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'From despair to hope': UN urges leaders to support refugees
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GENEVA - As the number of refugees soars worldwide, the United Nations is appealing for countries to support displaced people at a global summit this week with the aim of showing that "change is possible".
EU sanctions Myanmar minister, arms suppliers as junta claims rebel talks
Published on 11/12/2023
» BRUSSELS: Representatives from Myanmar's ruling military have met with three armed rebel groups involved in an ongoing anti-junta offensive, state media reported a junta spokesperson as saying on Monday.
'Stumbling blocks' for Wilders to form Dutch govt
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» THE HAGUE: Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders appeared Monday to have persuaded his preferred coalition partners to keep negotiating but reportedly major "stumbling blocks" remain over his hardline anti-Islam, anti-European views.
Malaysia can’t rule out if millions in donations went to Hamas
Published on 11/12/2023
» Malaysia’s government can’t rule out whether a local charity funnelled millions of dollars to Hamas, according to officials familiar with the matter, as it probes the group for allegedly supporting a conservative Islamist organization in the Southeast Asian nation.
Macron defends Jewish ritual at Elysee palace
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron felt compelled Friday to justify allowing a Jewish ritual at the Elysee palace after critics accused him of failing to respect France's secular traditions.
Israel pursues Hamas in and around Gaza's biggest cities
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel pressed on with its offensive in and around Gaza's main cities on Friday, more than two months after Hamas's deadly attack sparked a war that has claimed thousands of lives and left the Palestinian territory in ruins.
Denmark makes burning Koran illegal
Published on 07/12/2023
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark’s parliament passed a bill on Thursday that makes it illegal to burn copies of the Koran in public places, after protests in Muslim nations over the desecration of Islam’s holy book raised Danish security concerns.
Peru's ex-president Fujimori freed from prison after 16 years
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2023
» LIMA - Former peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year prison term for human rights abuses during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, was released from jail late on Wednesday despite criticism from an international human rights court.
Israel battles Hamas militants inside south Gaza city
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters Thursday in the heart of southern Gaza's main city where a top militant leader is believed to be hiding, while pressing their offensive across the besieged territory.
Paris attacker to go before judge facing terror charges
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» PARIS - A man suspected of stabbing a German tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower was to appear before a French judge on Wednesday with a view to being charged with carrying out a terror attack, a source close to the case said.