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Sinking ships and confiscating vessels: Israel’s plan to intercept Gaza flotillas revealed
Those who refuse to board the ship, and be voluntarily deported, will be arrested.Israel plans to intercept the vessels traveling to Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla...
Why a tiny island’s fate could decide Seychelles’ next president
A tiny, almost barren island in the Indian Ocean has become a battleground in this weekend's elections in Seychelles, prompting global environmental concern.Assumption Island, in the western Indian Ocean,...
Canada Post union launches strike as government moves to end most door-to-door mail
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on strike Thursday after the government announced door-to-door mail delivery would end for nearly all households within the...
Protesters in Mexico ram gates of military base to protest 43 students who disappeared
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protesters who want justice in the case of 43 students who disappeared in 2014 rammed the gates of a military base in Mexico City with...
IDF evacuation of Gaza City reaches 700,000 civilians
Although approximately 300,000 Palestinian civilians remain, the general population is continuing to evacuate.The IDF has succeeded in evacuating over 700,000 Palestinian civilians from Gaza City as part of the...
Israeli FM Sa’ar criticizes Abbas’ UN address: ‘Israel will not be decieved again’
"Mahmoud Abbas, in his Zoom speech to the UN Assembly, says he's willing to take back the Gaza Strip, which he so easily lost to Hamas in 2007," Sa'ar...
Expert report alleges systematic abuse of Ukrainian POWs by Russia
Russia is systematically mistreating and killing Ukrainian prisoners of war, an expert report commissioned by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Thursday.The report, compiled...
Madagascar imposes nighttime curfew after violent protests over water and power cuts
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The government of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Thursday imposed a nighttime curfew following protests, which saw police use rubber bullets and tear...
Mali ends counterterror cooperation with France and expels embassy staff
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's ruling junta has declared an end to counterterrorism cooperation with France and expelled five French Embassy employees, according to a confidential letter seen by...
HIVE to hit 3% of global Bitcoin production by Thanksgiving
HIVE Digital Technologies produced 247 Bitcoin in August — a 22% jump from July. executive chairman Frank Holmes says the increase reflects the company’s push into green energy projects...
UN court hears case of alleged Rwandan genocide financier stranded in legal limbo
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — United Nations judges and lawyers met on Thursday to discuss the fate of a man accused of bankrolling genocide in Rwanda who remains stranded...
Israeli airstrikes target Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Sana’a
Israel on Thursday launched a series of airstrikes in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthi militia, local residents said, the latest in a military escalation...