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Israel prepares military operations in Gaza’s Rafah
Shawdesh desk: Israeli leaders were preparing Monday for military operations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where most of the Palestinian territory’s population has fled after six months of fighting. TalksReadMore
Germany faces Gaza genocide case at ICJ
Shawesh desk: Germany faces charges from Nicaragua at the top UN court on Monday that it is ‘facilitating the commission of genocide’ against Palestinians with its military and political supportReadMore
Palestinians mark sad and tense holiest Ramadan night in Jerusalem
Shawdesh Desk: Palestinian Muslims marked a tense and somber last Friday of Ramadan in Jerusalem, with minor scuffles between worshippers and Israeli police controlling the entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque, the thirdReadMore
Families shelter in tents as rescuers seek people cut off by Taiwan quake
Shawdesh Desk: Relief workers set aside stuffed toys, blankets and baby formula for families sheltering Thursday in an elementary school in Hualien, the epicentre of Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in aReadMore
Seven dead, hundreds injured in most powerful Taiwan quake in 25 years
Shawdesh Desk: At least seven people were killed and more than 700 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings thatReadMore
Germany gives controversial green light to cannabis
Shawdesh Desk: Cannabis aficionados lit up in Germany on Monday, as the country became the largest EU nation to legalise recreational use, despite fierce objections from opposition politicians and medicalReadMore
8 dead in car bomb at north Syria market
Shawdesh Desk: A bomb exploded in a shopping area in a northern Syrian city held by pro-Turkish forces early Sunday, killing eight people and wounding more than 20 others, aReadMore
Romania, Bulgaria join EU Schengen zone for air, sea routes
Shawdesh desk: Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe’s vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border checks after a 13-year wait. A veto byReadMore
