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Google admits earthquake alert failure before deadly 2023 Turkey quake: Report
Mint
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July 28, 2025
Google has acknowledged serious shortcomings in its Android Earthquake Alerts (AEA) system, which failed to provide adequate warnings ahead of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey in February 2023, reported Euro News. Reportedly, the...
Israel 's Oct. 7 military gains not political success
Ynet
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July 28, 2025
Much has already been said and written about the intelligence, military, and political failures of October 7. But the colossal political failure Israel has experienced in the months—and especially the recent weeks—since May now may be...
French prosecutors seek new arrest warrant against Syria’s ex-president Assad
EurActiv
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July 28, 2025
French prosecutors said Monday they have requested a new arrest warrant against Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad over a deadly 2013 chemical attacks after a previous one was cancelled. It is now up to investigating magistrates to decide...
Israeli forces kill 63 Palestinians in Gaza within hours of ‘humanitarian pause’, health officials say
The Independent
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July 28, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UN hosts talks to revive Israel-Palestinian two-state solution
The Siasat Daily
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July 28, 2025
United Nations: The UN General Assembly is bringing high-level officials together this week to promote a two-state solution to the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict that would place their peoples side by side, living in peace in independent...
Comedy star arrested in Turkey 'faces prison time' after 'embarrassing mistake'
Birmingham Live
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July 28, 2025
A British comedian "currently faces up to three years in prison" after she was arrested after walking out of a Zara store in Turkey without paying. Cerys Nelmes, claimed she made a "mistake" at the time, apologising for the incident just after it...
Suspected Iranian Drones Crash In Iraq’s Kurdistan (Videos)
SouthFront
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July 28, 2025
Illustrative image. An unidentified drone crashed on July 28 near Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan , resulting in no casualties, Kurdish counterterrorism forces reported. “On Monday morning at 05:50, an...
Israel announces daily pauses in fighting amid Gaza aid airdrops
BDNews24
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Israel on Sunday announced a halt in military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates airdropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the...
Elephant CEO on Israel’s AI future: Excelling in defense, but missing the LLM wave
CTech
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July 28, 2025
“In Israel, I see artificial intelligence increasingly shaping the defense, cyber, and homeland security sectors—particularly given the technological warfare of the past two years and our proven edge over adversaries,” said Itay Ben Ari, CEO of...
Stephen Munyakho back in Kenya today after 14-year jail term in Saudi Arabia
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 28, 2025
Stephen Munyakho, the Kenyan man who faced execution in Saudi Arabia for manslaughter, is expected to return home tonight, Monday July 28. Munyakho, now called Abdulkareem, was jailed in Shimeisi Prison in the Governorate of Mecca in 2011 and was...
Egypt’s Trade Deficit Narrows to Lowest in Six Years as Exports Surge
Sada Elbalad
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July 27, 2025
Mon 28 Jul 2025 | 01:32 AM Egypt’s non-oil trade deficit fell sharply in the first half of 2025, reaching its lowest level in six years at $14.3 billion, down nearly 18% year-over-year, according to Bloomberg. The improvement was largely driven by...
Israel must let more food in to Gaza
The National News
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Since the Gaza ceasefire talks collapsed four months ago, Israel has had a total blockade in place that has prevented food and aid supplies from entering the Palestinian enclave. As a result, the 2.2 million Palestinians confined there have had...
Jordan–Syria economic ties enter new phase of cooperation, poised for growth – stakeholder
Zawya
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AMMAN — Economic experts highlighted a growing shift in Jordan’s economic relationship with Syria, marked by greater openness, deeper integration and a renewed commitment to cooperation based on mutual interests. They said that Jordan is...
Israel announces daily military pauses in Gaza as international criticism grows
Irish Independent
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Jordan and the United Arab Emirates airdrop 25 tonnes of aid as food crisis deepens Israel has been facing growing international criticism, which the government rejects, over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and indirect ceasefire talks in Doha...
The $250+ million ARR club: Israel’s most lucrative tech startups
CTech
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July 28, 2025
What revenue threshold makes a high-tech company a success story? Until recently, an annual revenue rate (ARR) of $100 million was considered a status symbol that signaled a company was on the right track. That "right track" typically leads to an...
Major Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign 'genocide'
Daily Star
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July 28, 2025
Rights groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to "genocide" against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs. Both organisations are frequent critics of Israeli...
Turkey denies finance minister Mehmet Simsek fed up and set to quit
BNE Intellinews
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Claims that Turkey’s finance minister Mehmet Simsek is on the point of quitting have been denied by the country’s presidency. Rumours of an impending resignation circulated after on July 25 columnist Nuray Babacan referred in Nefes Gazetesi to...
The Turks and Caicos Islands: A new era for financial services and innovation
The European Magazine
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July 28, 2025
As the Turks and Caicos Islands strengthen their position as a modern international financial centre, Rayshell Campbell of Invest Turks and Caicos and Paul Pirie of TCI Finance explore the jurisdiction’s growing appeal—driven by regulatory reform,...
Israel has starved to death dozens of Palestinian children
World Socialist Web Site
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July 28, 2025
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen, in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2025. [AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana]Reports and images from Gaza are depicting the horrifying reality facing Palestinians in the...
Syria announces September date for transitional parliament selection
The Sun Daily
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July 28, 2025
DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities have confirmed that the selection process for a new transitional parliament will take place in mid-September, marking a key step in the country’s post-war political transition. The announcement follows months of...