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58 dead in Gaza as Israeli strikes continue amid ceasefire negotiations, humanitarian crisis

GAZA STRIP, Dec 13 (AFP): Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed 58 people, including aid workers. Thirty civilians, mostly children, were injured. The humanitarian crisis is worsening as aid access remains blocked. Despite the violence, ceasefire talks are ongoing. These discussions focus on hostages and delivering aid to those in...

S Korea opposition leader urges president's party to support impeachment over martial law

SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters): South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said on Friday the best way to restore order in the country is to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day ahead of a planned parliamentary vote over Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial law.Yoon's move to impose military rule on...

Syria's new rulers call for victory celebrations in streets

DAMASCUS, Dec 13 (Arab News): Syria's militant chief called on people across the country to celebrate "the victory of the revolution" on Friday, as G7 leaders looked to forge a common approach to the new government.More than half a century of brutal rule by the Assad clan came to a...

White House releases national strategy to combat Islamophobia

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (AP): The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more than 100 steps federal officials are taking to curb hate, violence, bias and discrimination against Muslims and Arab Americans.The proposal follows a similar national plan to battle antisemitism...

Kremlin praises Trump, pounds Ukraine in massive attack

KYIV, Ukraine, Dec 13 (AFP): The Kremlin said Friday that US President-elect Donald Trump's opposition to Ukraine's use of US weapons to hit Russia "fully aligned" with Moscow's position, hours after it launched a massive aerial barrage on Ukraine.The nearly three-year conflict is escalating ahead of Trump coming to power...

Somalia, Ethiopia agree on compromise to end tension

Somalia and Ethiopia have agreed on a joint declaration to resolve their dispute over the breakaway Somaliland region and land-locked Ethiopia’s push for sea access, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced, reports Al Jazeera.Speaking in a joint news conference in Ankara, Erdogan late on Wednesday thanked Somali President Hassan...

9 migrants dead in shipwreck off Tunisia

TUNIS, Dec 13 (AP): Tunisian authorities have found the bodies of nine migrants following a shipwreck off the country's Mediterranean coast, with 27 people rescued and six others still missing, a judicial official told AFP on Thursday.The North African country as well as neighbouring Libya have become key departure points...

US announces new $500m military aid package for Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (AFP): The United States on Thursday announced a new $500 million package of military aid for Ukraine, as Washington races to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office."The United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as...