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‘We are still waiting, still suffering’: The legacy of a deadly Nigerian dam collapse
The threat of flooding once again looms over the city of Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria, a year after torrential rains and the collapse of a dam left entire neighbourhoods...
South Korea Lifts Ban on VC Funding for Crypto Companies
South Korean cryptoasset-related companies can now apply for venture capital (VC) funding after Seoul abolished a seven-year-old ban. The South Korea newspaper Seoul Kyungjae reported that the Ministry of...
Some 540 held at French anti-austerity protests as new PM sworn in
Anti-austerity protests in France drew some 200,000 participants and resulted in around 540 arrests on Wednesday, the French Interior Ministry said, as the country's new prime minister took office...
Trends indicate many Hamas officials survived IDF’s Qatar strike, results still in the air
Statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday notably left out any mention of whether the Hamas leaders were killed.As of Wednesday night, Israeli...
Knesset to vote on NIS 30 billion increase in defense budget, making cuts to other ministries
Israel’s 2025 budget vote will boost defense by NIS 30b, with haredi MKs set to abstain, leaving the tied coalition hoping the measure will still pass.The Knesset passed the...
‘His presence is a security breach’: Police again seek to bar Urich from Netanyahu’s office
Israel Police sought to prolong restrictions on PMO aide Yonatan Urich, a key Qatargate suspect, saying more steps are needed to complete the probe.Israel Police requested on Wednesday to...
‘Netanyahu, we’re not leaving’: Defiance in Gaza City as Israel shows aid sites planned for evacuees
Israel has ordered the entire population of Gaza City to leave, as its forces prepare to capture the north of the Gaza Strip.Israeli airstrikes have continued to destroy tower...
Herzog to meet UK’s Starmer, warns Britain against Palestinian statehood recognition
Herzog's office warned that recognizing a Palestinian state at this time would "constitute a reward for terror" and undermine efforts to release the hostages and end the war in...
Lapid calls UN’s treatment of Israel a ‘diplomatic equivalent of a psychotic episode’
Lapid discussed the need to create a new organization of "democratic nations", while he pointed out the bias that exists towards Israel currently in the UN.Opposition leader Yair Lapid...
Leaked documents expose Hamas’s exploitation of Gaza hospitals
Hamas also tracked UNRWA, WHO, Doctors Without Borders, and Red Cross staff inside Gaza hospitals, framing aid groups as potential intelligence threats.Hamas has exploited hospitals and medical facilities in...
