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Leave Israel ‘as soon as possible’, China urges its citizens
Following the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran, the Chinese Embassy in Israel issued an urgent advisory on Tuesday, urging its citizens to exit the country promptly. In an official statement posted on WeChat, the embassy reminded Chinese nationals to leave Israel “as soon as possible” through available land border routes, provided they can ensure their personal safety during…
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Harvard urges judge to bar Trump from closing doors for international students
Lawyers for Harvard University urged a federal judge on June 16 to extend an order blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University. Mr Ian Gershengorn, a lawyer for Harvard, told US District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston that an injunction was necessary to ensure Mr Trump’s administration could…
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Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel warns of tough response
Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel’s defence minister to warn that Tehran residents would “pay the price and soon”. Iran said its parliament was preparing a bill to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), adding that Tehran remains opposed to…
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Canada, UK agree to establish trade working group, expand defense collaboration
Canada and the United Kingdom agreed on Sunday to set up a trade working group which will submit its recommendations to the prime ministers of the respective countries within the next six months, a joint statement by the two governments said. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Canada for bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Mark Carney before the G7…
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Iran rejects ceasefire negotiations while under Israeli attack, official says
Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters on Sunday, as the two foes launched fresh attacks and raised fears of a wider conflict. “The Iranians informed Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue serious negotiations…
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Trump rejects Israeli plan to kill Iranian supreme leader, US officials say
President Donald Trump opposed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two sources, amid ongoing waves of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran which the US president is making publicly and privately clear he prefers to keep the United States out of the fray for now. Over the weekend, one senior US official told…
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Seven killed in another India air crash
Seven people have died in a helicopter crash in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials have said. According to local media reports, the aircraft was flying from Kedarnath along a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Himalayan mountains. It is understood that rescue teams were immediately dispatched and an operation to retrieve the bodies has been carried out with…
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Escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, by Usman Ayegba
Any student of international relations would tell you that international politics just like its domestic component is not the realm of morality, the philosophy of what is good and bad. War is only unfair to the victim; it is always fair to the aggressor (and the winner). As a result, while observers on both sides occasionally experience intense emotions, politics…
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Israel attacked three key Iranian nuclear facilities. Did it strike a decisive blow?
Israel’s unprecedented attacks on Iran had at their core an elusive and high-risk goal: eradicating the country’s controversial nuclear program. Israel targeted three key Iranian nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow – and a number of top scientists involved in nuclear research and development. The extent of the damage – and whether Iran’s nuclear program can survive – is…
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Mass protests against Trump across US as president holds huge military parade
Protests against President Donald Trump have taken place in towns and cities across the US, organised by a group called “No Kings”. The demonstrations were held to counter a rare military parade hosted by Trump in Washington DC, and came after days of protests in Los Angeles and elsewhere over his immigration policies. Lawmakers, union leaders and activists gave speeches…
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