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Israel pressed on Sunday with preparations for a ground offensive in Gaza, after giving Palestinians a little more time to flee northern areas it has vowed to target in response to the deadliest attack in its history. The surprise attack by Hamas killed more than 1,300 people in the attack that Israel has compared to 9/11 in the United States, sparking a massive …

After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to get used to that pesky thing Earthlings call gravity. “Walking hurts a little bit the first few days, the soles of your feet and lower back,” he said at a news conference Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. “I think there is a certain …

After being dropped from the famous list of Forbes, former US President Donald Trump demanded a full apology from the business magazine as it published a ranking of 400 richest people in America. Donald Trump was not given a place for the second time in three years as the rankings were released last week. While on his social media platform Truth …

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned Israel’s call for Palestinians to evacuate Gaza and expressed its deep concern over the continuous targeting of “defenceless civilians” in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. In a statement released by the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the kingdom categorically rejected any forced displacement of the Palestinian people from Gaza and called for an end to the Israeli siege …

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across the globe to show solidarity with the Palestinians and condemn the Israeli military’s actions following an unprecedented attack by Hamas last week. The protest demonstrations took place on Friday, a day when Muslims gather for their most important weekly prayers, providing a powerful moment for political mobilisation. Protesters expressed …

Thousands of Palestinians fled to southern Gaza in search of refuge on Friday after Israel warned them to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Hamas in retaliation for the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. The Israeli military said its ground forces made raids into Gaza over the past 24 hours. “Over the past 24 hours, IDF (Israeli military) forces carried out …

At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said. The number of bomb blasts and suicide attacks has reduced dramatically since the Taliban ended their insurgency after seizing power in August 2021, ousting the US-backed government. However, a number of armed …

An Israeli embassy worker in Beijing was attacked on Friday, Israel’s foreign ministry said. Video geolocated by AFP shows the man was stabbed with a knife on a street in the Chinese capital. “An Israeli employee of the Israeli embassy in Beijing was attacked today,” a foreign ministry statement said, adding that the attack did not take place at the embassy compound. …

THOUSANDS of Afghans, who worked for British forces before the Taliban takeover, have been stranded in Pakistan as UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wanted to cut costs associated with their relocation, UK media has reported. According to documents submitted in a UK court, PM Sunak had instructed government departments only to relocate Afghans if an accommodation, other than hotels, was arranged …

A Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah has been killed and six other journalists from different media outlets including Al-Jazeera, AFP and AP were wounded in shelling by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. A group of journalists from different media outlets were near Alma al-Shaab close to the border with Israel when they were caught up in cross-border shelling, one of the …