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US uses veto but pressure for ceasefire is building

09-12-2023 UNITED NATIONS: UN secretary general Antonio Guterres spoke this afternoon about the “serious risk to the maintenance of international peace and security”, citing the spillover of hostilities in “the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen”. He triggered Article 99, prompting Friday’s UN Security Council vote, because he …

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Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings

09-12-2023 COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s parliament has banned the “inappropriate treatment” of religious texts with a bill widely known in the country as the Quran law. Offenders now face a fine or up to two years in jail after a 94-77 vote. It follows a series of burnings of Islam’s holy book …

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Yemen’s Houthis launches ballistic missiles at Israel

09-12-2023 SANA’A/ DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthi group launched several ballistic missiles at military posts in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, the group’s military spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday, the Mason, a U.S. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, shot down a drone that originated from a part of Yemen …

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Russia in ‘years-long cyber-attacks on UK’

09-12-2023 LONDON/ MOSCOW: The UK is accusing Russia’s Security Service, the FSB, of a sustained cyber-hacking campaign, targeting politicians and others in public life. The government said one group stole data through cyber-attacks, which was later made public, including material linked to the 2019 election. Russia has repeatedly denied claims …

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US embassy in Baghdad targeted with several rockets

08-12-2023 BAGHDAD: The US embassy in Baghdad on Friday morning was attacked by two rocket salvos but there were no casualties reported, an embassy spokesperson said. According to the spokesperson, the attack was likely carried out by Iran-backed militias in Iraq but no group immediately claimed responsibility. The incident marks …

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