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Israel, European Union reach deal on more aid, fuel deliveries to Gaza
The New Zealand Herald
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July 10, 2025
Kallas said that “measures are or will be implemented in the coming days”. But details still need to be worked out, according to an official familiar with the EU talks, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The deal requires the approval of EU...
Israel’s Moral Balance Beam
The New York Times
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July 10, 2025
If people hate Donald Trump, by all means hate Donald Trump. But that doesn’t make you anti-American. It doesn’t make you want to destroy the United States. Is the war in Gaza justified? When does criticism of Israel turn into anti-semitism? How...
'A lie repeated 1000 times is still a lie': China's Israel envoy hits back
Israel Hayom
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July 10, 2025
Xiao Junzheng became China's ambassador to Israel in November 2024, knowing full well that he had arrived in a warzone. This week, he hosted Israel Hayom for his first major interview with the Hebrew media. The timing was not incidental; the...
FTSE 100 Live: blue chips retreat from record after GDP miss, Trump scales up trade...
Proactive UK
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July 11, 2025
FTSE 100 down 48 points to 8,927 GDP contracts 0.1% in May Trump threatens 35% tariff on Canadian goods IEA reports oil demand is cooling off Flutter snaps up remainder of FanDuel 12.01pm: European stocks down, US futures down By midday, the FTSE...
Gaza’s economy struggles to stay afloat amid rising fees, cash scarcity
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
Cash is the lifeline of Gaza’s shattered economy – and like food, fuel and medicine in the war-ravaged enclave, it is vanishing fast. With banks and ATMs largely out of service, residents have turned to an unregulated network of powerful cash...
UN investigator and critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza shocked by US sanctions
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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Amer Cohadzic | Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza said Thursday that “it was shocking” to learn that the Trump administration had imposed sanctions on...
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump plans to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% WASHINGTON (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will keep working toward a new trade framework with the United States despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying he'll raise...
Pride Toronto must return to political grassroots, advocates say after corporate sponsors pull out
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 11, 2025
As a major funding shortfall looms over Pride Toronto, some prominent LGBTQ+ advocates say it's high time to rethink the organization's corporate partnerships and return to its political grassroots. Ahead of last month's Pride parade, organizers...
EU’s ‘reluctance’ to act over Israel criticised by 27 former ambassadors
Euronews
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Published on 11/07/2025 - 12:29 GMT+2•Updated 12:41 The EU's “reluctance to take serious action against Israel” in relation to its conduct in Gaza and the West Bank has been criticised by 27 former EU ambassadors to the Middle East and North...
Food and fuel for Gaza: Europe unveils an aid deal as Israeli strike kills over 36
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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Smoke and fire rise to the sky following an Israeli army bombardment in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — European officials struck a new deal...
Israel’s Rising Power in NATO Markets
The Times of Israel
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NATO’s new defense spending is a boost for Israel’s resilience, renewal, and global reach Whenever I read stories about Israeli reservists transforming battlefield experience into groundbreaking tech startups, I’m never surprised. In my own small...
Israeli strike kills 16 near Gaza clinic with no immediate truce in sight
Japan Today
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July 10, 2025
An Israeli airstrike hit Palestinians near a medical centre in Gaza on Thursday, killing 10 children and six adults, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged on with no immediate deal expected. Verified video footage from the...
Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy
Institute for Security Studies
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Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy Coalition governance is messy, but parties should be able to agree on prioritising economic growth and trade into Africa. South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has just...
Gaza school bombed: 8 dead as Israel sets ceasefire demands
Daily Times
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July 11, 2025
At least eight Palestinians were killed when an Israeli air strike hit a school sheltering displaced families in northern Gaza. Local medical sources confirmed that many others were wounded. The school was in an area where civilians had gathered...
Israel’s relocation plan for Palestinians and fading hopes for a ceasefire
The Conversation
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July 10, 2025
This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. It was revealing this week to read...
Eight children among those killed by Israeli strike while queuing at Gaza health clinic
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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The bodies of women and children were left scattered on the streets of central Gaza after an Israeli airstrike landed in front of a Project HOPE health clinic on Thursday. CNN Jerusalem Correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports on the young victims of...
Israel Discount Bank’s Soiree, LA Jewish Film Fest Closing Night, AJU Board Chair
The Jewish Journal - California
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July 10, 2025
Israel Discount Bank (IDB), a New York-based private and commercial bank and the largest Israeli-owned bank in the United States, held its annual client appreciation event at the Beverly Hilton on June 12, bringing together valued clients, bank...
Israeli postdoc sues Stanford for discrimination; university denies it
The Times of Israel
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July 10, 2025
An Israeli researcher alleged discrimination at California’s Stanford University in a lawsuit filed on Thursday. The lawsuit, filed in a federal California court, said a lab at Stanford had falsely accused Dr. Shay Laps of sexual harassment,...
New settler police force tightens Israeli grip on occupied West Bank
Al Mayadeen
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July 11, 2025
Israeli Police Minister Ben-Gvir forms an armed settler unit in al-Khalil, raising concerns over "Israel's" further occupation efforts in the occupied West Bank. Israeli far-right Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has established a new police unit...
Gaza cash crisis paralyses economy as families forced to sell belongings
The Siasat Daily
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July 11, 2025
Gaza Strip: Cash is the lifeblood of the Gaza Strip’s shattered economy, and like all other necessities in this war-torn territory — food, fuel, medicine — it is in extremely short supply. With nearly every bank branch and ATM inoperable, people...