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The US has barred Palestinian officials from attending the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this September, as several Western countries prepare to recognise a Palestinian state.
The US State Department announced on August 29 that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is “denying and revoking visas” for members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) ahead of the UN General Assembly session.
The statement accused PLO and PA of failing to repudiate terrorism, inciting violence, and pursuing “international lawfare campaigns” through the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice.
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On August 29, crowds gathered outside police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, to protest the killing of a taxi driver.
The 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver, Affan Kurniawan, was killed after being struck by a police armoured vehicle during protests against low wages, outsourcing practices, and rising benefits for lawmakers outside the Indonesian parliament on August 28.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed regret over the civilian’s death and ordered an investigation into the police officer responsible for fatally striking Kurniawan with the armoured vehicle.
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Addressing the UN Security Council on August 27, the head of Save the Children described the slow agony of starving children in Gaza, saying they are now so weak, they cannot even cry.
"Save the Children’s clinics in Gaza are overwhelmed by need; every bench packed with malnourished children and their mothers. Yet our clinics are almost silent now. Children do not have the strength to speak or even cry out in agony. They lie there, emaciated, quite literally wasting away,” said Inger Ashing.
"A few kilometres away stand ready a sea of supplies. Thousands upon thousands of truckloads of lifesaving items. All blocked,” she added.
The United Nations officially declared famine in Gaza last week, citing Israel’s systematic obstruction of aid during more than 22 months of war.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reaffirms that Ankara has cut all trade ties with Israel and pledges to oppose any displacement of Palestinians
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23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rifle rounds in what the FBI called an act of domestic terrorism, killing two children and wounding more than a dozen others as new information surfaces.
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Record-breaking monsoon rains have battered South Asia, unleashing deadly floods and landslides.
In India-administered Kashmir, at least 65 people have died in August and hundreds more have been displaced. On August 27, the territory recorded its heaviest rainfall in decades, surpassing a 1973 record.
Life has also come to a standstill as schools and businesses have closed, communication networks disrupted and homes and infrastructure have been severely damaged.
While floods and landslides are common during the June–September monsoon season in the region, experts warn the climate crisis is driving their increasing frequency and intensity.
Here is a look at the destruction after weeks of relentless rain.
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There are over 1 billion firearms worldwide — and most are in civilian hands. Nearly 500 million are in the US alone, meaning that each American owns at least one gun on average — triple the rate of the second country with the most guns.
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Pro-Palestine activists are urging LinkedIn to remove job ads for a contractor of the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” — an organisation accused of war crimes for repeatedly firing live ammunition at starving Palestinians seeking aid.
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Aid in Gaza comes with deadly traps. Israeli forces reportedly use aid routes to lure in the desperate, then open fire or detain them.
Among them are five Palestinian boys who disappeared at Gaza’s Zikim aid route while trying to bring food home.
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TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland launches in Istanbul on August 28. The Istanbul Shipyard Command is hosting the four-day event that spotlights Türkiye’s naval power and cutting-edge technologies.
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