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US Isolated as Canada, UK, France Back Palestinian Statehood Amid Gaza Crisis
As Canada joins France and the United Kingdom in announcing plans to recognise a Palestinian state, the United States under President Donald Trump finds itself increasingly isolated, holding firmly to its pro-Israel stance while offering no clear...

Spain to Evacuate 13 Sick Palestinian Children from Gaza
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Spain will evacuate 13 sick Palestinian children from Gaza, which is currently facing a genocide carried out by Israel, by using a military plane. Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles stated on Wednesday as quoted by Al...

Canada joins France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state
Canada announced has announced it will join France, and possibly the UK, in recognising the state of Palestine in September, increasing pressure to resolve the 80-year-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told...

Former EU ambassadors warn: Europe’s silence on Gaza is complicity
To the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission, and the European Parliament, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, To the Heads of Government and Foreign Ministers of the EU...

Canada to recognise Palestinian state, joining France, UK
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney | Photo Credit: DAVID KAWAI Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations summit in September, following France while setting up a clash with the US and...

Petition to lower VAT on food hits 80,000 signatures
A public petition to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) rate on food products has gathered a record-breaking total of more than 80,000 signatures as of Thursday morning. The public petition, launched on June 30, had gathered 80,538 signatures by the...

Global pressure mounts as Canada joins France, UK on Palestinian State
Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine at a meeting of the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on Israel as starvation spreads in Gaza. The announcement came after France...

Jordan, UAE drop urgent food aid over starving Gaza
Flying above the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, a Jordanian military aircraft parachuted food crates to starving civilians as part of an emergency relief effort. The mission, joined by a second aircraft from the United Arab Emirates, released packages of...

Today's rugby news as Lions v France plan emerges and Wallabies star's Test career to end
Here are your rugby morning headlines for, Thursday, July 31. Wallabies blow as star plays last match By Duncan Bech, PA Rugby Union Correspondent, Sydney Australia are missing star forward Rob Valetini as they look to salvage some pride against...

Rahm Emanuel: U.N. ‘Not Driving the Food’ Into Gaza, ‘Because They Decided Hamas Should Be the Ones Protecting Them’
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” CNN Senior Political and Global Affairs Commentator, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel discussed the situation in Gaza and stated that the United Nations is...

Vietnamese clean-label brand plans 2025 export push to EU, US, Asia
DH Foods is a household name in Vietnam for dipping sauces and dipping salts, two of the most common condiments in the country. “Vietnam has a very strong ‘dipping culture’ when it comes to food consumption habits, and our local success so far has...

‘You’re rewarding Hamas’: Trump after UK, France, Canada announce plan to recognise Palestinian state
While aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, Trump was asked about the UK’s decision to grant recognition to Palestinian state to which the US president criticised and said it is like “rewarding Hamas”. But the Republican leader...

Spain to evacuate 13 sick children from Gaza for medical care
Spain has repeatedly taken in sick and injured children for treatment since the war on Gaza began. A Spanish military aircraft will transport 13 seriously ill children from war-ravaged Gaza, along with their families, from Jordan to Spain for...

After UK and France, Canada moves towards Palestinian recognition as Gaza starvation deepens
Israel, US say recognition "rewards Hamas" Canada has announced it will recognize the State of Palestine at a United Nations meeting in September, joining France and the United Kingdom in a coordinated diplomatic push that signals mounting...

National Avocado Day: 7 Irresistible Recipes to Go Green and Delicious
National Avocado Day is not just about eating avocados, it's a reminder of how nutritious, adaptable, and delicious this fruit truly is. (Representational image source: AI generated) Once a humble fruit mostly found in Central America, avocados...

Türkiye, EU, Arab League, 16 countries endorse 'New York Declaration' supporting 2-state solution
The “New York Declaration,” launched Tuesday at a United Nations conference, reaffirmed support for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict amid the rising famine and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza following Israeli assaults....

From Balfour to Brize Norton: Britain’s century of complicity in Palestinian suffering - Chris Hazzard
Let’s get one thing straight from the outset: Israel’s annihilation of Gaza is no isolated military assault or “act of self-defence” - rather, it is the unquestionable and horrifying culmination of a brutal story of settler colonialism dating from...

To Drink Or Not To Drink The Party Decides In China
Latest stories Trump burning a diplomatic bridge to Malaysia EU-US trade deal ultimately not in America's interests The cost of Europe's great capitulation to Trump While the case initially appeared to be Guo's fault for drinking excessively at...

EU proposes suspending Israel from Horizon Europe
The European Union's executive, the European Commission, has proposed partly restricting Israel from its flagship $107-billion Horizon Europe science research program amid mounting pressure from EU countries over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza....

Spain to fly 13 sick children from Gaza for medical treatment
Spain will receive 13 sick children from Gaza along with their families for medical treatment, Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced Wednesday. The group will be flown from Jordan to Spain aboard a medically equipped military aircraft. “We...