Why did Is­rael at­tack Gaza yet again?
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Es­sen­tial Mid­dle East ex­am­ines the rea­sons be­hind Is­rael’s new as­sault on Gaza.
Published On 11 Aug 2022

Brazil­ian woman robs moth­er of $142m us­ing al­leged psy­chics
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The scam be­gan when Boghi­ci was ap­proached by a sup­posed psy­chic with prophe­cies of her daugh­ter’s im­mi­nent death.
Published On 11 Aug 2022

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Mali says sol­dier death toll in Tes­sit at­tack has risen to 42
Mali has blamed the at­tack in the restive cen­tral re­gion, which drones and ‘ex­plo­sive laden ve­hi­cles’.
Published On 11 Aug 2022

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Europeans must be willing to ‘pay’ to support Ukraine – top EU diplomat
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Arming Ukraine and keeping Europe united comes at a cost, which Brussels needs to explain to citizens, Josep Borrell said

Helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia comes at a price for Europe, which citizens should be willing to pay, the EU’s foreign policy chief has said. A Russian victory would be Europe’s loss, Josep Borrell believes.

“We must explain to our citizens that this is not someone else’s war,” the diplomat said in an interview published by newspaper El Pais on Thursday. “The public must be willing to pay the price of supporting Ukraine and for preserving the unity of the EU....

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EU explains different approach to Ukraine and Palestine
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International politics is largely about applying double standards, Josep Borrell acknowledged

The EU’s foreign-policy chief Josep Borrel has admitted that double standards permeate international relations, after being asked in an interview why Brussels was far more willing to support the people of Ukraine than the people of Gaza. The Middle East conflict is not in the EU’s hands, he said, pointing the finger at the US.

“We are often criticized for double standards. But international politics is to a large degree about applying double standards. We do not use the same criteria for all problems,” he told El Pais newspaper,...

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Taiwan hits back at new Chinese doctrine
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Taipei rejects Beijing’s “one country, two systems” proposal, saying that only the Taiwanese people can decide their future

Taiwan is against the “one country, two systems” solution proposed by Beijing, a spokeswoman for the self-governed island’s Foreign Ministry has said, according to Reuters.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Joanne Ou said the Chinese government was using U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to Taipei as an “excuse to create a new normality to intimidate Taiwan's people.”

In a White Paper published on Wednesday, Beijing refused to rule out the use of force to gain control...

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Seoul considers ban on basement homes after deadly floods
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Authorities in South Korea's capital Seoul are planning to ban the construction of underground and semi-underground homes after four people drowned

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Panamanian politician posts SOS after helicopter crashes in the woods
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A desperate cry for assistance was made on social media by a presidential candidate in Panama after his helicopter crashed into the country's jungl

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Meteorologists call intense flooding that hit California's Death Valley 'once-in-1,000-year event'
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Meteorologists have called the rare and intense flooding that hit California's Death Valley a ''once-in-1,000-year event''.

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'She wanted to know how she could get into Vogue': Nicola Sturgeon says about Liz Truss
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When Liz Truss and Nicola Sturgeon met at Cop26 last year, the Scottish first minister claimed that the U

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Kash­mir rebels storm In­dia army camp; 3 sol­diers, 2 at­tack­ers die
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At least two sus­pect­ed men armed with guns and grenades at­tack camp in re­mote Darhal area of south­ern Ra­jouri dis­trict.
Published On 11 Aug 2022

DEVELOPING STORY
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DEVELOPING STORY,
Armed man holds Lebanon bank staff hostage, de­mands sav­ings
Banks in Lebanon have im­ple­ment­ed in­for­mal cap­i­tal con­trols amid on­go­ing eco­nom­ic cri­sis, ef­fec­tive­ly freez­ing sav­ings.
Published On 11 Aug 2022

Time­line: Week 24 of Rus­sia’s war in Ukraine
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Al Jazeera re­caps key events in week 24 of Rus­sia’s in­va­sion of Ukraine.
Published On 11 Aug 2022

What will ‘ref­er­en­dums’ in oc­cu­pied Ukraine re­gions look like?
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Russ­ian-ap­point­ed of­fi­cials say they are plan­ning such process­es, but ob­servers say they will lack le­git­i­ma­cy.
Published On 11 Aug 2022

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Mex­i­can drug car­tel gun­men burn shops, cars to avenge ar­rests
Lo­cal au­thor­i­ties re­port­ed road blocks, burn­ing ve­hi­cles, and shootouts be­tween Mex­i­can se­cu­ri­ty forces and armed gangs.
Published On 11 Aug 2022

Louis Theroux and Jason Derulo rap in music video for viral hit Jiggle Jiggle
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A remix of Louis Theroux and Amelia Dimoldenberg’s conversation has amassed over 70 million global streams.

ASTI to ballot members on potential strike action
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The President of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) has defended plans to ballot members on industrial action

Donohoe: 30% tax rate will aim to help people keep wage increases
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Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has explained that any moves to introduce a new 30 per cent tax band would be with the aim of helping people to keep as much as possible of any wage increases.

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