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  • Palestine supporters hold demonstration inside Canadian Museum for Human Rights

    Date: 2023-12-11 23:00:52 GMT - Canada - World - SN:101 - ID:10486718

    OTTAWA, Dec 11 (MENA) – Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to bring attention to the human rights crisis in Gaza during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, CTV News reported. The rally was organized by ....

  • US Assistant Secretary Noyes travels to Switzerland to attend GRF

    Date: 2023-12-11 22:58:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:10486719

    WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) – US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Geneva, Switzerland on December 12-15, 2023, the US Department of State said in a press ....

  • US ‘concerned’ about reports that Israel used white phosphorous, Kirby says

    Date: 2023-12-11 20:34:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:10486648

    WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) – The Biden administration is “concerned” about Israel’s reported use of white phosphorus in Lebanon two months ago, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Monday. “We’ve seen the reports, ....

  • Europe must defend itself with US support in doubt, UK’s Grant Shapps says

    Date: 2023-12-11 17:03:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:10486415

    LONDON, Dec 11 (MENA) - Europe needs to take responsibility for its own security amid signs that American military backing for Ukraine is starting to wane, United Kingdom Defense Secretary Grant Shapps was quoted by Politico as warning on Monday. ....

  • Germany, Netherlands stress necessity of reaching two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

    Date: 2023-12-11 16:14:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:71 - ID:10486239

    BERLIN, Dec 11 (MENA) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the two-state solution is the only way to attain peace between the Israeli and the Palestinians. This came during a joint press conference held ....

  • 4 EU countries urge leaders’ summit to demand Gaza cease-fire

    Date: 2023-12-11 16:07:43 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:70 - ID:10486189

    BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (MENA) - The prime ministers of Spain, Belgium, Ireland and Malta have called on European Council President Charles Michel to have a "serious debate" this week about the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, according to a letter seen by ....

  • Putin visits shipyard to oversee commissioning of new Russian nuclear submarines

    Date: 2023-12-11 14:47:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:10486020

    MOSCOW, Dec 11 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday traveled to a shipyard to attend the commissioning of new nuclear submarines, ABC News reported. Putin's trip to the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk in Russia's northwestern ....

  • UN urges deal at COP28 on phaseout of fossil fuels

    Date: 2023-12-11 11:28:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:41 - ID:10485567

    DUBAI, Dec 11 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil fuels, telling negotiators that “now is the time for maximum ambition and maximum flexibility,” as UN climate talks in Dubai head ....

  • Poland: Over 20,000 Ukrainians cross boarder into Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-12-11 11:01:11 GMT - Poland - World - SN:39 - ID:10485270

    WARSAW, Dec 11 (MENA) - About 20,200 Ukrainian refugees crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Monday. Meanwhile, nearly 22,700 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine. More than 17.6 million refugees ....

  • Philippines summons Chinese envoy over sea confrontations

    Date: 2023-12-11 08:18:23 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:18 - ID:10484998

    MANILA, Dec 11 (MENA) - The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confrontations between the countries' vessels in years at flashpoint reefs in the disputed ....

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