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Thursday May 09, 2024

U.S. withholds arms shipment to Israel over concerns about Rafah offensive

The United States has withheld one shipment of near-term weapons aid to Israel due to "serious concerns" that a looming large-scale military operation in Rafah by Israeli forces would cause significant loss of civilian lives, the State Department said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the

Published: 02:52 am,Thursday 9 May 2024

30 killed during Israel's continuing ground assault in Rafah

Israel's army announced on Wednesday that it was continuing its ground assault on Gaza's Rafah, reporting approximately 30 casualties since the offensive began on Monday night, reported Xinhua. According to an army statement, the 30 casualties were militants, while Gaza health officials reported about 35 deaths, including a

Published: 03:34 am,Thursday 9 May 2024

Washington police arrest 33 pro-Palestine demonstrators at GWU

Police in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. made 33 arrests early Wednesday at George Washington University (GWU) as they cleared the tent encampment there set up by pro-Palestinian demonstrators protesting Israel's war effort in Gaza, reported Xinhua. D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith told a press briefing

Published: 03:55 am,Thursday 9 May 2024

Storms claim 100 lives, damage 100,000 homes in south Brazil

At least 100 people have died and nearly 100,000 homes have been destroyed or significantly damaged from more than a week of record rainfall and flooding in south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, local authorities said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The National Confederation of Municipalities said in

Published: 04:05 am,Thursday 9 May 2024

China-Serbia sign joint statement on building community with shared future

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday signed a joint statement on the building of a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era, making Serbia the first European country to build such a community with China, reported Xinhua. In the

Published: 20:37 pm,Wednesday 8 May 2024

Body of 6th missing worker recovered from Baltimore bridge collapse

Officials said Tuesday they have recovered the body of the sixth and final worker who has been missing after a bridge collapse in the U.S. city of Baltimore more than one month ago, reported Xinhua. Unified Command salvage teams located the victim and promptly notified the Maryland Department of

Published: 00:16 am,Wednesday 8 May 2024

Gaza truce talks with Israeli delegation ´positive´

The talks held with the Israeli negotiators in Egypt on Tuesday for a truce with Hamas were "positive" and could lead to an imminent end of the current Israeli military operation in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Egyptian sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. "Today's meeting

Published: 00:36 am,Wednesday 8 May 2024

20 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Rafah

At least 20 Palestinians were killed in intensive Israeli airstrikes in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Palestinian security and medical sources said on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The security sources told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of airstrikes targeting more than 11 populated residential homes in

Published: 00:25 am,Wednesday 8 May 2024

TikTok sues U.S. govt to block potential ban

TikTok, an online video entertainment platform, and its Chinese parent company ByteDance on Tuesday filed a legal challenge against the U.S. government over a law forcing ByteDance to sell off the ultra-popular app or face a nationwide ban in the country, reported Xinhua. U.S. President Joe Biden signed

Published: 00:55 am,Wednesday 8 May 2024

40m Filipinos have no access to potable water: gov't

At least 40 million people in the Philippines have no access to fresh or potable water, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Tuesday, reported Xinhua. Responding to the dire situation, Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos ordered the government agencies to come up with concrete solutions to provide sufficient

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