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Truong My Lan’s life could still be spared if she pays back three-quarters of the assets she embezzled.A Vietnamese court has rejected a real estate tycoon’s appeal, upholding the death sentence handed down for the embezzlement of $12bn. The court in Ho Chi Minh City ruled against Truong My Lan’s appeal in the case, which has raised concerns over the impact on the country’s economy due to the huge sums involved. The High People’s Court determined…

Israeli raids in the West Bank killed at least four Palestinians in Jenin [Getty/file photo]The Palestinian health ministry said the Israeli army killed four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, as Israel’s violence in the Palestinian territories intensifies. The ministry updated the death toll from two earlier on Sunday, saying four people were killed “due to the occupation’s aggression on the village of Siir, Jenin district”, referring to Israel. The Palestinian Red Crescent…

Israel’s former defence minister Moshe Yaalon accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, sparking an outcry in the country. Yaalon, 74, was the head of the Israeli army between 2002 and 2005, just before Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza. “The road we are being led down is conquest, annexation and ethnic cleansing,” Yaalon said in an interview on the private Democrat TV channel, which has since seen its funding dropped. Israeli Genocide in Gaza…

Kosovo PM blames Serbia for explosion at canal supplying power plants as huge blast cuts off crucial water supplies to two plants, with fears much of the country could be left without power. Kosovo PM blames Serbia for explosion at canal supplying power plants A canal in Kosovo feeding two power plants that generate most of the nation’s electricity has been damaged in an explosion, with the prime minister calling it a “terrorist attack” by…

As part of its aid to Lebanon, Iraq will continue to supply oil for power generation. [Getty]Iraq reaffirmed its commitment to aiding Lebanon and Gaza in the aftermath of the recently brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Government spokesperson Basim al-Awadi described Iraq’s role as “pivotal and fundamental” in facilitating the ceasefire, which he called a critical step toward avoiding broader conflict in the region. Speaking to Iraq’s state television, Al-Iraqiya News, al-Awadi said, “The ceasefire…

Two US officials said the Biden administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine [Getty]U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in Kyiv before leaving office in January. According to an official familiar with the plan, the Biden administration plans to provide a variety of anti-tank weapons from U.S. stocks to…

This census, postponed several times due to conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, represents a significant milestone for Iraq. [Getty]Iraq has announced preliminary results from its long-awaited national census, revealing that the country’s population has surpassed 45 million. The announcement, made by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani during a televised briefing on Monday, marks the first nationwide census since 1987 to include the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. “The population of Iraq has reached more than 45,407,895 people,…

Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 31.
The attacks came as Israeli leaders appeared to be closing in on a negotiated ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.
Israeli strikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut, as well as the port city of Tyre.
Military officials said they targeted areas known as Hezbollah strongholds.

Israel struck south Beirut on Sunday as Lebanese state media reported intense fighting in the border area and Israel’s military said around 250 projectiles were fired at its territory. The heavy exchanges of fire came despite an immediate Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire call from top EU diplomat Josep Borrell while on a visit to Lebanon Sunday. This comes a day after a wave of Israeli strikes that the health ministry said killed 84 people, Israel again struck…

NewsFeedThe director of the main partially-functioning hospital in besieged northern Gaza has been injured in an Israeli drone strike. Israeli forces have repeatedly attacked Kamal Adwan Hospital and have damaged the facility’s generators, fuel tanks and main oxygen station.Published On 24 Nov 202424 Nov 2024

Multiple missiles were fired in an airstrike towards a densely populated part of Lebanon’s capital early on Saturday. The huge airstrike targeted Beirut’s Basta neighbourhood, and no prior warnings were given by the Israeli military. The largely residential area was struck last month. At least one violent explosion was heard across the city, Reuters witnesses said, and plumes of smoke could be seen. Scenes of massive destruction at the site were shared online, including a massive crater…

Israel has responded to a US letter of demands seeking to ensure the entry of aid into Gaza, claiming that it does not conduct forced displacement and is trying to increase aid to the devastated territory. Dated 13 November and leaked by Axios on Wednesday, the Israeli response letter addressed a number of issues that had been brought up by the US, including the acceleration of aid into north Gaza, the banning of UNRWA in Israel,…

The Department of Justice said Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly as Google has ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share. Alphabet’s Google should be forced to sell its Chrome browser and share data with competitors, prosecutors in the United States have argued, as part of a list of proposals intended to end the tech giant’s monopoly on searching the internet. In a court filing on Wednesday, the US…

Israel launched overnight strikes in three areas north of Gaza which continued until this morning. At least 95 people were killed in less than 24 hours, local media reports. The overnight strikes killed at least 66 people in Beit Lahiya and injured dozens. In Sheikh Radian at least 22 people, including children, were killed in the air strikes and at least 7 people, including one child, were killed in Al-Mawasi.

The United Nations has raised alarm about dire humanitarian conditions in northern Gaza, where no significant aid has been delivered for 40 days due to an ongoing siege by Israeli forces. According to the UN, 65,000 to 75,000 people in areas like Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and Jabalia face severe shortages of food and other essentials.

Mohammed Afif, Hezbollah’s media chief and one of its prominent public figures, was killed in an Israeli air strike in central Beirut, the group confirmed. The strike targeted the Baath Party headquarters in the crowded Ras al-Naba neighbourhood, destroying much of the building, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.

At least 34 people, including many women and children, were killed in an Israeli air strike targeting a five-story residential building in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. Seven others were injured, and dozens are believed to remain trapped under the rubble.

HRW has accused Israel of committing war crimes by forcibly displacing nearly 90% of Gaza’s population, amounting to about 1.9 million people. In its report, HRW says this constitutes “forcible transfer” and possibly “ethnic cleansing,”

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has denounced Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide,” marking one of the strongest criticisms of Israel by a Saudi official since the conflict began.  

43,508 killed in Israel’s war on Gaza, 70% women and children  The latest death toll figures from the Gaza health ministry show 43,508 people have been killed in Israel’s attacks. Another 102,684 Palestinians have been wounded in the strikes that began in October 2023. The actual death toll is likely to be far higher as thousands could be buried in the debris of the destroyed buildings. A UN report on Friday said nearly 70 per…

The Israeli parliament has passed a law allowing the government to deport family members of individuals convicted of terrorism, including Israeli citizens. The legislation applies to immediate relatives, such as parents, siblings, or children, of those found guilty of committing or supporting acts of terrorism.

At least 40 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The strikes targeted areas in the Baalbek and Bekaa regions, which Israeli officials say were aimed at Hezbollah operatives. 

Protests in Israel after Netanyahu fires defence minister Protests have broken out in Israel following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Netanyahu cited a “crisis of trust” between the two leaders as the reason for the dismissal, saying his confidence in Gallant had eroded over recent months. Foreign Minister Israel Katz will take over Gallant’s duties temporarily. Gallant, who had been at odds with Netanyahu on several key issues, suggested…

Human rights activists are calling for the release of a woman detained in Tehran after she removed her clothes in an apparent protest. A video shared on social media showed the woman sitting in her underwear on the steps of the university before walking away. In another clip, she is seen removing more clothing before being forced into a car by plainclothes agents.

Gaza polio vaccinations continue after Israel bombs clinic A polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza continued on Sunday after being disrupted by an attack on the Sheikh Radwan clinic, which injured six people, including four children. Over 58,000 children in northern Gaza received a 2nd dose of the polio vaccine on Saturday, according to the UN, as health workers race to vaccinate thousands more before the campaign ends on Monday. The World Health Organization (WHO)…