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Israeli occupation warplanes Sunday evening bombed a site east of the Bureij refugee camp, in the center of the Gaza Strip. WAFA correspondent reported that a drone targeted a site east of the camp near the separation fence, destroying it. No casualties were reported, however. Earlier today, five Palestinians were injured by Israeli live bullets, while dozens suffered from suffocation during the occupation forces’ suppression of the peaceful marches held for the ninth day in several places in the eastern Gaza Strip. Source: WAFA

All 120 workers on board a Nile cruise ship that partially sank after it collided with a bridge have been rescued. The collision caused a hole in the lower right side of the Tivoli Nile ship in Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt, officials said. There were no guests on board the ship, which was heading to Luxor Governorate in the south of Egypt. The Public Prosecution is investigating the incident. Authorities said they were working with the company that owns the floating hotel, while Mohammed Amer, head of the Department of Hotel Establishments, Shops, and Tourist Activities at the ministry, said the ship’s…

The UN has a “moral duty” to resolve the Palestine question through a two-state solution, Oman’s foreign minister has told the UN. Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi was speaking at the 78th UN General Assembly in New York City on Saturday. The minister described the Palestinian issue as “an injustice which has lasted more than 70 years.” He added: “The Palestinian people, however, stand firm in their conviction and determination vis-a-vis the brutal Israeli occupation, the embargo and abuses and violation of international law, and Security Council resolutions.” Oman’s belief in justice, equity and respect of the UN Charter means that “like…

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that three HARM anti-radar missiles and eight enemy HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems were also intercepted Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “Air defense systems near the Kleshcheyevka settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter,” the ministry said. Also, three HARM anti-radar missiles were intercepted, along with eight HIMARS rockets. In other events, 15 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of Gorlovka and Stepnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic; Kuzemovka in the…

“We denounce that the government of the United States of America intends to militarize the situation,” Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said The US government plans to set up a military base on a territory of Guyana and Venezuela in order to exacerbate the dispute between the two nations and plunder energy resources, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said. “Today, the government of the United States of America seeks to appropriate our oil resources by using Exxon Mobil, which has incorporated the government of Guyana into its ranks. Guyana is granting oil concessions in an undelimited maritime territory,…

During his address to the UNGA, Russia’s top diplomat stressed that a new world order is being born “before our very eyes”, with the “future created in the struggle between the global majority” and those few who “use neocolonial methods of subjugation to retain their vanishing domination”. Read the full text of Lavrov’s speech below. Ladies and Gentlemen, Many of the speakers who have spoken before me have already expressed the idea that the planet we share is undergoing irreversible changes. Right before our eyes, a new world order is being formed. However, the shape of the future is determined…

UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Emirates News Agency reported. Discussions focused on UAE-UN partnerships in a variety of sectors, including humanitarian aid, renewable energy, climate action and sustainable development. Sheikh Abdullah and Guterres reviewed the outcomes of the UAE’s membership of the UN Security Council from 2022 to 2023, as well as its contributions to international peace and security, and humanitarian response operations and initiatives aimed at tackling global challenges. The meeting discussed the UAE’s preparations for…

The survey shows Donald Trump with the widest lead over Joe Biden so far in the 2024 race If an election were held today, former US President Donald Trump would defeat President Joe Biden by a 10% margin of the popular vote, a Washington Post/ABC News poll has found. The result shows the strongest lead for Trump since both men declared their candidacy for the 2024 election. Published on Saturday, the poll found that 52% of respondents would choose Trump and 42% would side with Biden, while the remainder are either undecided or would not vote. When the Post/ABC pollsters…

Washington would have more obligations to meet if Kiev joined the bloc, Ron DeSantis has said Ukraine joining NATO would be of no benefit to the US and would become yet another burden for Washington, Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has said. In an episode of The Glenn Beck Program podcast on Saturday, he was asked whether he believed Ukraine should give a commitment never to join the US-led military bloc in order to make peace. “I don’t think NATO membership is in our interest,” replied DeSantis, who is considered a top rival of former president Donald Trump…

The 200-week and 200-day moving averages converge at $27,800, acting as an obstacle to further BTC price gains. Bitcoin (BTC) has held firmly above the $26,000 level this week despite sharp sell-offs in equity markets and the surging U.S. dollar – a victory of sorts given the bearish signals those other moves could’ve portended. The largest crypto asset by market capitalization changed hands Friday afternoon at around $26,500, slightly up 0.3% since the start of the week. Meanwhile, the benchmark for U.S. stocks, the S&P 500, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 2.7% and 3.2%, respectively. IntoTheBlock said in…