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Israeli attacks kill 14 Palestinian children in Gaza

Shawdesh Desk: At least 14 children were among 48 Palestinians killed in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Figures released by the Palestinian Health Ministry showed that three

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Israeli army launches operation at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital

Shawdesh desk: The Israeli army launched Monday an operation around Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting air strikes on the devastated neighbourhood where it is located. Israeli soldiers “are

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Oxfam accuses Israel of ‘intentionally’ blocking aid to Gaza

Shawdesh Desk: Anti-poverty charity Oxfam on Monday accused Israel of intentionally preventing the delivery of aid into Gaza during its war with Hamas, in violation of international humanitarian law. The

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Israeli army launches operation at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

Shawdesh Desk: The Israeli army launched on Monday an operation around Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting air strikes on the devastated neighbourhood where it is located. Israeli soldiers

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Putin poised to rule Russia for 6 more years after an election with no other real choices

Shawdesh desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years on Sunday after wrapping up an election that gave voters

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Indian navy takes control of bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates

Shawdesh Desk: The Indian navy said late Saturday that it had taken control of a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and evacuated the 17 crew members on the vessel.

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21 people killed, 38 injured in Afghanistan road accident

Shawdesh Desk: Twenty-one people were killed and 38 were injured on Sunday in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province when a bus collided with an oil tanker and a motorbike, provincial officials

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Crisis-hit Sri Lankan economy rebounds as tourists return

Sawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s economy rebounded strongly in the fourth quarter of 2023 from the island nation’s unprecedented financial crisis as tourism arrivals rose, the government said Saturday. Agriculture, industries

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