War in Gaza prompts President Biden to remove restrictions on Israel’s access to US weapons stockpile

War in Gaza prompts President Biden to remove restrictions on Israel’s access to US weapons stockpile

Created in the 1980s to supply the US in case of a regional war, the War Reserve Stockpile Allies-Israel, or WRSA-I, is the largest node in a network of what are effectively foreign US weapons caches. Highly regulated for security, the stockpiles are governed by a set of strict requirements.

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Drug maker Pfizer sued in Texas for ‘false’ and ‘deceptive’ marketing of Covid vaccines

Drug maker Pfizer sued in Texas for ‘false’ and ‘deceptive’ marketing of Covid vaccines

Dr Naomi Wolf, whose organization Daily Clout has performed detailed analyses of the Pfizer documents, told Steve Bannon that Pfizer’s own documents show they knew, “within two months of rollout, that the vaccine did not work … and that the third most common side effect was Covid-19.”

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Kenya’s doomsday cult leader to appeal 12 months jail sentence for illegal film production

Kenya’s doomsday cult leader to appeal 12 months jail sentence for illegal film production

Mackenzie’s lawyer James Mouko said he would appeal against the ruling. Local media reported Mackenzie was convicted and fined for a similar offence in 2017.

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Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia among countries targeted by multilaterals for debt relief for nature conservation

Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia among countries targeted by multilaterals for debt relief for nature conservation

Institutions have until Friday to confirm they will join, but those expected to do so also include the World Bank, European Investment Bank (EIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Development Bank and a number of others, the sources added.

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End of truce: Israel resumes Gaza assault after accusing Hamas of firing rockets into its territory

End of truce: Israel resumes Gaza assault after accusing Hamas of firing rockets into its territory

In Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, a witness said he could hear heavy shelling and see smoke rising in the east of the town. People were fleeing the area to camps in the west of Khan Younis for cover, he added.

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Republicans in a fix: GOP 2024 nomination rules vague on what happens if Trump is convicted

Republicans in a fix: GOP 2024 nomination rules vague on what happens if Trump is convicted

One contingency section of longstanding party rules would allow the RNC to free a state from the rules prior to the convention if “compliance is impossible” and “the Republican National Committee determines that granting such waiver is in the best interests of the Republican Party.”

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How Datar deftly swayed Israel and Hamas to make truce work, allow humanitarian supplies into Gaza

How Datar deftly swayed Israel and Hamas to make truce work, allow humanitarian supplies into Gaza

To remain focused, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani had cleared his agenda, cancelling planned trips to Moscow and London, the source briefed on the negotiations said.

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Ghana to host United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference from December 5-6

Ghana to host United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference from December 5-6

Captain Erzuah is one of more than two million military, police and civilian peacekeepers who saved countless lives, prevented conflict and supported political processes over 75 years. We are doing our utmost and always strive to do better including to further the legacy of 4 200 peacekeepers who lost their lives serving peace

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Washington tells UN to respond to peacekeeper abuse in DRC as MONUSCO winds down

Washington tells UN to respond to peacekeeper abuse in DRC as MONUSCO winds down

South Africa first provided peacekeepers to the United Nations in 1999 and by December 2022, over 1,100 peacekeepers served in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Somali bandits break decade of maritime piracy lull after hijacking an Iranian fishing vessel

Somali bandits break decade of maritime piracy lull after hijacking an Iranian fishing vessel

Reports from the US Pentagon say that the men who boarded the tanker Central Park last week may have been Somalis, and not Houthis from Yemen.

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