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UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday “strongly” condemned the escalation of drone attacks across Sudan, which have killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the fir…
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Protest rallies held in Syria against repeated Israeli incursions, attacks Protest rallies were held across Syria on Friday against repeated Israeli incursions in the country's south including one this week that killed a man with a disability. The Israeli military has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria and conducted frequent incursions into its territory since the new government took power after toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. It also sent troops into a UN-patr…
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October sees highest number of ship attacks on record, report says October has been the worst month for attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waterways, according to data compiled by a Washington-based think tank that has tracked maritime security incidents worldwide since 2017. "October has seen the highest number of ship attacks on record," said Noam Raydan, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Raydan, who maintains the institute's in…
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Syria urges international protection against Israeli attacks at UN
