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Israeli army says taking ‘aggressive’ action in southern Gaza
The Israeli army said Monday it was taking “aggressive” action against “Hamas and other terrorist organisations” in Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, where it has been widely expected to begin ground operations. The advance of Israeli forces mea...
Netanyahu graft trial resumes in Israel in midst of Gaza war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial resumed on Monday, despite the country's continuing war against
Five bodies found after crash of Osprey off Japan: US military
US and Japanese rescuers found five bodies on Monday following the crash of an Osprey military aircraft last week off Japan with eight
Biden draining US strategic crude reserves – industry association
US President Joe Biden’s administration sold off the largest amount of emergency crude ever last year, an oil expert says
Former US ambassador accused of being Cuban spy – AP
A former US diplomat has been arrested on allegations that he was secretly serving as an agent of the Cuban government
NATO nation president vetoes arms shipment to Ukraine
A deal between Sofia and Kiev on an armored personnel carrier delivery to Ukraine was blocked by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev
US hawk warns of Russian ‘diplomatic offensive’ on Ukraine
US foreign policy hawks John Bolton and Lindsey Graham have indirectly clashed on whether Washington should send aid to Ukraine
Gold price hits historic high
Gold was trading above $2,100 per ounce on Monday for the first time as global uncertainty is driving safe-haven demand
US women’s magazine shares advice on ‘Satanic abortion ceremony’
Cosmopolitan magazine has informed its social media followers how it is like to terminate a pregnancy in a ‘Satanic’ ceremony
Bitcoin soars past $40,000 on optimism for US trading approval
Bitcoin on Monday rose past $40,000 for the first time since May last year, boosted by hopes that the United States will soon
Israel says ‘not trying to move anybody’ out of Palestinian territories
Israel said Monday it was not seeking to force Palestinian civilians to permanently leave their homes, even as it acknowledged
Venezuela: vote shows ‘overwhelming’ support for claim on region of Guyana
Venezuelan electoral authorities on Sunday claimed that 95 percent of voters in a nonbinding referendum approved of the nation's
Gold strikes record on rate cut bets but equities struggle
Gold hit a fresh record Monday on growing optimism the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the new year, with traders
Spotify cuts 17% of jobs as economic growth slows
Music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it would reduce the number of its employees by around 17 percent in a bid to cut costs
US dominating global arms trade – data
Global arms sales reached nearly $600 billion last year, the latest estimates by SIPRI show
This is what Kissinger said about Russia in his ‘last interview’
Politico has published what may have been the last interview with late ex-US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger