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Palestinians line up to receive a hot meal at a food distribution point in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood. — AFP
Gaza still waiting for aid as pressure mounts on Israel

CAIRO: Palestinians in Gaza were left waiting for the promised arrival of food on Wednesday despite mounting international and domestic pressure on the Israeli government to allow more aid to reach a population on the brink of famine after an 11-week blockade. Fewer than 100 aid trucks have entered Gaza, according to Israeli military figures, since Monday, when Prime...
Palestinian children wait in front of a hot meal distribution truck at a displacement camp near Gaza City's port on Thursday. - AFP

50 killed in Gaza as Israel orders mass evacuations
Displaced Palestinians sit amid the destruction in front of their damaged tent, following Israeli strikes in Jabalia. — AFP

Israel issues evacuation as strikes continue in Gaza
The North Korean warship appears in water at shipyard after the launch accident, in Chongjin. — Reuters

North Korean Kim Jong Un condemns warship accident as 'criminal'
Indian army soldiers keep vigil near the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India, in Jammu region. — AFP

Indian soldier killed in battle with gunmen
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G7 draft pledges tackling ‘excessive imbalances’
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Floods strand over 50,000 in Australia
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Palestinian children wait in front of a hot meal distribution truck at a displacement camp near Gaza City's port on Thursday. - AFP

50 killed in Gaza as Israel orders mass evacuations

The MoU was signed by Dr Hilal bin Ali al Sabti and Dr Teodoro Herbosa in Geneva on Thursday.

Oman, Philippines sign health MoU

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IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

Dhofar Municipality presented a visual display outlining its plans.

Dhofar reviews preparations for khareef season

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Tallest flagpole launched

INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS
Region
Palestinian children wait in front of a hot meal distribution truck at a displacement camp near Gaza City's port on Thursday. - AFP

50 killed in Gaza as Israel orders mass evacuations

Plumes of smoke rose on Thursday over the northern Gaza Strip where Israel's military urged civilians to evacuate, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed more than 50 people.The latest evacuation warning for parts of Gaza City...

Displaced Palestinians sit amid the destruction in front of their damaged tent, following Israeli strikes in Jabalia. — AFP
Israel issues evacuation as strikes continue in Gaza
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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington
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Israeli 'warning' fire at diplomats sparks global outcry
Palestinians line up to receive a hot meal at a food distribution point in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood. — AFP

Gaza still waiting for aid as pressure mounts on Israel
An elderly Palestinian man pushes a bicycle past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City,

Israel’s allies condemn the expansion of Gaza war
Opinion
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Rumaitha Al Busaidi Carbon credits in a thirsty land
Americas

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Trump rollback on climate justice opens pockets of resistance

Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' missile shield

Rubio set to face tough questions in Congress

Trump tells Republicans to back budget bill

Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer

Africa

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Tanzania has released activist, says Kenya FM

RSF shelling kills 14 in Sudan displacement camp

Groups raid eastern Burkina Faso city

Iran says nuclear talks 'difficult but useful', US 'encouraged'

Drone strikes spark civilian exodus from Sudan aid hub

Europe

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2nd L) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda hold a joint press conference after talks in Vilnius. — AFP

Merz vows to defend allies on Lithuania visit

Serbia needs 'real reforms' for EU accession: Kallas

UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base

232 drones force Moscow airports to halt flights

Former Ukraine MP shot dead near Madrid

Asia
The North Korean warship appears in water at shipyard after the launch accident, in Chongjin. — Reuters

North Korean Kim Jong Un condemns warship accident as 'criminal'

SEOUL: A major accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state's leader calling it a "criminal act"...
Indian army soldiers keep vigil near the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India, in Jammu region. — AFP

Indian soldier killed in battle with gunmen

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G7 draft pledges tackling ‘excessive imbalances’

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China, Netherlands vow deeper cooperation

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters gather

Key Bangladesh party protests

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Losing international students could devastate many US colleges

Xiaofeng Wan, a former admissions officer at Amherst College, now works as a private consultant to international students who want to come to the United States. This week, as he held meetings in China with prospective...

The campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 12, 2018. (Cody O'Loughlin/The New York Times)

Sanitation crisis in Gaza spreads disease

Gazans flee homes as Israeli strikes resume

10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins
Australia
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Floods strand over 50,000 in Australia

SYDNEY: Record floods stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday, killing three as a muddy tide swept through towns and swollen rivers cut off roads. Police have pulled three...
Simon Patterson (L) arrives at Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court where Erin Patterson is due to attend her trial in Morwell

Mushroom murder suspect rejected help preparing meal: Witness

Media stand outside the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court in Morwell, Australia. — Reuters

woman faces trial over alleged mushroom murders

Both major political parties are pledging steep cuts on the number of foreigners allowed to study in Australia as a way to rein in runaway housing prices.(Abigail Varney/The New York Times)

How foreign students lost their sheen in a nation of immigrants

The Heard and McDonald Islands territory, home to volcanoes and an "amazing" array of sea birds, elephant seals, mosses, grasses and herbs.

Not just penguins on Antarctic islands hit by Trump tariffs

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