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Turkey submits official request to join ICJ genocide case vs. Israel

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 8, 2024

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan said it had made the formal request on Wednesday. AFP/ Ozan Kose/ File photo ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkey on Wednesday filed its official request to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over its conduct in the war in Gaza in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, the foreign […]

British police brace for fresh riots as Starmer promises swift action

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 8, 2024

Police wearing riot protection equipment patrol the seafront esplanade following an anti-immigration protest in Weymouth, Britain August 4, 2024. REUTERS/ Josephine Mason LONDON — British police braced for further violent racist attacks against Muslims and immigration centers on Wednesday evening, with the government pledging swift action to punish anyone stoking disorder. Britain has been hit by […]

Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 7, 2024

Yehya Al-Sinwar Gaza Strip chief of Hamas, speaks during a rally to mark the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Gaza, April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo CAIRO, Egypt – Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said […]

Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina’s fate

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 7, 2024

People celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. REUTERS/ Mohammad Ponir Hossain DHAKA/NEW DELHI – The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a meeting with his generals and decided that troops would not open fire on civilians […]

US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 6, 2024

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally held with Republican vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 3, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of Missouri to halt Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing for his conviction in New York on […]

US urged countries to pass messages to Iran against escalation, State Dept says

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 6, 2024

WASHINGTON – The United States has been urging countries through its diplomatic engagements to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday. Speaking at a daily briefing, Miller said this was a “critical moment” for the region and that U.S. Secretary of State […]

France and Italy urge citizens to leave Lebanon due to security risks

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 5, 2024

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Taybeh on August 4, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters. Rabih Daher/ AFP PARIS/MILAN — France and Italy on Sunday urged their citizens in Lebanon to leave the country due to the risk of military […]

US to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 5, 2024

The US military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington seeks to bolster defenses following threats from Iran and its allies Hamas and Hezbollah. FILE PHOTO WASHINGTON – The US military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, […]

Parents realize child forgotten at Croatia rest area after 200 km

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 4, 2024

The mother said they had been travelling in a group with several cars, and had assumed her daughter was in one of them. ZAGREB, Croatia – Parents travelling in Croatia on Friday realized after driving 200 kilometers (125 miles) that they had left their 11-year-old daughter at a highway rest area, police said. An employee […]

Pentagon chief revokes plea deals with three Sept 11 suspects

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 4, 2024

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two accomplices, who are held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. FILE PHOTO US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals […]

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