus Masked Israeli settlers attacked an NBC News team and a Palestinian woman on Saturday in Jalud, a village near Nablus in the occupied West Bank that has been the scene of relentless settler violence in recent weeks. The crew was interviewing Aida Ahmed Abdullah, who had been forced from her home by settlers, when a car with Israeli plates reversed toward them. Abdullah, 51, had non-life-threatening injuries but remained
🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·2 months ago
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North Korea has replaced Defense Minister No Kwang-chol with Kim Song-gi in a senior military reshuffle led by Kim Jong-un.
North Korea has replaced Defense Minister No Kwang-chol with Kim Song-gi in a senior military reshuffle led by Kim Jong-un. Source: Yonhap
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Soldiers in Niger Attack Presidential Palace and Airport, Shaking Junta
Renegade Nigerien soldiers attacked sites around the capital, the defense ministry said, including a key air base that hosts Russian mercenaries.
🇷🇺 Russia·NY Times World·2 months ago
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Russia:
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Russia: I don’t believe Russia will end this war because of an economic downturn, which we are actually seeing right now. You should never underestimate the Russians’ ability to endure hard economic times. You only have to go back to the Soviet period to understand that. Source: BILD
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Russia:
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Russia: I'm sure we are approaching the day when it would be useful for Europeans to be in more direct contact with Russia, and especially because we need to avoid misunderstandings. So, dialogue will begin at some stage, but I just can't give you a date because I don't know it. Source: BILD
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Russia:
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🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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(LEAD) N. Korea replaces defense minister with Kim Song-gi in military reshuffle: KCNA
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has replaced its defense minister in a re...
🇰🇵 North Korea·Yonhap·2 months ago
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Trump:
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Trump: Whether you like it or not, Trump is one of the most consequential American presidents in history. He does things and gets them through. Source: BILD
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Q: Why are you so sure that Russia would not attack us?
Q: Why are you so sure that Russia would not attack us? Finland’s President Stubb: Well, you can never be 100 percent certain about anything in this world, but quite frankly, from everything we see, everything we read, and everything we discuss, we simply do not see that at this point. And the reason is very simple. Russian troops are tied down in Ukraine, and right now they actually have a deficit. They have fewer and fewer soldiers in an increasingly complex world. I simply cannot imagine
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Russia:
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🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank
Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of home A Palestinian woman and an NBC News team are reported to have been attacked and injured by masked Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday, amid worsening confrontations in the area. Benjamin Netanyahu said he condemned the violence committed “by a handful of rioters”. Continue reading...
🇮🇱 Israel·Guardian World·2 months ago
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AI Trump replaces the Lake Ontario sign with a “Lake America” sign, then starts dancing to “YMCA.”
AI Trump replaces the Lake Ontario sign with a “Lake America” sign, then starts dancing to “YMCA.”
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Al Jazeera found that at least 17 companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements hold 125 UK public-sector contracts worth more than £2.1bn.
Al Jazeera found that at least 17 companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements hold 125 UK public-sector contracts worth more than £2.1bn. Most of the money goes to Motorola Solutions subsidiaries, which hold about £1.7bn in contracts, including emergency-services communications. Other companies named include Heidelberg Materials, Egis, CAF and Fosun. The UN has linked these corporate groups to activities supporting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, includi
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Türkiye’s Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran on Israel:
Türkiye’s Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran on Israel: As they always do, they seek to conceal their aggression, the genocide they have committed, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by hiding behind the concept of "antisemitism." Yet, opposing the crimes committed by the Israeli government in Gaza, the massacres against the Palestinian people, and the policies that destabilize the region is a humanitarian and conscientious responsibility. Türkiye's objection is directed at the occ
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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N. Korea replaces defense minister with Kim Song-gi in military reshuffle: state media
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has replaced its defense minister in a re...
🇰🇵 North Korea·Yonhap·2 months ago
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Hormuz remains closed until US military actions end, Iran says
Hormuz remains closed until US military actions end, Iran says Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy rejected US claims that the Strait of Hormuz was open, calling them an attempt to control oil prices and conceal what it described as US failures. The restrictions would continue until US military actions against Iran end and relevant commitments are implemented, it said on Saturday in a statement. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also reiterated that Hormuz remains closed and
🇮🇷 Iran·Middle East Eye·2 months ago
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Greek soldiers march at the Acropolis in Athens.
Greek soldiers march at the Acropolis in Athens.
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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AI robots and drones to assist in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup
AI robots and drones to assist in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup
🌍 Global·Nikkei Asia·2 months ago
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US seriously considers use of nuclear weapons in Europe — Russian MFA
According to Andrey Belousov, Washington’s efforts to initiate discussions on Russia’s non-strategic nuclear weapons serve to divert international attention from what he described as the threat posed by US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe
🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·2 months ago
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Turkish, Somali forces free vessel seized by pirates in Somalia
Turkish and Somali forces have freed the MV LUTUF after pirates hijacked the vessel off the coast of Somalia. The 10-day operation killed 14 alleged pirates and destroyed four boats used by the attackers.
🇸🇴 Somalia·Deutsche Welle·2 months ago
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Iran's Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabadi:
Iran's Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabadi: The Iranian armed forces have complete oversight of any activity in the Strait of Hormuz, and the claims made by the Americans regarding ships passing through the strait are absolutely not true.
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·2 months ago
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes in West Bank
Masked Israeli settlers launched their first major attack since initiating a siege in the village of Qusra earlier this month. Saturday's attacks were met with rare criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
🇮🇱 Israel·Deutsche Welle·2 months ago
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Ukraine and Latvia discuss defense needs and support for military personnel
Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatiy discussed the priority needs of the Defense Forces and the rapid delivery of necessary equipment during a meeting with Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis.
🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·2 months ago
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Navy has cleared mines from the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says
The declaration comes six months into the war with Iran and four months after the U.S. said it was starting mine clearance operations. The post Navy has cleared mines from the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says appeared first on Task & Purpose.
🇮🇷 Iran·Task & Purpose·2 months ago