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Trump leaves court after face off with ex-attorney Cohen & judge Engoron
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Trump stormed out of a New York City courtroom on Wednesday after a heated day in court in which the former president was called to the witness stand in his $250 million state fraud case and fined $10,000 for violating an earlier gag order.
Israel Minister Benny Gantz shoulders responsibility of Oct 7 attack
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Gantz, who also served as Israel's Defence Minister between 2020 and 2022, made the remarks while briefing news reporters.
Hamas preventing Gaza residents from evacuation, says IDF
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The IDF spokesmen confirmed that they had appealed to the people in the Gaza Strip to evacuate only to understand that the Hamas teleosts had blocked the access routes to Southern strip.
Robert Fico becomes Slovakia's new PM
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Slovak President Zuzana Caputova appointed the new government at the Primate's Palace in the nation's capital Bratislava on Wednesday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Massive manhunt underway in US state after mass shootings leave 22 dead
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There were two active shooting incidents on Wednesday evening in the city -- at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley on Mollison Way, and Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant on Lincoln Street, according to the Lewiston Police Department.
Israel military confirms airstrike in Gaza where journo's relatives were killed
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The strike hit a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, where relatives of Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief Wael Al-Dahdouh were taking shelter after being displaced, CNN quoted the Qatar-based news network as saying.
IDF infantry hits several tanks inside Gaza, ground assault imminent
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In a statement, the IDF said it moved in and fired at the Hamas outposts In Gaza on Wednesday night and destroyed many tanks and missile launching capabilities. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has clearly said that the entry of the Israel armed forces in Gaza Strip is imminent and the ground assault will commence soon.
Combat Antisemitism Movement wants nations to ban anti-Israel chant
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“Finally. For years, this clear call for the genocide of all Jews in Israel has been treated as legitimate political discourse. However, after Hamas revealed its true intentions to the world on October 7, with its frenzied slaughter of 1,400 Israeli men, women, and children of all ages just because they lived in the Jewish state, the world can no longer be indifferent to such expressions of exterminationist hatred," ,CAM CEO Sacha Roytman Dratwa said.
UK to charter flights for Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan: Report
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The development comes after Pakistan announced earlier this month that it will start deporting illegal migrants from November 1, the BBC reported. According to charities, thousands of people who worked with or for the UK government in Afghanistan and fled the Taliban are currently in Pakistan, waiting to be relocated.
We will finish the Hamas top leadership, says former Israeli intelligence operative
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Ravid: Yes, this is indeed a major national calamity. We have lost 1,400 of our citizens, more than 200 are in the custody of terrorists and we are indeed facing a major issue. However, as you know, we are a community of resilient and tough people and we will over come this and bring peace and normalcy in our country and around it.
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