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‘Flotilla vessel blocked’: Switzerland lodges protest over Israel stopping Gaza-bound ship; demands unhindered access to citizens

Police officers work during the protest in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy (AP image) Switzerland on Friday announced that it will file a diplomatic protest with Israel after Israeli security forces curtailed a visit by Swiss diplomats to detainees from the […]

‘Safety mechanism’: UN rules out sabotage behind Trump’s escalator stopping abruptly, says it was a feature

The United Nations issued a statement on Tuesday after President Donald Trump took to social media to complain about technical glitches during his visit to UN headquarters in New York, where an escalator carrying him and First Lady Melania abruptly stopped after moving only a short distance.“The safety mechanism is designed to prevent people or […]

‘Hamas stopping residents’: IDF shares call recording; accuses group of using Gaza civilians as shields

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released an audio recording it said captured a conversation between an Israeli officer and a Gaza City resident, alleging that Hamas was preventing civilians from fleeing to safety in order to use them as human shields.“EXPOSED: ‘We want to go south but Hamas are waiting for us on the way” […]

Zelenskyy says Russia stopping summit with Putin; ‘agenda not ready’: Moscow

MOSCOW: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing Zelenskyy of saying “no to everything”. Speaking to NBC, Lavrov said Putin had made clear he was ready to meet Zelensky to discuss a possible deal to end […]

‘Stopping the killing is key’: Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges Russia to halt strikes; calls Moscow’s refusal to accept ceasefire ‘complicating situation’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that Russia’s refusal to accept a ceasefire was complicating efforts to end Ukraine’s war, which has lasted over three years, and added that stopping the killing is a key element of stopping the war. “We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet […]