USA: Senator slams Israel Premier over remarks on US college campuses

26 April 2024; MEMO: Senator Bernie Sanders, on Thursday, slammed the Israeli Premier’s remarks that denounced pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled US college campuses, Anadolu Agency reports. “No, Mr. Netanyahu. It is not anti-Semitic or pro-Hamas to point out that, in a little over six months, your extremist government has killed 34,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 77,000 – 70 per…

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NATO bears direct responsibility for Ukraine crisis — Chinese Foreign Ministry

BEIJING, April 26. /TASS/. The North Atlantic Alliance bears direct responsibility for the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news briefing. “NATO bears indisputable responsibility for this crisis. The alliance should give thought to its role, stop shifting the blame and effectively take practical action for the political settlement of the crisis,” he…

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Israeli officers admit that most Gaza fatalities classified as ‘terrorists’ are civilians

www.UMMnews.org 01 April 2024; MEMO: Israeli officers and soldiers have admitted that most of the fatalities classified by the army as “terrorists” during its war on the Gaza Strip are actually civilians, a report said Sunday. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz collected testimonies from officers and soldiers who have fought in Gaza during the war, which has been ongoing since Oct. 7, 2023. “The…

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Asia-Pacific’s Prosperity Lies In Peaceful Co-Existence Not Harmful Bloc Politics says Russian Official

www.UMMnews.org KUALA LUMPUR, Mac 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Asia-Pacific’s prosperity lies in peaceful co-existence not harmful bloc politics, as championed by some seeking to use the region as part of a confrontational strategy, a Russian official said here, yesterday. Citing the need for close cooperation across the region, to ensure the smooth functioning of international trade, and to ensure peace…

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Grueling conditions in Indian shrimp industry ‘dangerous and abusive’; Report

www.UMMnews.org 29 March 2024; AP: SAN FRANCISCO — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls, so she and her husband headed to Costco’s frozen foods aisle. But when she grabbed a bag of farm-raised shrimp from the freezer and saw “Product of India,” she wrinkled her nose. “I actually try to avoid shrimp from India,” said Kuwabara,…

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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza

29 March 2024; THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa…

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Civilian deaths in Gaza stain on Israel, allies: Norwegian Refugee Council

5 December 2023; MEMO: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a major global rights group operating in Palestine, said Tuesday that civilian deaths in Gaza are a stain on Israel and its allies, Anadolu Agency reports. “The pulverising of Gaza now ranks amongst the worst assaults on any civilian population in our time and age. Each day we see more dead children and new depths of suffering for the…

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UN staff in New York observe moment of silence to mourn fallen colleagues in Gaza

13 November 2023; MEMO: UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, alongside staff members, observed a minute of silence on Monday to honour colleagues who perished in Gaza due to Israeli assaults, Anadolu Agency reports. “Today, the @UN family observed a moment of silence to mourn & honour our colleagues killed in Gaza. Since the start of this conflict, more than 100 @UNRWA staff have lost their…

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'If there’s a hell on earth today, it's northern Gaza': UN

11 November 2023; MEMO: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) spokesperson, Jens Laerke, stated: “If there is a hell on earth today, its name is northern Gaza.” His remarks were made at a press conference held by Laerke on Friday at the UN office in Geneva, Switzerland. Laerke spoke about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza…

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UK: PM Sunak sacks Suella Braverman as Home Secretary

London, Nov 13 (PTI) British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday sacked his Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, days after it emerged that a controversial newspaper article attacking the Metropolitan Police was published without clearance from her boss, according to reports coming out from Downing Street. The 43-year-old Goan-origin Cabinet minister has been replaced by James…

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EU Council President Michel calls for no double standards in Israel-Palestine conflict

10 November 2023; MEMO: European Council President, Charles Michel, in a recent interview with Belgian newspaper Le Libre, emphasised the need for the European Union to avoid double standards in its approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict, Anadolu Agency reports. Michel reiterated the recognition of Israel’s right to self-defence, stressing that it must be consistent with international…

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Israel deploys missile boats in Red Sea as Houthis attack from Yemen

01 November 2023; MEMO: The Israeli military has said that it has deployed missile boats in the Red Sea a day after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement revealed that it had launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and vowed to carry out more. Images disseminated by the Israelis showed Saar-class corvettes patrolling near Eilat port in the Red Sea. Israel sees this as a new front as its war…

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Ex-NATO chief calls Netanyahu ‘worst politician’ in Israel’s history

30 October 2023; MEMO: Former NATO chief, Javier Solana, said on Monday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is the “worst politician” in Israeli history, Anadolu Agency reports. “I don’t think anything good will come of this,” he told Spanish broadcaster, Cadena Ser, referring to this month’s events in Israel and Palestine. “But it could make Netanyahu disappear from…

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Lack of fuel turning Gaza hospitals into graves, says Red Cross

27 October 2023; MEMO: The International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), on Friday, described the situation in Gaza as “catastrophic” as the lack of fuel, it said, would turn the hospitals into graves, Anadolu Agency reports. “The humanitarian situation in Gaza is more than catastrophic in the light of 12 hospitals and 32 healthcare centres becoming out of…

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Iran Army’s ground force kicks off massive military drills

Tehran, IRNA- The Iranian Army’s Ground Force has begun a massive military exercise in the central region of the country with the objective of assessing combat capabilities of various military units and testing new weaponry. The drills started in the Nasrabad region of Isfahan on Friday with the presence of senior military commanders, including Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces…

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Iran’s foreign minister warns Israel that it could suffer ‘a huge earthquake’

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, warning that the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle, and that would make Israel suffer “a huge earthquake.” Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters in Beirut that Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has taken all the scenarios of a war into consideration and Israel…

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Russian Interior Ministry puts ICC president, vice-president, judge on wanted list

MOSCOW, September 25. /TASS/: The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Piotr Hofmanski has been declared wanted under a criminal article, according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s data base. “Hofmanski, Piotr Jozef. A Pole. Wanted under an article of the Russian Criminal Code,” the database says without mentioning the article involved. ICC First Vice President Luz del Carmen…

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