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Arab states split for first time on refusal to condemn Israel over Gaza
The Observer 17 May 2021
As Israel and Gaza have pressed closer to all-out war, a new battle for the narrative is being fought among Arab states. For the first time in the many clashes between the Israeli state and the occupied territory, regional unity over who is to blame and what should be done to stop the fighting has splintered ... Read more ... And they haven’t done that.” ... .
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Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City
The Times of India 17 May 2021
GAZA CITY. Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister signaled the fourth war with Gaza's rulers would rage on ... The earlier Israeli airstrikes flattened three buildings ... No injuries were reported ... A yellow canary lay crushed on the ground ... .
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Republican congressman lashes out at GOP colleagues over ‘bogus’ attempts to rewrite history of Capitol riots
The Independent 17 May 2021
In a show of support for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Capitol riots, Republican representative Fred Upton on Sunday lashed out at his colleagues for trying to downplay the 6 January insurrection. ... Mr Upton said. "It’s absolutely bogus. You know, I was there.
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Israel-Gaza violence: Calls to protect civilians as conflict endures
BBC News 17 May 2021
The UN, US and UK have called for more protection for the civilians caught in intense violence between Israel and Palestinian militants. Footage of children being pulled from the rubble in Gaza and people running for shelter in Israel have sparked international alarm. The conflict is now in its second week, with little sign of a ceasefire ... .
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Sudan could be the setting for replay of the ‘Great Game’
Asiatimes 17 May 2021
Last November, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an agreement with Sudan to build a seaport technical facility with mooring capabilities for nuclear-powered vessels. At that time, Khartoum had not yet ratified the agreement, but it appeared nevertheless to have been a done deal ... AFRICOM’s funding for operations doubled in 2019 ... ....
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict may escalate into full-fledged war and even civil war
Yahoo Daily News 17 May 2021
Read full article. ANI17 May 2021, 5.07 am·5-min read. Representative Image. By John Solomou. Nicosia [Cyprus], May 17 (ANI). The first three months of this year have been the least violent in Israel for many years as there were no missiles fired from Gaza and no successful lone-wolf attacks ... All the enriched ranium was already in place ... (Disclaimer.
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Pentagon creates 60,000-strong army of spies
Pravda RU 17 May 2021
The program involves about 130 private organizations, as well as dozens of little-known and secret government organizations ... .
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Indian state orders crackdown on practice of dumping bodies in river amid Covid crisis
The Independent 17 May 2021
The government of India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh has banned the practice of throwing dead bodies in rivers and promised aid to families struggling to afford cremations for Covid causalities, after hundreds of bodies were seen floating or buried on riverbanks ... .
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Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning compares lockdowns to solitary confinement, says people 'will take years to recover'
Russia Today 17 May 2021
As the world adjusts to life post-lockdown, US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning compared the year of restrictions to her time in solitary confinement, claiming that people will be psychologically damaged for “years” to come ... Within the US, some states are essentially open, while others are only tentatively easing their rules.
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The Yom Kippur Syndrome Revisited
WorldNews.com 16 May 2021
Article By Gilad Atzmon. One of the most interesting aspects of the Yom Kippur War (1973) was that it marked a sudden switch from Israeli manic ‘hubris’ to melancholia, apathy and depression.Following their outstanding military victory in 1967, the Israelis developed an arrogant disrespectful attitude towards Arabs and their military capabilities ... .
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Afghans Who Helped the US Now Fear Being Left Behind
NBCBayArea 17 May 2021
He served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American platoon commander and a medal of commendation ... with his family ... Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories ... or NATO ... U.S.
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Migrants, refugees swim from Morocco to Spain’s Ceuta enclave
Al Jazeera 17 May 2021
More than 100 people, including two families with children, swam overnight from Morocco to enter the neighbouring Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday, according to local authorities ... They were mostly young men, but children and women were also among the arrivals, said a spokesman for the Spanish government delegation in Ceuta ... .
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Erdogan urges pope to help end Israel's 'massacre'
Urdu Point 17 May 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged Pope Francis to help rally the world to adopt sanctions against Israel for its "massacre" of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip ... ....
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German soccer president quits after comparing VP to Nazi
Star Telegram 17 May 2021
German soccer federation president Fritz Keller resigned Monday, nearly a month after he compared one of the organization's vice presidents to a Nazi-era judge. Keller likened Rainer Koch to Nazi-era ... .
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High-ranking Russian officials must not own real estate in US and Czech Republic
Pravda RU 17 May 2021
High-ranking Russian officials should not have real estate in Russia-unfriendly countries, Putin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said May 17. For the time being, the list includes the United States and the Czech Republic ... .
