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UN considers resolution demanding Israel ends unlawful Gaza presence

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18(AP/AFP): The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel end its "unlawful presence" in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year and calling for sanctions and an arms embargo against the country.It will be put to a vote in the...

Israel plants explosives in Hezbollah's pagers

AMMAN, Sept 18 (Reuters/AFP): Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters.The operation was an unprecedented Hezbollah security breach that saw thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon, killing 12 people...

Kashmir votes in local polls

SRINAGAR, Sept 18 (AFP): Indian-administered Kashmir voted Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan.Many in the disputed Muslim-majority territory of 8.7 million registered voters remain bitter over the 2019 order...

Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland

GLASGOW, Sept 18 (AFP): When the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini thought her dream of becoming a doctor was over. Now, she is continuing her medical degree in Britain. "Coming to Scotland, it changed everything. It has given me hope for a better future," the...

Biden calls for Sudan parties to 're-engage' in peace talks

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (AFP): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for Sudan's warring parties to "re-engage" in peace talks and facilitate humanitarian access, in some of his most direct comments yet on the country's deadly conflict."I call on the belligerents responsible for Sudanese suffering-the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and...

China sanctions US cos for selling arms to Taiwan

BEIJING, Sept 18 (AP): China on Wednesday announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force.Chinese state media made the announcement, citing the Foreign Ministry, but gave no details on the companies involved....

News in Brief -2024-09-19

Storm toll rises to 23 in EuropePRAGUE, Sept 18: The toll from the extreme weather unleashed by Storm Boris in central and eastern Europe rose to at least 23 people, as Czech police said Wednesday they had found a fourth victim. Since last week the storm has brought widespread flooding...