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Rally on Middle East conflict at Hong Lim Park: Authorities remind attendees, organisers to comply with public speaking conditions
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (366+ words) Checks by Asia One show that the rally, purportedly organised by a student-led organisation, will discuss issues relating to the United States' "aggression in West Asia". In the event description, the organisers said attendees can learn about the history of…...
Yemen's Houthis say they launched second attack on Israel in less than 24 hours
1+ week, 6+ day ago (121+ words) Asia News'Asia One Yemen's Houthis say they launched second attack on Israel in less than 24 hours CAIRO - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they carried out a second attack on Israel in less than 24 hours using missiles and drones, and vowed to…...
Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated, analysis finds
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1741+ words) An American-operated Patriot air defence battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in US-ally Bahrain 10 days into the war on Iran, according to an analysis by academic…...
Hamas holds talks with Trump-led board as Iran war strains Gaza plan
3+ week, 4+ day ago (616+ words) CAIRO/JERUSALEM " Envoys from US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" have met representatives of Hamas in Cairo in an effort to safeguard the Gaza ceasefire, under serious strain since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, three sources…...
Medical stocks 'critically low' in Gaza: WHO
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (315+ words) GENEVA - The World Health Organisation said on Friday (March 6) that medical supplies in Gaza were running critically low despite Israel's reopening of a key crossing this week. Supplies of some items such as gauze and needles have already run out,…...
Israeli fire kills 6 people in Gaza as truce deal staggers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) CAIRO - Israeli attacks killed five people in Gaza on Thursday (Feb 26), the territory's health officials said, and the Israeli military said it killed a militant who posed a threat to its forces in the south of the enclave. Medics said…...
Israeli settler killed Palestinian-American teen in the West Bank, local health ministry says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (330+ words) RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM " A 19-year-old Palestinian-American citizen shot by an Israeli settler in the West Bank has died from his wounds, the Palestinian Health Ministry said late on Wednesday (Feb 18). A US embassy official condemned the violence, telling Reuters on Thursday:…...
Philippine Vice-President Duterte to run for president in 2028 elections
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (110+ words) MANILA - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday (Feb 18) that she will run for president in the 2028 election. Duterte said she was offering her "life, strength and future" in the service of the nation. Independent opinion surveys rank her…...
Indonesia readies 1, 000 troops for potential peacekeeping force in Gaza in early April
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (251+ words) JAKARTA - Indonesia is readying 1, 000 troops for potential deployment in Gaza by early April as part of a proposed multinational peacekeeping force, its army spokesperson said on Monday (Feb 17). The final deployment decision will be made by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto,…...
Israel strikes in Gaza kill 10, including senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad figures
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (343+ words) CAIRO " A senior figure in the armed wing of Hamas, a Hamas policeman, and a senior figure in the militant group Islamic Jihad were among at least ten people killed on Thursday (Jan 15) in a series of Israeli strikes across…...