Muhamas Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — Armed Israeli police forced their way into a French-owned church compound in the contested city of Jerusalem on Thursday, the French foreign ministry said, briefly detaining two consulate employees and prompting the top French diplomat to abandon his planned visit to the site. The unusual …
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Israel and UN are maneuvering fraught but fundamental ties during Middle East wars
Muhamad Yehia GENEVA (AP) — A year ago, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks in Israel but said in remarks to the Security Council that they ” did not happen in a vacuum.” That phrase was immediately denounced by Israel and still looms over U.N. activities in the …
Read More »South Africa submits its main legal claim to the top UN court which accuses Israel of genocide
Muhamad Yehia THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The South African legal team delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top court on Monday, the latest step in a case the country brought accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza The document, which the International Court of …
Read More »UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
Muhamad Yehia LONDON (AP) — British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Scientists said the risk to the public remains low. Authorities announced …
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