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400 Religious Leaders Call for 2-State Solution During Global Summit
The Second International Summit of Religious Leaders, held in Malaysia, has called for an end to conflict and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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IAEA Finds Uranium Traces in Syria Linked to Site Bombed by Israel
The agency found ‘a significant number of natural uranium particles in samples taken at one of the three location,’ the report said.
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Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State at UN General Assembly
Belgium said it would sign the New York Declaration, along with France, UK, Canada, Australia, and Saudi Arabia.
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Yemen’s Houthi Terrorists Launch Red Sea Missile That Lands Near Oil Tanker
The Houthis stated they launched a missile strike on the tanker Scarlet Ray over an alleged Israeli link.
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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills More Than 800: Interior Ministry
Casualties may increase as rescuers continue to search for those still trapped under rubble.
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Prime Minister of Yemen’s Houthi Government Killed in Israeli Strike: IDF
Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahawi was the prime minister of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, the self-styled government in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sana'a.
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Hamas Confirms Death of Gaza Military Leader Mohammed Sinwar
Sinwar’s death was originally made public by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 28.
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Barred Israeli MP’s Views Not Extreme: Jewish Community Questions Australia’s Visa Ban
Simcha Rothman has also asserted that his political position is shared by the left and right of Israeli politics.
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State Department Says It’s Denying Visas to Palestinian Officials Ahead of UN General Assembly
The General Assembly, held in New York City, lasts from Sept. 9 to Sept. 28.
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United Nations Votes to End Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission
Peacekeepers are to leave southern Lebanon after nearly five decades as the United States says Beirut must take charge.
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Byron Shire Council Cuts Links With Firms Tied to Israel’s Military
The council will no longer do business with companies tied to the conflict in Gaza.
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France, Germany, UK Initiate 30-day Window for Iran Sanctions Snapback
The sanctions window came as the E3 and Iran remained at an impasse over nuclear negotiations and Tehran’s noncompliance with its 2015 obligations.
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Muted Response Expected From ‘Axis of Evil’ Countries as Australia Expels Iran Diplomat
‘The Iranians like to talk with their fist, so there will be some kind of retaliation,’ said Prof. Joseph Siracusa from Curtin University.
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Trump Hosts White House Meeting on Gaza’s Future
The meeting follows the collapse of cease-fire talks and Israel’s launching military actions to seize Gaza City.
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Tehran Told European Powers Sanctions Would Have Consequences: Iranian Official
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, called for diplomacy to be given ’time and space.’
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Home Affairs Official Warns of ‘Hybrid’ Threats That Combine Terror, Gangs, and State Power
Once 3 very separate threats to Australia’s security, the lines between state actors, terrorism, and gangs are increasingly blurring, a security expert warns.
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400 Religious Leaders Call for 2-State Solution During Global Summit
The Second International Summit of Religious Leaders, held in Malaysia, has called for an end to conflict and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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IAEA Finds Uranium Traces in Syria Linked to Site Bombed by Israel
The agency found ‘a significant number of natural uranium particles in samples taken at one of the three location,’ the report said.
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Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State at UN General Assembly
Belgium said it would sign the New York Declaration, along with France, UK, Canada, Australia, and Saudi Arabia.
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Yemen’s Houthi Terrorists Launch Red Sea Missile That Lands Near Oil Tanker
The Houthis stated they launched a missile strike on the tanker Scarlet Ray over an alleged Israeli link.
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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills More Than 800: Interior Ministry
Casualties may increase as rescuers continue to search for those still trapped under rubble.
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Prime Minister of Yemen’s Houthi Government Killed in Israeli Strike: IDF
Ahmad Ghaleb al-Rahawi was the prime minister of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, the self-styled government in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sana'a.
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Hamas Confirms Death of Gaza Military Leader Mohammed Sinwar
Sinwar’s death was originally made public by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 28.
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Barred Israeli MP’s Views Not Extreme: Jewish Community Questions Australia’s Visa Ban
Simcha Rothman has also asserted that his political position is shared by the left and right of Israeli politics.
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State Department Says It’s Denying Visas to Palestinian Officials Ahead of UN General Assembly
The General Assembly, held in New York City, lasts from Sept. 9 to Sept. 28.
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United Nations Votes to End Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission
Peacekeepers are to leave southern Lebanon after nearly five decades as the United States says Beirut must take charge.
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Byron Shire Council Cuts Links With Firms Tied to Israel’s Military
The council will no longer do business with companies tied to the conflict in Gaza.
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France, Germany, UK Initiate 30-day Window for Iran Sanctions Snapback
The sanctions window came as the E3 and Iran remained at an impasse over nuclear negotiations and Tehran’s noncompliance with its 2015 obligations.
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Muted Response Expected From ‘Axis of Evil’ Countries as Australia Expels Iran Diplomat
‘The Iranians like to talk with their fist, so there will be some kind of retaliation,’ said Prof. Joseph Siracusa from Curtin University.
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Trump Hosts White House Meeting on Gaza’s Future
The meeting follows the collapse of cease-fire talks and Israel’s launching military actions to seize Gaza City.
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Tehran Told European Powers Sanctions Would Have Consequences: Iranian Official
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, called for diplomacy to be given ’time and space.’
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Home Affairs Official Warns of ‘Hybrid’ Threats That Combine Terror, Gangs, and State Power
Once 3 very separate threats to Australia’s security, the lines between state actors, terrorism, and gangs are increasingly blurring, a security expert warns.
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