Pakistan’s generals look increasingly desperate: A fraudulent election may not keep Imran Khan’s fans at bay
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Quick Glance: Pakistan's Generals in a Desperate Situation
- Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League party (PML-N) is back in power, but the former prime minister appears gloomy.
- Despite the army's attempts to manipulate the elections, independent candidates linked to Imran Khan's party emerged victorious.
- The army interfered in the election process, leading to questionable results and a fragile government coalition.
- Pakistan's political landscape is shifting due to growing discontent towards the army and a persistent economic crisis threatening the country's stability.
Morocco reports first legal cannabis harvest of 294 metric tons: Morocco's first legal cannabis harvest was 294 metric tons in 2023, after the country approved ...
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Biden speaks with Netanyahu amid escalating tensions in U.S.-Israel relationship: WASHINGTON — During a critical phone call Monday, President Joe Biden warned ...
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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.
Mahsa Amini's death in Iran custody was 'unlawful', says UN mission: A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa ...
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Israeli military again raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base
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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.
Israel-Hamas war: 'Famine imminent' in northern Gaza, UN agency says: Israeli forces have launched another raid on the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital ...
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Israel's Military Raids Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City: Live Updates: Al-Shifa Hospital has been a flashpoint of the war. Hamas has denied using the complex as a ...
nytimes.com/live/2024/03/18/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/israels-military-says-hamas-had-returned-to-gazas-largest-hospital
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.
US Navy aircraft carrier faces relentless battle against Houthi attacks: The BBC gets rare access to a US aircraft carrier trying to protect merchant vessels in ...
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68595451
Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say: The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/18/world/asia/pakistan-airstrikes-afghanistan-taliban.html
Breaking News: Gambian lawmakers voted to revoke a ban on female genital cutting. If the vote is sustained, Gambia would be the first to undo such protections ...
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Adopt 'Malaysia first' attitude to strengthen ringgit's value - MOF: This includes buying local goods, investing in local market, ministry says.
malaysiakini.com/news/699850
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Africa Live: Gambia moves one step closer to FGM ban reversal - BBC News: Some MPs want to revoke the 2015 ban arguing that it restricts cultural and religious ...
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Israel will continue its military campaign against Hamas and will send troops into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ... Show more
The Gambian parliament is debating a bill that seeks to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). But why? @EstherAkello explains.
Famine imminent in northern Gaza, report finds: Half of Gaza's population has completely exhausted its food supply.
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Sins of the fathers: Children of Islamic State left to rot in Syria camp.
Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see ...
IAEA to help Iraq develop peaceful nuclear programme, agency head says: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi met Iraq's prime ...
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Why the Middle East Still Needs America: The U.S. Military Keeps a Volatile Region From Descending Into Chaos
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Liberia: Ministry of Finance Presents Draft Budget to 55th Legislature, Increases by Over US$60M
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🔊 A mediation court hears a lawsuit by McDonald’s Malaysia against the Israel boycott movement for over $1 million in damages ...
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🔊 What you need to know today:
- Russia’s Putin wins another 6-year term in power
- Bank of Japan policy shift looms
- McDonald’s Malaysia enters mediation ... Show more
During an interview with DW News, which was aired on Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the 7 October attacks by Palestinian fighters ...
'No Longer on the Brink': Top EU Official Blames Israel for Famine in Gaza: "This famine is not a natural disaster. It is not a flaw. It is not an earthquake ...
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Azeri president says peace with Armenia is closer than ever: Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday his country is "closer than ever" to a peace with ...
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🔊 Today on Reuters World News daily podcast:
- Russia’s Putin cruises to landslide election win
- Bank of Japan may end negative rates policy
- McDonald’s ...
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday granted a one-year extension to Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu.
The prime minister had sent the advisory ...
Egyptians thought Regeni was British spy, Italian court told: Egyptian police detained an Italian student in Cairo because they thought he was a British spy ...
reuters.com/world/egyptians-thought-regeni-was-british-spy-italian-court-told-2024-03-18/
Israel has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to reject South Africa's request to issue more emergency orders for it to step up humanitarian aid to ... Show more
Funeral of IDF officer Captain Daniel Perez from South Africa takes place in Jerusalem
jpost.com/israel-news/article-792599
Read Sea: Biggest African Ports Miss Out on Shipping Windfall: Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where ...
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#SaudiArabia ’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated on Monday Vladimir Putin on being re-elected as president of #Russia https://arab ... Show more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday congratulated Vladimir Putin for winning the Russian presidential election and expressed hope of working together to ...
Reuters World News: Bank of Japan's next move, and other top stories: Russia’s president Vladimir Putin claims a landslide election win further tightening his ...
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Israeli television reports: Mossad chief negotiates hostages and ceasefire in Qatar
spiegel.de/ausland/israel-versus-hamas-mossad-chef-verhandelt-in-katar-ueber-feuerpause-und-geiseln-a-9e490ef0-3ca1-4e47-9e63-4908b5245d4d
IDF announces death of Cpt. Daniel Perez, 22, who was killed, abducted on October 7
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-announces-death-of-cpt-daniel-perez-22-who-was-killed-abducted-on-october-7/
Somali Pirates on Hijacked Ship Shoot at Indian Navy Responders—Video: MV Ruen, hijacked by Somali pirates in December, was rescued by India's marine commandos ...
newsweek.com/india-navy-somali-pirates-hijacked-ship-rescued-1880164
Senegal's election: What is at stake for investors?: International investors will be closely monitoring the presidential election in Senegal ...
reuters.com/world/africa/senegals-election-what-is-stake-investors-2024-03-18/
Milley set to testify at Afghanistan hearing: What to know: Retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, is set to testify on Tuesday at ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/4539217-milley-afghanistan-withdrawal-mccaul/
How a near-death experience helped this fentanyl addict get clean: Bryan Emery was a fentanyl user living on the streets of San Francisco, a city hard-hit by the ...
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Freedom Caucus urges GOP to reject government funding deal without border reforms
thehill.com/business/budget/4540186-freedom-caucus-funding-deal-border-policies/
Series of kidnappings: Another 87 people abducted in Nigeria: Criminal gangs and terrorist organizations in Nigeria keep kidnapping people in the north of the ...
spiegel.de/ausland/nigeria-weitere-87-menschen-verschleppt-a-65252346-2e66-427d-b401-da247699a52a
The unwanted: High Court to determine the fate of another 127 in limbo: The detainees from Iran, Iraq and Sudan are at the heart of a new test for the government ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-unwanted-high-court-to-determine-the-fate-of-another-127-in-limbo-20240318-p5fdah.html
Replace all thieves in Parliament, Bobi Wine tells Ugandans: Bobi Wine says Ugandans should use every chance to “vote out thieves in parliament.”
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/replace-all-thieves-in-parliament-bobi-wine-tells-ugandans-4559972
Alabama: Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery: The history of slavery in America is the focus of a new sculpture park in Montgomery, Alabama ...
apnews.com/article/equal-justice-initiative-9f03c7d7bd366b57d602d8b452b12050
The longest-serving member of the Alabama House resigns after pleading guilty to federal charges
apnews.com/article/john-rogers-resigns-guilty-plea-alabama-66a1f6e919c4c34b717205595359da26
Ice hockey Surprising precious metal: Luxembourg finishes the World Cup in third place - Tageblatt.lu
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Egyptian Natural Gas Holding to expand in Saudi Arabia: The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) has established a subsidiary in Saudi Arabia with initial ...
reuters.com/business/energy/egyptian-natural-gas-holding-expand-saudi-arabia-2024-03-17/
Iran Leans on Local Companies With Projects to Boost Oil Output: Iran unveiled a series of projects to raise its oil production in collaboration with domestic ...
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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.
McEnroe fears Saudi Masters move could lead to year-round season: John McEnroe accepts the inevitability of Saudi Arabia's growing influence on tennis but the ...
reuters.com/sports/tennis/mcenroe-fears-saudi-masters-move-could-lead-year-round-season-2024-03-17/
BREAKING: Prestwick Airport will no longer do business with the Israeli Air Force after hosting a military plane amid major backlash over public assets playing ...
US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation: The U.S. is scrambling to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations ...
apnews.com/article/niger-sahel-us-air-base-a5545b937fbd56dff2114a8b8602b95b
Senegal's Sonko takes election campaign to the south: Senegal's charismatic opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his coalition's presidential candidate flew to ...
rfi.fr/en/africa/20240317-senegal-s-sonko-takes-election-campaign-to-the-south
White House says Israel lacks ‘coherent and sustainable strategy’ in Gaza : President Biden summoned senior Israeli military, intelligence and humanitarian ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/18/israel-gaza-biden-netanyahu-rafah/
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the Sunni Ittehad Council — the new home of PTI-backed winning candidates — has the right to reserved ...
In case you missed it, Vladimir Putin "won" in a landslide victory in Russia's presidential election over the weekend ...
Malaysia's 98-year-old ex-PM Mahathir released from hospital: KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's nearly 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/mahathir-mohamad-former-malaysian-prime-minister-discharged-hospital-4202876
Amr Moussa, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and former Secretary-General of the Arab League, explained in an interview with Al Jazeera on Saturday ...
Akmal's incitement over KK Mart socks may backfire on Umno, Nga warns: Youth chief's manipulation of race and religion an outdated strategy, DAP man says.
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After military coup: Niger ends military cooperation with the USA "with immediate effect"
spiegel.de/ausland/niger-beendet-militaerkooperation-mit-den-usa-mit-sofortiger-wirkung-a-d3bab4bd-5a81-4e51-b200-92a3224ee154
Migration policy: Europe's deal with Egypt has tragic consequences: In order to keep refugees away, Europe is pandering to Egypt with a lot of money ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/tagesanbruch/id_100366382/migrationspolitik-europas-deal-mit-aegypten-hat-tragische-folgen.html
IDF confirms death of Captain Daniel Perez, who was killed on Oct 7: Captain Perez, aged 22 and hailing from Yad Binyamin, served as a Division Commander in the ...
i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/artc-idf-confirms-death-of-captain-daniel-perez-who-was-killed-on-oct-7
Gaza facing 'catastrophic hunger;' US says Israel killed Hamas' No. 3: Live war updates
usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/03/18/israel-war-live-updates-hamas-gaza/73014197007/
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has cast fresh doubts on the participation of individuals who were members of the caretaker set-up in the upcoming Senate ...
🟠 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto to a peace conference in Switzerland to discuss ending the ...
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
Can the EU 'stop the boats'?: Aid and migration deal with Egypt part of controversial 'cash-for-migration-control approach'.
theweek.com/politics/can-the-eu-stop-the-boats
Won't let anyone take country back to darkness: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said BNP and its allies want restoration of the caretaker government ...
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/wont-let-anyone-take-country-back-darkness-3569861
Germans Thought They Were Immune to Nationalism After Confronting Their Nazi Past. They Were Wrong
time.com/6957927/german-nationalism-afd/
PTI-Parliamentarian Information Secretary Ziaullah Bangash has termed PTI MNA Sher Afzal Marwat’s allegations regarding corruption in the former KP government ...
Footage filmed near the al Shifa hospital shows people in distress. Palestinian authorities described the raid as a “war crime” and said it had resulted in ... Show more
Gulf markets cautious ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting: Most stock markets in the Gulf dropped or stayed steady on Sunday as investors weighed the ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/gulf-markets-cautious-ahead-next-weeks-federal-reserve-meeting-2024-03-17/
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