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Two ministers, belonging to the Israeli far right, threaten to leave Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition if the latter accepts the ceasefire agreement proposed by the United States. Friday, May 31, American President Joe Biden presented a new “comprehensive” agreement in Gaza in the eighth month of the war in the Gaza …

The Slovenian Parliament will vote on Tuesday June 4 for the official recognition of the State of Palestine, Spain, Ireland and Norway having already taken the plunge this week, its president announced. “The session is scheduled for Tuesday from 4 p.m.,” declared Parliament President Urska Klakocar Zupancic this Thursday, May …

Algeria on Tuesday proposed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demands a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of all hostages held by Hamas and essentially orders Israel to “immediately halt its military offensive” in Rafah. Algeria’s U.N. Ambassador Amar Bendjama said earlier on Tuesday – after a …

Several internet celebrities in China, known for content on luxury or extravagance, have had their accounts blocked on social networks, at a time when the country is toughening its tone towards publications deemed vulgar or inappropriate. In China, internet is strictly regulated and the country’s censors do not hesitate to …

An Egyptian soldier has been killed in an incident involving Egyptian and Israeli troops in the border area near Rafah, local media reported. The Egyptian and Israeli militaries are investigating what happened. Israeli media say there was an exchange of fire, but there are few other details and no reports …

Thailand’s National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from the country by a British collector of antiquities. A tall bronze figure called the Standing Shiva or Golden Boy and a smaller sculpture called Kneeling Female are thought to be around 1,000 years old. …

This Wednesday, May 22, several European states announced that they wanted to recognize the existence of a Palestinian state as of Tuesday, May 28. Initially, it was Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre who made the announcement, before being joined by the Irish and Spanish Prime Ministers, Simon Harris and …

A 24-year-old South Korean student died after paying 6.5 million won, or around £3,800, for surgery to reshape his chin and give him the appearance of a K-pop star. The man was conscious about his looks tragically died after plastic surgery, with CCTV revealing the horrifying truth. The family of …

An attack took place in a hospital in the Chinese province of Yunnan (southwest) and left at least two dead and 21 injured, local police said. Tuesday, at 11:37 a.m. (03:37 GMT), a stabbing attack occurred at Chengnan Hospital in Zhenxiong County, in Yunnan province, and left two dead and …

At least 48 people died on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday May 1 in the collapse of part of a highway in China, in the province of Guangdong, in the south of the country. “The collapse of the highway caused the death of 48 people,” declared the Chine Nouvelle …