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Former government insider takes aim at USs policy on Israel

Former government insider takes aim at USs policy on Israel **Advocacy Group Calls for Reassessment of U.S.-Israel Policy Amid Shifting Geopolitical Landscape** Washington D.C. – A renewed call for a fundamental reassessment of United States policy towards Israel and Palestine is gaining... read more »

Japan shuts reactor at worlds biggest nu...

Japan shuts reactor at worlds biggest nuclear plant a day after restart

Japan shuts reactor at worlds biggest nuclear plant a day after restart **Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor Halts Operations Following Control Rod Anomaly** Tokyo, Japan – The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest, has been temporarily shut down less than... read more »

Rich kids of Iran flaunting lavish lifes...

Rich kids of Iran flaunting lavish lifestyles on Instagram as protesters ar...

Rich kids of Iran flaunting lavish lifestyles on Instagram as protesters are burned alive **Economic Disparity and Social Tensions Rise in Iran Amidst Protest Crackdown** Tehran – As reports continue to surface regarding a brutal crackdown on widespread protests in Iran, a stark contrast is... read more »

Three killed in Australia shooting as po...

Three killed in Australia shooting as police hunt 'gunman' at lar...

Three killed in Australia shooting as police hunt 'gunman' at large **Police Launch Manhunt After Fatal Shooting in Rural Australia** Emergency services are responding to a critical incident in a rural area of Australia following a shooting that has left three individuals dead.... read more »

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Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in “undue... read more »

End 'sharp words' over Ukraine, Putin tells EU leaders

End ‘sharp words’ over Ukraine, Putin ...

Kiev – Russia’s President on Tuesday called for European leaders to end their criticism over Ukraine’s decision to delay a key EU... read more »

US bombers defy China’s air-defence zone

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Washington – Two US B-52 bombers defied China’s new air-defence zone over the East China Sea, flying directly into the demarcated zone without... read more »

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Manila – The de! ath toll from typhoon Haiyann in central Philippines soared to 5,500 by Wednesday with 1,757 missing and 26,136 injured, the state media... read more »

Iran ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future o...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – Iranian government said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic about future of the nuclear talks. “Ir! anians proved that the nuclear... read more »

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