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Netanyahu faces far-right backlash after US-backed statement on Palestinian state

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies over a US-backed statement indicating support for a pathway to Palestinian independence. Netanyahu spoke two days after Israel’s key ally the US and many Muslim-majority nations endorsed a draft UN resolution backing President Donald Trump’s […]

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Israeli soldiers shoot at UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Sunday that Israeli soldiers had shot at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in the country’s south. Israel responded that it had not intended to open fire on the peacekeepers, who it had mistaken for “suspects”. Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers

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YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested in Miami on drug possession charges

YouTuber Jack Doherty was arrested on drug possession and other charges in the Miami area in the early hours of Saturday morning, police said. The influencer was filming video content while attempting to engage with police officers in the middle of the road, blocking traffic in the process, according to arrest documents published by US

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Speakers of the East African Community (EAC) legislatures have reaffirmed the growing value of sports, saying the annual EAC Parliamentary Games are becoming one of the bloc’s effective tools for strengthening regional cohesion and informal cooperation.

The Rt. Hon. Joseph Ntakirutimana, Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) with Uganda’s Deputy Speaker Rt.Thomas Tayebwa are seen in talks  as they head to the Press Conference at Speke Resort Munyonyo 14th November,2025.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. Speakers of the East African Community (EAC) legislatures have reaffirmed the growing value of sports,

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Putin, Netanyahu discuss West Asia in phone call as Russia attempts to counter US at UNSC

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed developments in Asia in a rare phone call on Saturday, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the Kremlin confirmed in a joint statement on Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. AP/File Photo Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed

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6 minors killed in Colombia military airstrikes amid growing pressure on Petro

Six minors were killed in Colombian military airstrikes targeting an armed group in the southern Amazon this week, the country’s ombudsman said, as President Gustavo Petro faces rising US pressure to crack down on drug trafficking. Colombian president Gustavo Petro speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters

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Japan protests China’s travel warning after Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Japan-China summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju on Friday. AFP Japan has protested China’s latest travel advisory telling Chinese citizens to avoid visiting the country, issued after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent

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Trump urges Thailand to recommit to ceasefire with Cambodia, threatens to halt trade talks

US President Donald Trump (right) looks on as Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet (centre) and Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hold up documents during a signing of a peace deal on the sidelines of the Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 26, 2025. (Photo: Andrew Caballero/AFP US President Donald Trump put pressure on Thailand to recommit

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Pope Leo welcomes Hollywood stars to the Vatican

Pope Leo has held an audience with Hollywood stars, urging actors and directors including Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen and Monica Bellucci to continue their work as “pilgrims of the imagination”, helping to “bring hope”. The celebrity meeting was a sprinkling of star dust for a still relatively new pope and a way for the Catholic

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