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Supporting Ukraine: Europe's dissenters and the spreading discontent
While most of the European Union was united in enforcing package after package of harsh sanctions on Russia, slashing trade and imports, especially of fuels - despite some concerns in some members over the economic impact, supplying aid and arms to Ukraine, and welcoming new members to NATO, there was a major outlier or two.
120 dead, around 1,000 injured following earthquakes in Afghanistan
About 1,000 injured people have been taken to the hospital in the provincial capital Herat city, the official said, adding that 12 villages in Zindajan and Ghorian districts of Herat were destroyed due to the earthquakes, said Mawlawi Musa Ashari, Herat's provincial director for the National Disaster Management Authority.
Massive IDF call-up as gunfights continue in towns; 300 Israelis dead, rockets persist
In an assault of startling breadth, Hamas gunmen rolled into as many as 22 locations in southern Israel, including towns and other communities as far as 15 miles (24 km) from the Gaza border. In some places, they roamed for hours, gunning down civilians and soldiers as Israel's military scrambled to muster a response. Gun battles continued well after nightfall, and terrorists held hostages in standoffs in at least two towns, The Times of Israel reported.
California Governor vetoes cast ban bill
California will not become the first US state to ban caste specifically, which had looked possible in the aftermath of Seattle becoming the first American city to prohibit caste. The same people and groups that had made it possible in Washington state, were now determined to make California the first state to do so, triggering perhaps a domino effect into other states.
Hamas assault on Israel sparks fears of a regional escalation
Unverified videos released by Hamas, the militant organisation that seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, showed captive young Israelis covered in blood, their hands tied behind their backs and eyes wide with fright as battles between the faction and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to rage across southern Israel and in the Palestinian enclave on Saturday, The Guardian reported.
Nepal, India discuss security and military issues
Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said the discussions covered a wide range of issues relating to mutual security, defence supplies, training and capacity building, joint military exercises and exchanges including through visits among others.
New York appeals court rejects Trump's efforts to stop $250mn civil fraud trial
Trump has dropped his $500 million suit against his former attorney Michael Cohen.
Hamas says it has 'enough' Israeli captives to free all Palestinian prisoners
"We managed to kill and capture many Israeli soldiers. The fighting is still on," Saleh al-Arouri, deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, told Al Jazeera on Saturday.
Israel strikes 2 high-rise towers in Gaza used for housing Hamas assets
“The Hamas terrorist organisation deliberately places its military assets in the heart of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF said, Times of Israel reported.
'The Long War': Russia's master gambit in conflicts going back to Tsars
The answer depends on the resiliency, but not only of the two sides to the conflict.
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