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Lockheed arms Israel with F-35 stealth fighters, paid for with the US$3 billion of military aid Washington provides its core Middle East ally every year. The jet’s avionics systems are partially-built by BAE in Britain.A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet in Berlin. Israel pays for the F-35 stealth fighters ...

Iran has vowed retaliation for an Israeli attack on its consulate in Damascus last Monday. The strike was part of a pattern of escalated Israeli attacks in Syria since the eruption of the Gaza war last October. These attacks have often targeted warehouses, trucks, and airports, and Israel’s declared ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/what-led-to-israels-economic-contraction-amid-gaza-strip-conflict-1116893940.htmlWhat Led to Israel's Economic Contraction Amid Gaza Strip Conflict?What Led to Israel's Economic Contraction Amid Gaza Strip Conflict?Israel’s GDP contracted 19.4 percent during the last quarter of 2023 amid the invasion of the Palestinian enclave, according to data released by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.2024-02-20T19:13+00002024-02-20T19:13+00002024-02-20T19:13+0000analysisisraelgaza stripmiddle eastconflicteconomypalestine-israel ...

Guterres also warned that the risks of regional escalation of the conflict “are now becoming a reality”, pointing to Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Pakistan.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaking on Tuesday. Photo: APHe urged all parties “to step back from the brink and to consider the horrendous costs” ...

GULMARG, India: Winter in the Himalayas should mean blanketing snow, and for Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, that usually means thousands of tourists.This year, the deep powder once taken for granted is gone. The slopes are brown and bare, a stark ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets across the world to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, as it nears the 100-day mark on Sunday. People gathered at rallies in Malaysia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Indonesia on Saturday, as well as at other protests ...

Within hours of Hamas’s barbaric October 7 attacks, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media to express his support for Israel.“Deeply shocked by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel,” he posted on X to his 94 million followers. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the ...

KABUL: In a central Kabul street, the sound of kids playing was once mostly the scuff of a football against concrete. Now, it is punctuated with the crack of a cricket bat.  From pickup games in dusty parks or narrow alleys to high-intensity training at well-kitted academies, young Afghans have ...

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a non-binding, symbolic resolution to demand an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, with the United States and Israel voting against it but an overwhelming number of member states in favour of an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A total of 153 countries ...

Demonstrators rallied across the world to show their solidarity with Palestinians and to protest against the Israeli army’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip on World Human Rights Day. Protests were held on Sunday in Istanbul, Copenhagen, The Hague, Tunis, Melbourne, Tokyo, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Karachi, Sanaa, Rabat and elsewhere. Every ...