Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut 'one after another'

Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’

“Humanitarian facilities in Rafah are forced to close one after another…The flow of humanitarian aid supplies into Gaza, already insufficient to meet the soaring needs, has dropped by 67 per cent since 7 May,” reported the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. Until Israeli troops seized and closed the Rafah border crossing in the very south…

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IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine

Attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities ‘must cease immediately’: UN atomic watchdog

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the targeting marked a “major escalation” in the level of danger facing the power plant. It was the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 that the ZNPP – Europe’s largest nuclear power plant – has been directly targeted….

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Despite the Saudi permission, Pakistani women pilgrims are deprived of great facilities

Despite the Saudi permission, Pakistani women pilgrims are deprived of great facilities

This year, Pakistani men and women will perform Jah under the old Hajj policy, Ministry of Religious Affairs: Photo: Saudi Ministry of Media Islamabad: Pakistani women will not be able to perform Hajj without Muharram this year. Despite Saudi Arabia allowing women to perform Hajj without Muharram, Pakistani women will perform Hajj under previous rules….

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shortage of funds in China;  Elderly citizens deprived of free medical facilities

shortage of funds in China; Elderly citizens deprived of free medical facilities

China is also considering raising the retirement age; Photo: File Beijing: China has halved free medical care for senior citizens due to funding cuts. According to the international news agency, the medical facilities of retired citizens in China were reduced, against which the protest movement “Grey Hair Movement” started across the country. After the protests…

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Condemnation of US attacks on Iranian and Syrian facilities linked to Tehran

Condemnation of US attacks on Iranian and Syrian facilities linked to Tehran

—File photo: Reuters The governments of Iran and Syria have condemned the US strikes on Syrian soil that reportedly killed 19 people. Washington claimed its drone strikes were part of a retaliatory strike, according to an Al Jazeera report. Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry of Iran and Syria condemned the US airstrikes which targeted the strategic…

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