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Hamas leader, Haniya says group ‘ready for Israeli escalation’
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya says the group told mediators it is “ready” if Israel increases its attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip.
“If they (Israel) want to escalate, the resistance is ready; and if they want to stop, the resistance is…
Death toll grows as Israel-Gaza violence escalates
There have been more casualties in Gaza and Israel, as a heavy exchange of fire between Palestinian militants and the Israeli military continues.
Militants have fired more than 300 rockets towards Israel since Monday night, killing two…
UK PM promises to ‘level up’ with Queen Elizabeth’s post-pandemic plans
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised to tackle inequality and level up the country with a post-pandemic raft of laws presented by Queen Elizabeth to parliament.
In a ceremony stripped back because of the COVID-19…
Qatar’s emir visits Saudi Arabia crown Prince
Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has visited Saudi Arabia for the first time since the signing of a declaration with the kingdom and other Gulf states to ease a years-long rift.
Sheikh Tamim was welcomed on Monday at the…
Argentina confirms first cases of Indian, South African Covid-19 variants
Argentina’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed its first cases of the more contagious Covid-19 variants discovered in India and South Africa in three travellers returning to the South American country from Europe.
The Indian variant of…
Gunman kills at least eight, injures many in Russian school
At least seven school children and one teacher were killed on Tuesday and many more wounded after a lone teenage gunman opened fire in a school in the Russian city of Kazan, the mayor’s office said, prompting a Kremlin call for tighter gun…
Four stabbed in New Zealand supermarket
Four people were stabbed on Monday in a supermarket in Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island, police said after detaining the man believed to have been responsible.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the incident did not appear to be a…
UK moves to further ease COVID-19 restriction
England will move ahead with plans to ease further COVID-19 restrictions on May 17, including allowing people to hug and meet indoors, thanks to favourable data on infections and vaccines, the government said on Sunday.
Prime Minister…
Violence erupts at Al-Aqsa mosque as Israel marks Jerusalem day
Rock-throwing Palestinians and Israeli police firing stun grenades clashed outside al-Aqsa mosque on Monday, in on-going violence in Jerusalem that has raised international concern.
Tensions in the city were particularly high as Israel was…
2021 Hajj to hold with special conditions
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah says the 2021 Hajj will be held following health and safety requirements due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ministry said in a statement it would announce the specific measures and…