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Israel Demands UN-Backed Monitor Retract Gaza Famine Report
Israel Demands UN-Backed Monitor Retract Gaza Famine Report

Israel on Wednesday called on the UN-backed hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC), to immediately retract a report that determined that famine was present in parts of Gaza. "Israel demands that the IPC immediately retract its fabricated report and publish a notice," the director general of ...

Brain at Risk: Toxic Effect of Short Videos
SpotlightBrain at Risk: Toxic Effect of Short Videos

You open the app for “just two minutes.” Two hours later, you are still there, eyes glued to the screen, hypnotized by an endless stream of 15-second clips. You are not alone. TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts… these little capsules of digital dopamine, designed to flow effortlessly from one to the next, don’t just eat up your time; ...

France: Macron, Bayrou and a Perilous Political Rentrée
SpotlightFrance: Macron, Bayrou and a Perilous Political Rentrée

France’s political rentrée promises to be fraught with tensions. The Prime Minister is staking the government’s survival on a controversial austerity plan, while nationwide strikes scheduled for September 10 are already casting doubt on the country’s stability. With a fractured National Assembly and growing public anger, the executive is ...

Iran Says Return of IAEA Inspectors not Full Resumption of Cooperation
Iran Says Return of IAEA Inspectors not Full Resumption of Cooperation

Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States. A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency has returned to Iran, its director general Rafael Grossi said, the first to enter ...

Syria Condemns Israeli Strike that Killed Six Soldiers
Syria Condemns Israeli Strike that Killed Six Soldiers

      Syria on Wednesday condemned an Israeli drone strike that killed six soldiers the previous day, calling it a "clear violation" of the country's sovereignty. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since an Islamist-led alliance toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. It has also ...

Israel Army Launches Operation in West Bank's Nablus
Israel Army Launches Operation in West Bank's Nablus

The Israeli military on Wednesday launched an operation involving dozens of soldiers and armoured vehicles in the old city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, witnesses and Palestinian officials said. The Israeli military confirmed to AFP that it was conducting an operation, without specifying its purpose. The raid began at around ...

China Says Will Not Participate in Denuclearisation Talks with US, Russia
China Says Will Not Participate in Denuclearisation Talks with US, Russia

China said Wednesday that it would not participate in denuclearisation talks with the United States and Russia, after President Donald Trump said he hoped to include Beijing in negotiations. Trump on Monday said the United States was trying to pursue denuclearisation with both countries. "I think the denuclearisation is a very -- it's a ...

Israel Ups Pressure on Gaza City as Trump Eyes Post-War Plan
Israel Ups Pressure on Gaza City as Trump Eyes Post-War Plan

The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its almost two-year campaign in Gaza, where the military is preparing to conquer the ...

Denmark Summons US Charge D'affaires Over Greenland 'Interference' Attempts
Denmark Summons US Charge D'affaires Over Greenland 'Interference' Attempts

Denmark summoned the US charge d'affaires for talks Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory which US President Donald Trump wants to control. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly said America needs the strategically located, resource-rich island for security ...

Iran says Killed 13 Militants in Southeast
Iran says Killed 13 Militants in Southeast

Iranian forces have killed 13 militants in a raid in the restive southeast, state media reported Wednesday, adding they were members of a group suspected of a recent deadly attack on police. "So far, 13 terrorists have been killed and a number of others arrested" in Sistan-Baluchistan province, the Revolutionary Guards said in a ...

UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief says Inspectors 'Back in Iran'
UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief says Inspectors 'Back in Iran'

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said a team of its inspectors are "back in Iran," the first to enter since Israeli and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities this year. Iran suspended cooperation with the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency following a 12-day war with Israel in June, with Tehran pointing to the IAEA's ...