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Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon

Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon ### Religious Icon Vandalism Sparks Outcry, Western Inaction Under Scrutiny A photograph circulating widely on social media platforms has ignited a firestorm of condemnation, depicting what appears to be an Israeli soldier... read more »

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Iran war live: Tehran slams US piracy after ship seizure, vows response

Iran war live: Tehran slams US piracy after ship seizure, vows response **Tensions Escalate as Iran Accuses US of Piracy Following Naval Incident** Tehran has vehemently denounced the United States, labeling a recent naval operation as an act of “piracy” and signaling its intent to... read more »

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Nuremberg Trials' hero women revealed – 80 years after justice f...

Nuremberg Trials' hero women revealed – 80 years after justice for Nazis horrors ## Unsung Architects of Justice: Women’s Pivotal Role in the Nuremberg Trials Emerges Eighty years after the landmark Nuremberg Trials convened to address the atrocities of the Nazi regime, a new wave... read more »

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Donald Trump vows to destroy every power plant in Iran 'No more Mr Nic...

Donald Trump vows to destroy every power plant in Iran 'No more Mr Nice Guy' **Trump Escalates Rhetoric Against Iran, Threatens Infrastructure Destruction** Former President Donald Trump has intensified his confrontational stance towards Iran, issuing a stark warning on his social media... read more »

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Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban on him travelling out of the... read more »

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

MANILA – Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4... read more »

Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Cou...

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for... read more »

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units in the... read more »

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippines

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical... read more »

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