War With Hamas Is Damaging Israel’s Economy, Says Moody’s
The war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas is costing Israel at least $269 million a day and is expected to hit the country’s economy harder than previous conflicts, ratings…
The war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas is costing Israel at least $269 million a day and is expected to hit the country’s economy harder than previous conflicts, ratings…
The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extreme weather events…
Gun ownership has reached a record high among American voters, according to an NBC poll published Tuesday. More than half of respondents (52%) reported that they or someone in their…
The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66% in 2019, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the climate…
Full resolution proposed by EFF and amended by ANC: That the House - (1) notes the latest developments in the Israel-Palestine conflict; (2) further notes the continuing building of settler…
The Earth’s temperature briefly rose above a crucial threshold that scientists have been warning for decades could have catastrophic and irreversible impacts on the planet and its ecosystems, data shared by a…
A Hamas health official said more than 80 people were killed Saturday in twin strikes on a northern Gaza refugee camp, including a UN school used as a shelter for…
A protest in Washington – described by one U.S. lawmaker as “pro-terrorist” and “anti-Israel” – has turned violent, prompting a lockdown of congressional offices and evacuations of politicians from the Democratic National Committee (DNC)…
At least 70% of Gaza will be without access to drinking water by the end of Wednesday, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has warned. The agency blamed Israel’s…
More and more Western leaders have reportedly conceded that the Russia-Ukraine conflict may drag on for another five years in a “stalemate” that neither side is capable of shattering. Neither Russia nor…
Citing Israel’s Finance Ministry, a Reuters report said: Israel has raised about 30 billion shekels ($7.8 billion) in debt since the start of the conflict with Hamas. According to the…
A Bloomberg report said this week: U.S. interest payments on its national debt are estimated to have surged above $1 trillion on an annualized basis as of the end of…
The rapid rise of the BRICS is transforming the global economy, with the group’s share of world gross domestic product (GDP) in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) set to…
Citing Czech publication Novinky, a report by The New Voice of Ukraine said on November 9, 2023: Czech President Petr Pavel believes that the current situation on the battlefield in…
EU scientists have declared that 2023 is set to be the warmest year recorded in the past 125,000 years, after data from last month showed that October had shattered previous temperature…
China-Australia relations are improving with plans to restart of annual meetings between the two sides, and to strengthen communication, deepen trust, expand practical cooperation. A Bloomberg report said: Australia’s Prime…
U.S. and European officials have begun quietly talking to the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail to end the war, according to one current senior U.S.…
Ukraine’s top general has warned there will be no quick “breakthrough” in the counteroffensive against Russia, comments that will create consternation for Joe Biden as he battles to ensure the U.S. maintains its funding…
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted its annual resolution calling on the U.S. to end its decades-long economic blockade of Cuba. The document, which has been adopted for the…
The Israeli government is willing to kill large numbers of civilians in order to defeat Hamas in Gaza, and told Americans this in “private conversations” reported the New York Times. U.S.…
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan faced detention and deportation on Wednesday, as a government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. Islamabad has given 1.7…
U.S. and Israeli officials are mulling an international peacekeeping force for the Gaza Strip should Israel successfully remove Hamas from power, Bloomberg reported, suggesting U.S. troops could take part in…
The global economy is showing signs of fragmentation, which could be “very costly” for all, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has warned. In an interview with Nikkei on Sunday, the…
Almost four million people, including more than a million children, in Britain experienced the most extreme form of poverty last year, according to a recent study published by the Joseph…
Ambassadors of countries supporting Israel should leave Libya “immediately” and an embargo on oil and gas deliveries should be imposed if the “massacres” in Gaza continue, the Libyan parliament said…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he’d asked the Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to soften Al Jazeera’s coverage around Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza according to a report by the…
Former U.S. President Barack Obama has endorsed Israel’s right to defend against “wanton violence” by Hamas, but warned that a strategy that |ignores the human cost” would be counterproductive. In…
U.S. media POLITICO said on October 24, 2023: Hamas’ massacre of more than 1,400 Israelis and kidnapping of over 200 others on Oct. 7 was more than a national tragedy…
Many incidents are occurring in the Gaza and Israel since Palestinian armed groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad launched thousands of missiles at Israel and sent its militants across the border…
Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat said on Sunday that the Israeli forces would “eliminate” Hezbollah and target Iran if the Palestinian militants open up a “northern front.” “The plan of…
Only 32% of U.S. citizens trust the media to report the news fairly and accurately, while a record 39% do not trust the media at all, finds a Gallup poll…
Palestinian officials have called on the nations of the world to step in and prevent the “deliberate genocide” of their people by Israel after hundreds were killed in the bombing…
The German government has decided to deploy some of Germany’s top Special Forces units to Cyprus as it prepares for potential crisis situations in Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East,…
The strike on a Gaza Strip hospital that killed more than 600 Palestinians has sparked protests and riots in several Muslim-majority countries on Tuesday night, including Lebanon, Jordan, and Türkiye. …
Two recent incidents in the area of geopolitics have attracted notice. One is related to the U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the other is related to Russian President…
A triumvirate of high oil prices, a surging dollar and geopolitical instability are set to weigh on India and Indonesia among Asia’s emerging markets, while energy exporter Malaysia may prove…
UN human rights experts warned on Saturday: Palestinians in Gaza face mass ethnic cleansing as Israel orders half the population of the densely populated strip to evacuate amid continued aerial…
Citing U.S. officials an exclusive report by abcnews.go.com said: The Pentagon has ordered a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean near Israel to deter Iran or Hezbollah…
After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday. An AP…
France will pull its military and diplomats from Niger after a successful coup by anti-French forces, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. The move will see around 1,500 soldiers leave…
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York on Sunday as part of the March to End Fossil Fuels, calling for increased action against climate change…
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had to face a time in Washington D.C. that may be told as difficult as the political situation in the U.S. Capitol Hill is different than…
Auto workers in a number of plants in the U.S. are striking. This unprecedented, strategic strike may spread further within days, if there is no progress in negotiations. The striking…
Largest cities in the U.S. are at the forefront of climate change. An ABC News report (Climate Week NYC: Large cities are at the forefront of climate change, experts say,…
The military governments of three African states, which all deposed their Western-backed leaders in recent years, have agreed to assist each other, individually or collectively, in case of any external…
Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are marching, chanting and protesting Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed that the world is transitioning to a new diplomatic order in which U.S. must lead the way in overcoming increasing threats from…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the geopolitical climate had changed completely since the United Nations imposed sanctions on North Korea, and he accused the West of breaking…
A catastrophic flooding in Libya has taken its toll: At least 10,000 people died. The flood in Libya is just the latest in a string of intense rain events to…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged his nation’s support for Russia in its standoff with the U.S. and its allies. Kim Jong-un is making a rare visit to meet…
While India is glowing with the achievement of successfully concluding the G20 Summit in New Delhi, questions about outcome of the summit are being raised by different parties concerned with…
France is planning to intervene in Niger, as it continues to deploy troops to several countries in the region, the West African state’s military government has claimed. Relations between Niger…
A Reuters Exclusive (U.S. military repositions some troops in Niger, pulls non-essential personnel) said on September 7, 2023: The Pentagon is repositioning some troops and equipment within Niger and will…
A report by the North Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said: The North Korean military has unveiled a newly developed “tactical attack submarine” capable of launching nuclear missiles,…
A French military nurse shot and killed on Tuesday a Chadian soldier he was treating and who attacked him with a scalpel in a French forces base in Faya-Largeau, in…
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee warned on the latest episode of his “Huckabee” program on the Trinity Broadcasting Network that the 2024 election may be the last decided by…
The Chinese government has announced its intention to facilitate a peaceful resolution to the Niger crisis, following a coup in July that triggered sanctions and left the West African country…
The Grain Deal made between Russia and Ukraine this year, and brokered by Turkiye and the UN is not working now. The collapse of the deal known as the Black…
Southeast Asian countries must avoid following in the footsteps of Ukraine and beware of being used as geopolitical pawns by foreign forces that are sowing discord in the region for…
Thousands of people protested the French military presence in Niger and French interference in Niger’s internal affairs Saturday. Media reports said: The protesting people gathered outside of the French military…
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