Israel renaming Jerusalem landmarks to erase city’s Arab identity: governorate

Governorate says that Israeli attempts to impose new realities will ‘not erase the city’s history, collective memory’ Videos show Israeli citizens inside the Old City of Jerusalem attacking Palestinian shops and throwing objects at them. SCREENGRAB The Jerusalem Governorate said on Wednesday that the Israeli authorities were continuing to rename streets, landmarks and historic sites…

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US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and more

FBI chief Kash Patel says operation disrupted a global botnet used by Chinese hackers to target US infrastructure The United States and several other countries frequently condemn what they say is state-backed Chinese hacking activity of governments, militaries and businesses. PHOTO: SCMP The United States said on Wednesday that it had ​disrupted a Chinese hacking…

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Hamas agrees to surrender arms, relinquish governance, Peace Board says

Roadmap calls for removal of ‘every category of weapon in Gaza’, includes heavy weapons, tunnels and personal firearms Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza speaks at a UN Security Council briefing on implementation of the US-backed Gaza peace plan. — PHOTO VIA X ISTANBUL: Gaza Peace Board’s high representative, Nikolay Mladenov, said…

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US targets Palestine Action in counterterrorism effort against ‘far-left’ groups

Rubio’s push to target ‘far-left terror’ draws Democratic concerns over politicised counterterrorism efforts Members of the Palestine Action Group gather ahead of a rally, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Sydney, Australia May 3, 2024. REUTERS The United States designated Palestine Action on Wednesday as a terrorist group,…

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Death toll rises to 331, more than 406,000 affected in Colombia’s most powerful earthquake in a century

16 departments and 494 municipalities affected by country’s most devastating quake The earthquake, which struck Columbia at 7.34 am local time (1234GMT) on August 10 left a trail of devastation behind it. Photo: AA The death toll from a catastrophic magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia has risen to 331, according to an updated…

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Williams-Alcaraz fall in US Open mixed quarter-finals

WASHINGTON: The dream team of Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start but could not progress to the final stages of US Open’s mixed doubles tournament. Williams, often considered the best women’s tennis player in history and Spain’s seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Alcaraz fell to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Flavio Cobolli…

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Bouaddi joins Man City for £85.6m

LONDON: Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has become the most expensive teenager in Premier League history after joining Manchester City from Lille in a five-year deal the French club said Wednesday was worth 100 million euros (£85.6 million, $117 million). The fee for Bouaddi surpasses Manchester United’s £58.9 million deal for Leny Yoro, also signed from Lille,…

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