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Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City
The Times of India 17 May 2021
GAZA CITY. Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister signaled the fourth war with Gaza's rulers would rage on ... The earlier Israeli airstrikes flattened three buildings ... No injuries were reported ... A yellow canary lay crushed on the ground ... .
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German soccer president quits after comparing VP to Nazi
Star Telegram 17 May 2021
German soccer federation president Fritz Keller resigned Monday, nearly a month after he compared one of the organization's vice presidents to a Nazi-era judge. Keller likened Rainer Koch to Nazi-era ... .
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Sudan could be the setting for replay of the ‘Great Game’
Asiatimes 17 May 2021
Last November, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an agreement with Sudan to build a seaport technical facility with mooring capabilities for nuclear-powered vessels ... AFRICOM’s funding for operations doubled in 2019 ... The American military sealift command’s expeditionary fast transport ship, the USNS Carson, entered Port Sudan on February 24.
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Colombia govt to consider protesters' conditions for talks
Urdu Point 17 May 2021photo: WN / Shilpa
Indian state orders crackdown on practice of dumping bodies in river amid Covid crisis
The Independent 17 May 2021
The government of India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh has banned the practice of throwing dead bodies in rivers and promised aid to families struggling to afford cremations for Covid causalities, after hundreds of bodies were seen floating or buried on riverbanks ... .
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Republican congressman lashes out at GOP colleagues over ‘bogus’ attempts to rewrite history of Capitol riots
The Independent 17 May 2021
In a show of support for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Capitol riots, Republican representative Fred Upton on Sunday lashed out at his colleagues for trying to downplay the 6 January insurrection. ... Mr Upton said. "It’s absolutely bogus. You know, I was there.
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Jacob Zuma corruption trial in South Africa adjourned shortly after opening
The Guardian 17 May 2021
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict may escalate into full-fledged war and even civil war
Yahoo Daily News 17 May 2021
Read full article. ANI17 May 2021, 5.07 am·5-min read. Representative Image. By John Solomou. Nicosia [Cyprus], May 17 (ANI). The first three months of this year have been the least violent in Israel for many years as there were no missiles fired from Gaza and no successful lone-wolf attacks ... All the enriched ranium was already in place ... (Disclaimer.
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UN court pressed to probe Israel strike on media office
Al Jazeera 17 May 2021
Rights groups urged the International Criminal Court to determine whether Israeli air strikes that destroyed a Gaza building housing media outlets constituted war a crime. Israeli missiles flattened the 13-storey al-Jalaa tower in Gaza City, which housed Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network and American news agency The Associated Press on Saturday ... .
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The Yom Kippur Syndrome Revisited
WorldNews.com 16 May 2021
Article By Gilad Atzmon. One of the most interesting aspects of the Yom Kippur War (1973) was that it marked a sudden switch from Israeli manic ‘hubris’ to melancholia, apathy and depression.Following their outstanding military victory in 1967, the Israelis developed an arrogant disrespectful attitude towards Arabs and their military capabilities ... .
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Abortion: Supreme Court to hear case on Mississippi ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy
Cincinnati 17 May 2021
Mississippi argues a ban on most abortions after 15 weeks would not violate the broader right to abortion protected by Supreme Court precedents ... .
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‘Revolution dwells in the heart’: Myanmar’s poets cut down by the military
The Observer 17 May 2021
His words captured the unflinching determination of the Myanmar public in the face of military brutality. “They shoot in the head, but they don’t know revolution dwells in the heart.” . The poet Khet Thi was taken from his home in Shwebo, in the Sagaing region, last Saturday. The next day, his wife collected his body from a hospital ... Photograph ... .
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Erdogan urges pope to help end Israel's 'massacre'
Urdu Point 17 May 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged Pope Francis to help rally the world to adopt sanctions against Israel for its "massacre" of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip ... ....
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Timeline: How US presidents have defended Israel over decades
Al Jazeera 16 May 2021
As the Palestinian death toll from Israel’s continuing bombardment of Gaza mounts, anger with US President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation is growing ... While calling for a de-escalation, Washington has failed to urge an immediate ceasefire or utter a word of criticism directed at Israel ... May 2021 ... pic.twitter.com/baHWh1b6Q2 ... May 2018 ... 2000-2005 ... .
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Russia seeks to outlaw jailed Kremlin critic Navalny's political movement
France24 17 May 2021
A Russian court is set to hear an "extremism" case against the political network of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday as Moscow seeks to outlaw the opposition to President Vladimir Putin ... .
