Author: Steven Sahiounie

Rishi Sunak is strategizing a set of additional measures to tighten immigration, anticipating renewed concerns within the Conservative party regarding the unprecedented surge in migrant numbers. Rishi Sunak has declined to apologize for the record-breaking net immigration that contradicts a key election promise, facing increased pressure from ministers and Conservative backbench MPs for more government action. Following official figures revealing a peak of 745,000 in the net migration difference, the Prime Minister emphasized the need for immigration to decrease to “more sustainable” levels. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick proposed a five-point plan, including prohibiting foreign social care workers from bringing dependents…

A Palestinian man has been injured after Israeli soldiers shot live rounds at people outside the military prison near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestine Red Crescent says. The incident came as hundreds waited there for the second batch of Palestinian detainees to be released as part of the truce agreement. Israeli live fire also wounded Palestinians in Beit Ummar near Hebron and Burqa near Nablus, the Red Crescent added. Source: AlJazeera

Gaza’s government media office says the number of journalists and media representatives killed since October 7 now stands at 67. In a post on its official Telegram channel, the office published the names and pictures of the slain reporters, calling them “martyrs of the truth”. Among them are seven female journalists, it said. Source: alJazeeera

Egypt said it had received positive signals from all parties over a possible extension of the four-day truce for one or two days. Diaa Rashwan, the head of Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS), said in a statement that the country was holding extensive talks with all parties to reach an agreement over extending the truce, which “means the release of more detainees in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails”. Source: AlJazeera

According to him, such a decision can be made if “leading companies undertake to co-finance such work and ensure testing of relevant technologies The system of science financing in Russia can be finetuned, and additional funds may be allocated for development artificial intelligence (AI), President Vladimir Putin said. “We are ready to think about changing the structure of science financing and directing additional funds to research and development in the field of generative artificial intelligence and large language models,” the head of state said, speaking at an AI conference. According to him, such a decision can be made if “leading…

Poland’s foreign ministry said that it welcomes the Israel-Hamas truce and revealed that a Polish citizen was among the captives released from Gaza. “We welcome the information about the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which allowed the release of the first group of hostages, including a Polish citizen, and increased supplies of humanitarian aid to the enclave,” the ministry said in a statement. “At the same time, Poland continues to firmly demand that Israel consent to the safe departure from the Gaza Strip by other Polish citizens.” Some of the captives released on Friday held dual citizenship. Source: AlJazeera

A suspected drone attack has hit a container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire in the Indian Ocean, a US defence official said. The defence official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said the Malta-flagged vessel, CMA CGM Symi, was suspected to have been targeted by a triangle-shaped, bomb-carrying Shahed-136 drone while in international waters. The drone exploded, causing damage to the ship but not injuring any of its crew. “We continue to monitor the situation closely,” the official said. The official declined to explain why the US military believed Iran was…

The batch was collected by the government of Tatarstan MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. An Il-76 plane of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations with another batch of humanitarian aid for the population of the Gaza Strip took off from Moscow to Egypt, the ministry’s press service told TASS. “The Il-76 special aircraft of the Russian emergency ministry took off from Zhukovsky International Airport to the airport in the city of El-Arish. The aviation of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will deliver humanitarian cargo with a total weight of 15 tons, which includes food and baby food, personal hygiene products,…

On November 24, the Palestinian radicals released 13 Israelis, including four children TEL AVIV, November 25. /TASS/. Militants from the radical Palestinian movement Hamas are still holding approximately 215 hostages in the Gaza Strip, Spokesman for the Israel Occupation Forces (IOF) Doron Spielman said. According to him, about 215 hostages still remain in Gaza but it is unknown whether they are alive. On November 24, the Palestinian radicals released 13 Israelis, including four children. In return, Israel agreed to release 39 Palestinians and 11 foreign nationals. On November 22, Hamas reported reaching an agreement with Israel, mediated by Qatar and…

On November 22, Hamas reported reaching an agreement with Israel, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, on a humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip that would last four days TEL AVIV, November 25. /TASS/. Israel has released 39 Palestinian prisoners within the framework of the agreement with the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said. The release of the Palestinians took place after 13 hostages held by Hamas returned to Israel, the news outlet noted. On November 22, Hamas reported reaching an agreement with Israel, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, on a humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip that…