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Israel to Appeal ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu/Gallant
Israel to Appeal ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu/Gallant
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Israel will appeal the arrest warrants issued last week by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Jerusalem Post reports.

Indonesia: Authorities Allow 2 Years’ Worth of Garbage to Pile Up Beside Church Building
Indonesia: Authorities Allow 2 Years’ Worth of Garbage to Pile Up Beside Church Building
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Authorities in Islamic-ruled Indonesia have allowed two years’ worth of putrid garbage to pile up next to a church building and Catholic university in Yogyakarta city, capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Central Java Province, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Hurricane Season Caused Estimated $500 Billion in Loss and Damage
Hurricane Season Caused Estimated $500 Billion in Loss and Damage
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

The now-ending 2024 record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season is estimated to have cost the United States around $500 billion in total damage and economic loss, Accu Weather reports.

Executioner of Holocaust Organizer Eichmann Dies
Executioner of Holocaust Organizer Eichmann Dies
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Shalom Nagar, the executioner of notorious Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann, passed away at the age of 86, Israeli sources confirmed Wednesday.

Christians Are Persecuted in Most Indian States, Report
Christians Are Persecuted in Most Indian States, Report
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

A new study shows that Christians in India face persecution at the hands of Hindu nationalists in no fewer than 23 of the country’s 28 states, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Indonesia Christians Urge Prayers As Landslide Kills More Than 20
Indonesia Christians Urge Prayers As Landslide Kills More Than 20
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Christians in Indonesia, a minority in the world’s largest Muslim nation, appealed for prayers Wednesday as at least 20 people died after flash floods hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island.

Israel Approves Ceasefire With Hezbollah; Hostage Deal May Near
Israel Approves Ceasefire With Hezbollah; Hostage Deal May Near
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Israel has approved a U.S.-backed ceasefire with Hezbollah to end the war in Lebanon, while separately delegates discussed a hostage deal for Gaza.

US Consumer Confidence Rises To 16-Month High
US Consumer Confidence Rises To 16-Month High
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

America’s consumer confidence increased to a 16-month high in November as optimism about the world’s leading economy increased partly due to Donald J. Trump’s election victory, market watchers announced Tuesday.

Missouri: County Court Upholds State Ban on Sex-Change Treatments for Minors
Missouri: County Court Upholds State Ban on Sex-Change Treatments for Minors
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

A Missouri county court on Monday upheld a new state law that bans sex-change surgeries for minors under the age of 18 as well as hormones and puberty blockers for minors who had not started those treatments by August 2023, the Associated Press reports. Missouri is among 26 states that have passed laws restricting or banning sex-change treatments for minors.

Myanmar: 2 Million People at Risk of Starvation in Next Few Months, UN Report
Myanmar: 2 Million People at Risk of Starvation in Next Few Months, UN Report
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has warned that around 2 million people in war-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine state will be at risk of starvation by March-April 2025. Myanmar has been wracked by a bloody civil war between the Buddhist Tatmadaw military junta that wrested power in a 2021 coup and ethnoreligious forces that are resisting the army’s violent rule: the war has caused catastrophic conditions for many of Myanmar’s civilians.