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Israel faces ‘genocide’ charge at UN top court

Shawdesh desk: Israel will face accusations at the UN’s top court on Thursday that it has committed “genocidal” acts in Gaza, charges the country’s president dismissed as “atrocious” and “preposterous”. South

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Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state

Shawdesh Desk: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing

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Magnitude 6.7 quake hits off southern Philippines: USGS

Shawdesh desk: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but according to local authorities there were no reports

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Top US diplomat to meet Israeli PM as fears of escalation rise

Shawdesh desk: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was set to meet Israeli leaders Tuesday as part of efforts to contain the war in Gaza, a day after strikes in Syria

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Blinken due in Israel for tough Gaza talks

Shawdesh desk: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due in Israel on Monday for difficult talks on the war in Gaza as fears grow that the conflict could engulf the

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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 22,835 killed in war

Shawdesh desk: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday at least 22,835 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory since war with Israel broke out on October

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Gaza has ‘simply become uninhabitable’: UN humanitarian chief

Shawdesh Desk: UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths on Friday said Gaza had become “uninhabitable” after relentless bombing by Israeli forces in retaliation for the Hamas militant group’s attack in October.

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Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts, revises down death toll to 95

Shawdesh Desk: Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in the country’s south, ripping through a crowd commemorating

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