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Lebanon: Israeli air strikes that killed at least 49 civilians further evidence of war crimes

Four separate air strikes by Israeli forces, which killed at least 49 civilians and decimated entire families in Lebanon, must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today. Under international law, direct attacks on civilians or civilian objects, indiscriminate attacks that kill or injure civilians, and disproportionate attacks that cause excessive incidental civilian loss…

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Mary J. Blige And More

While many of the rich and famous among us are currently partying down in Miami for Art Basel, others took a much longer flight to the United Arab Emirates for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend. Officially going down on Sunday (Dec. 8), the F1 event took place at the Yas Marina Circuit and…

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Iran Update, December 12, 2024

Iran Update, December 12, 2024 Andie Parry, Johanna Moore, Alexandra Braverman, Ria Reddy, Ben Rezaei, and Nicholas Carl Information Cutoff: 2:00 pm ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that…

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‘The ANC has to come apart’

The politician waiting in a little nook of the higgledy-piggledy restaurant, a former fisherman’s cottage on the Atlantic coast just north of Cape Town, is known as South Africa’s “Iron Lady”. But the outfit Helen Zille is wearing, a flowery dress and a wide-brimmed sun hat with a chinstrap, makes her look more like Bo…

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Malibu wildfire puts celebrities under evacuation order

Even as the weather was expected to improve, forecasters said gusty winds will continue through Wednesday morning, complicating firefighting efforts. MALIBU, Calif. — Officials in Southern California reported significant overnight growth of a wind-driven wildfire that has forced thousands of people, including celebrities like Cher and Dick Van Dyke, from their homes in Malibu, but forecasters…

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