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‘It’s Israeli policy’: Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons
For Palestinians held within Israel’s prison network, torture, abuse and contempt for life isn’t just the norm, it’s the system.That’s according to report released this week [PDF] by the...
Mossad unveils network of Hamas terror infrastructure across Europe
According to the Mossad, coordinated raids in Austria and Germany resulted in arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosives intended for use “on command.”The Mossad on Wednesday exposed...
What is Europe’s role in Sudan’s refugee crisis?
Last week, 42 migrants were presumed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their dinghy set sail off the Libyan coast.At least 29 of them were Sudanese refugees...
Wood secures EPC contract for West Qurna 1 oilfield in Iraq
Wood, a UK-based provider of technical services to the energy sector, has secured a contract from PetroChina for the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq. Under the contract,...
Passengers Scream in Terror as Out-of-Control Bus Hits Several Vehicles, Injuring at Least 13, After ‘Braking System Failure’
NEED TO KNOW13 people were injured when a busy inter-city bus had a "braking system failure" in São Paulo, BrazilThe incident occurred at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17...
Eastern Libya halts cooperation with UN after Qatar-UNDP pact
Officials in eastern Libya expressed concern, calling the move an “entirely unacceptable” breach of diplomatic protocol.Libya’s eastern authorities have halted their collaboration with the United Nations Support Mission in...
Polish foreign minister fingers Russia’s GRU in rail track blast
WARSAW, Poland — In the aftermath of a blast that destroyed a train track in a village south of the country’s capital Warsaw, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign...
Poland closes last Russian consulate after attack
Poland is closing the Russian Consulate General in Gdańsk - Moscow's last in the country - Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Wednesday in response to the weekend's bomb...
Germany’s Merz faces angry backlash in Brazil after disparaging Belém
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing a severe backlash in Brazil over comments made following his visit to the Amazonian city of Belém, the host city for the UN...
Hong Kong PolyU’s top AI scientist Yang Hongxia eyes ‘last mile of generative AI’
Chinese artificial intelligence scientist Yang Hongxia, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), is seeking to democratise large language models (LLMs) by empowering hospitals and various enterprises to...
Merz doesn’t believe Belém comments strained relations with Brazil