U.N. chief calls for ‘unfettered’ aid to Gaza as aid groups report imminent famine
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Jonathan Glazer: Jewish stars including Debra Messing and Eli Roth denounce directors’s Oscars speech
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Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation
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Quick Glance: Biden-Netanyahu Call on Gaza Crisis
- President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the growing divide between allies regarding the food crisis in Gaza and the war.
- Biden supported Schumer's criticism of Netanyahu's conduct in a speech, but did not explicitly endorse a new election in Israel.
- The USA criticized Netanyahu's plan for an operation in Rafah without adequate protection for innocent Palestinian civilians.
- The UN World Food Program warned of an imminent famine in Gaza, stating that further war escalation could push half of the population to the brink of starvation.
US State Secretary Blinken announces new Middle East trip to push for Gaza ceasefire
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Israeli and Palestinian Economies Suffering from Ban on Workers: The painful decoupling offers a glimpse of what awaits both sides if the war in Gaza permanently ...
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Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge ... Show more
Israel hits Rafah from the air as U.S. urges rethink on the ground: Israel killed 14 people in air strikes in Rafah on Tuesday, Palestinian medical officials ...
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Washington makes new push for Gaza ceasefire to head off famine, Rafah assault: The United States made a fresh push on Tuesday for a ceasefire in Gaza to avert a ...
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The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman, while in the custody of Iran’s morality police was unlawful, a UN fact-finding mission said www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/mahsa-aminis-death-iran-custody-was-unlawful-says-un-mission-2024-03-18/
“We See Our History in Their Eyes” Irish Leader Calls for Gaza Ceasefire in White House Address
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Through the Psychedelic Looking Glass: Perception-altering drugs are going mainstream. Could a new movement driven by profit bring more harm than healing?
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Biden needs to increase the pressure on Netanyahu: Supporting Israel and supporting the country’s prime minister are not the same thing
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Quick Glance: Bank of England to Maintain Interest Rates amid Inflation Signals
- The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates unchanged as it looks for clearer signs that pay growth and services inflation are cooling enough to allow for a cut in borrowing costs.
- Financial markets are largely predicting that the BoE's benchmark rate will be held at 5.25 percent, marking the fifth consecutive meeting with no change.
- Steady monetary policy in the UK this week would align with major central banks like the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, indicating that rate reductions will only come when inflation is consistently decreasing.
- The BoE remains cautious about weighting individual labor market releases and will wait for more data on new wage settlements before committing to rate cuts. Official inflation figures for February are expected to further decrease to 3.6 percent.
Fenerbahce to consider withdrawing from Super Lig after players attacked: Fenerbahce will consider withdrawing from the Turkish top flight after some of their ...
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Quick Glance: Conflict Arises Between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahce
- Conflicts emerged between players and fans on the pitch after the game.
- Trabzonspor fans stormed the field and attacked Fenerbahce players.
- Tensions escalated when Batshuayi scored the crucial goal and objects were thrown onto the field.
- The Turkish Football Federation denounced the incidents as 'unacceptable' and vowed to take legal action against those responsible.
Israeli forces raid Gaza City hospital; U.S. confirms death of top Hamas leader: The Israeli military operation at al-Shifa hospital, which it said was targeting ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/18/israel-hamas-gaza-shifa-issa/
Quick Glance: IDF Orders Evacuation of Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital and Surroundings
- The Israeli military urged Palestinians sheltering in Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital, the largest in the embattled coastal area, and its environs to leave the conflict zone as Israeli troops move in once again.
- A spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) wrote in Arabic on X, formerly Twitter, that everyone in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City as well as everyone inside the al-Shifa Hospital should leave the area immediately to ensure their safety and proceed to the humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi.
- The IDF stated that senior members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas were using the badly damaged hospital "to conduct and promote terrorist activity".
- International observers and world leaders have increasingly been pressuring Israel to let more aid into Gaza, accusing the government of not doing enough, while Israel rejects the accusations.
Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and spin off its ice cream business: Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline ...
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Quick Glance: Unilever to Split Ice Cream Business, Cut 7,500 Jobs
- Unilever plans to separate its ice cream business, including brands like Ben & Jerry's, and intends to cut 7,500 jobs.
- The restructuring aims to boost growth, involving job cuts to achieve €800 million in cost savings over the next three years.
- Separating the ice cream business will help Unilever focus on four core businesses and avoid controversial political issues related to Ben & Jerry's.
- The targeted cost savings are expected to increase Unilever's profits, allowing the company to reinvest in research, development, and marketing to achieve mid-single digit sales growth.
Iran’s Dissenting Voices Are Being Targeted Online: Aspects of Tehran’s cyberwarfare apparatus are well known, but the groups currently hacking the country’s own ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/irans-dissenting-voices-are-being-targeted-online/
Which countries had the worst air quality in 2023?: Pakistan remained one of the world's three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad ...
reuters.com/business/environment/bangladesh-pakistan-india-bottom-air-quality-rankings-2023-data-shows-2024-03-19/
Major Gulf bourses mixed in early trade; Fed meet in focus: Major stock markets in the Gulf put in a mixed performance in early trade on Tuesday ...
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Quick Glance: Wall Street Finishes Higher, Balancing Fed Nerves with AI Enthusiasm
- Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Monday, with megacap growth stocks like Alphabet and Tesla supporting a rebound in the technology-heavy Nasdaq while investors also eagerly awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting this week.
- Alphabet provided a significant boost to the market after a media report that Apple is in talks to integrate Google's Gemini AI engine into the iPhone.
- Tesla shares finished up 6.3%, leading S&P 500 percentage gains, after the electric carmaker announced it would soon increase the price of its Model Y EVs in parts of Europe.
- The Nasdaq snapped three straight days of losses, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gave up gains, and the S&P 500 Technology Index rose by 0.5%.
Dead in hospital storm: Israelis show mountains of money and weapons in Al-Shifa clinic
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“They’re all under there. I went out to get flour. I swear, I went out to get flour.”
A Palestinian woman wails in anguish upon returning to the home she had ... Show more
Netanyahu says he’s trying everything to get more aid to Gaza. Aid groups say that’s not true
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Israel launches night raid on Gaza al-Shifa hospital: Eye witnesses described panic and gunfire around the hospital in Gaza City after IDF troops moved in.
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UNICEF says over 13,000 children killed in Gaza in Israel offensive: The U.N. children's agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza in ...
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ECB ready in June to discuss rate cuts, de Guindos says: The European Central Bank will be in position to discuss an interest rate cut in June ...
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Israel-Palestine live: Israeli air strikes pound Rafah: Meanwhile, Biden to discuss with Israel ways to avoid 'major ground operation' in the city
middleeasteye.net/live/gaza-israel-hamas-palestine-war-conflict
Joanna Kil's Triumph: Dominating the Continental Cup and FIS Recognition: Joanna Kil has emerged as a standout figure in the world of Nordic combined skiing ...
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Trump says Jews who vote for Democrats 'hate Israel' and their religion: Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate ...
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Israel asks UN court to reject South Africa's request for interim orders to prevent starvation in Gaza
pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-asks-un-court-to-reject-south-africas-request-for-interim-orders-to-prevent-starvation-in-gaza
White House Confirms Israel Killed Hamas Number Three: Marwan Issa is said to have helped plan the October 7 massacres. The death of the deputy commander of the ...
spiegel.de/ausland/gaza-israel-toetet-nummer-drei-der-hamas-marwan-issa-a-dc59c2d1-7953-4bae-bd02-8e5ba766e926
In Gaza, a Palestinian woman stepped out to obtain a bag of flour and returned home to find her husband and children trapped under the rubble of their house ... Show more
🔴Live: Biden summons Israeli team to DC to discuss how to avoid Rafah assault: US President Joe Biden said Monday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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LIVE: Taraweeh prayer from Mecca: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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Israel Will Dispatch Team to Hear Biden Administration Worries on Rafah: Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, agreed to the request in a call with ...
nytimes.com/live/2024/03/18/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/israel-blocked-the-chief-of-the-un-agency-for-palestinians-from-visiting-gaza
US DOJ to target pre-IPO artificial intelligence frauds, top attorney says: The U.S. Justice Department's top prosecutor in San Francisco is targeting artificial ...
reuters.com/legal/us-doj-target-pre-ipo-artificial-intelligence-frauds-top-attorney-says-2024-03-19/
UAE President orders monthly allowance of 50 per cent of basic salary for all mosque staff
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Famine 'Imminent' In North Gaza As Palestinians Continue To Starve: IPC Report: Harrowing data from a U.N.-backed group warns that Palestinians are still ...
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Israeli forces kill 20 gunmen in Gaza's Shifa hospital, military says: Israeli forces have killed 20 Palestinian gunmen in Gaza's Al Shifa hospital and ...
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Sealed off area: UN warns of imminent famine in the Gaza Strip: According to the UN, a good half of the people trapped in the Gaza Strip are at risk of dire ...
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Israel hits Rafah from the air as food crisis deepens: At least 14 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in Rafah, Palestinian medical officials said ...
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War in the Gaza Strip: Israel reports death of prominent Hamas official during operation at Shifa Hospital
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Quick Glance: Israel Reports Death of Prominent Hamas Official in Schifa Hospital Operation
- Israeli soldiers kill Faik al-Mabhuh, head of Hamas security department.
- Army reports 20 terrorists killed and dozens arrested at Schifa Hospital.
- Al-Mabhuh was armed and hiding in the hospital, killed during confrontation.
- Eyewitnesses describe intense gunfights, including a journalist from Al-Jazeera among those detained.
#SPOTLIGHT : Support for a maritime humanitarian corridor to #Gaza has not been universal. Aid agencies mainly prefer the land route despite the risks https://arab ... Show more
War on Gaza: Palestinians are being forced to eat grass - here’s what it does to your body
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🔴 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 #Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin #Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated his determination to go ahead with a planned ground #offensive in #Rafah in southern #Gaza ...
UK to decide on lengthy probe into UAE-Telegraph deal: Britain will decide on Tuesday whether to launch a lengthy investigation into a UAE-led takeover of the ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/uk-decide-lengthy-probe-into-uae-telegraph-deal-2024-03-19/
A Dubai-based company Lootah Biofuels develops biodiesel from used cooking oil in hopes of promoting sustainable transportation in one of the world's major ... Show more
Liberia Strongman Competitor Thomas Seeton to Compete in U95 Middleweight Category at World Strongman Championships in Dubai
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EU agrees on sanctions on Hamas, violent West Bank settlers: European Union foreign ministers agreed in principle on Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli ...
reuters.com/world/europe/eu-agrees-sanctions-hamas-violent-west-bank-settlers-2024-03-18/
Pro-Palestine protesters interrupted 'Question Time' from the public gallery in the House of Representatives in Australia, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza ... Show more
Netanyahu rails against US criticism of leadership in war with Hamas: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sharply protesting against growing criticism ...
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Half of Gaza at ‘Imminent’ Risk of Famine: The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) warned of Gaza's population is facing crisis level food ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/gaza-risk-famine-ipc-report-1234989817/
Dairy firm Almarai to invest over $4.8 billion under five-year plan - News | Khaleej Times
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UAE may experience rain 'in last 10 days' of March - News | Khaleej Times: Storm Centre also shared a map with the total accumulated precipitation expected ...
khaleejtimes.com/uae/weather/uae-may-experience-rain-in-the-last-10-days-of-march
Six days after being shot dead by an Israeli border police officer, a funeral was held for Rami Hamdan al-Halhouli, a 12-year-old boy in occupied East ... Show more
SB4: Supreme Court blocks Texas immigration law: The justices place the law in limbo while emergency appeals from the Biden administration play out.
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Al Jazeera journalist beaten, arrested by Israeli forces from al-Shifa hospital: Ismail Alghoul and a number of other journalists were taken to an unknown ...
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Gaza faces famine during Ramadan, the holy month of fasting: More than a million people in Gaza are already starving, says the global body responsible for ...
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How a family-run bistro became the Middle East’s best restaurant: For the second year running, the Orfali Bros Bistro in Dubai has been awarded “best restaurant” ...
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“A Catastrophe That Cannot Be Described”: Palestinian Poet in Rafah on Daily Hardships Amid Israel’s War
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Israeli forces kill 50 gunmen in raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza: Military: Israeli forces have killed more than 50 Palestinian gunmen and detained 180 ...
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The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, have released new footage of fighting that they say took place in central Gaza. In the footage ...
Pakistani father of 6 wins SUV worth about Dh300,000 in Big Ticket draw - News | Khaleej Times
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Israel-Hamas war: Displaced Gazans describe al-Shifa raid: The Israeli military says it has taken control of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in what it called an ...
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World bank group to provide Egypt with $6 bln over three years: The World Bank Group said on Monday it intends to provide more than $6 billion of support over ...
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🔴 RECAP: #Israel #Palestine (as of 00:00 GMT 19 March)
- The Israeli military said it arrested 80 people from Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital during the ongoing raid ... Show more
Why the World of Typewriter Collectors Splits Down the Middle When These Machines Come Up for Sale
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European Union announces $8 billion package of aid for Egypt: The European Union has announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns ...
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Quick Glance: EU Announces $8 Billion Aid Package for Egypt
- The EU unveiled a 7.4 billion-euro aid package for Egypt to address concerns over migration.
- The deal was signed by Egyptian President el-Sissi and European Commission President von der Leyen.
- The package includes grants and loans over three years, aiming to enhance Egypt-EU cooperation.
- EU will assist Egypt in border fortification and collaborate on migration and terrorism challenges.
War on Gaza: Christian Americans mobilise for Gaza ceasefire and against Zionism: A coalition of hundreds of Christian Americans is mobilising on Monday across ...
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Turkey Finance Chief Highlights Central Bank Policy Independence: Turkey’s central bank has the independence to take measures needed to slow inflation ...
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