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By Andrew MARSZAL LOS ANGELES, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) – Hollywood celebrated Thursday after actors agreed to end a crippling months-long strike, kicking off a race to get the cameras rolling and salvage next year’s movies and television shows. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) called off its 118-day strike after reaching a tentative agreement with studios for a new contract including higher pay and protections against the use of artificial intelligence. While the deal needs […]
WASHINGTON, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) – The United States on Thursday announced its approval of a $2.53 billion sale of M1A2 Abrams tanks and related equipment to Romania, a NATO ally that borders conflict-racked Ukraine. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of a NATO ally which is an important force for political and economic stability in Europe,” the Defense […]
EILAT, Israel, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) – A drone on Thursday hit a school in the southern Israeli resort of Eilat and Israeli air defences later intercepted a missile over the Red Sea, the military said. Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they had launched “a barrage of ballistic missiles” at southern Israel, but did not mention drones in their statement. No one was physically hurt in the explosion at the Eilat elementary school caused by […]
By Adel Zaanoun with Ilan Ben Zion in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Palestinians fled the fighting and bombardment in Gaza, as Israel said it was tightening the “stranglehold” around Hamas and again rejected a ceasefire without the release of hostages. Calls for a ceasefire to protect civilians have built over a month into the war sparked when Hamas attacked Israel and, according to Israeli officials, […]
BERLIN, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – German police on Wednesday evacuated students from a school in Hamburg over a “threat” after reports that two individuals with a firearm were in the building. “There are currently indications of a threat situation at the Blankenese high school. Police forces are already there and carrying out the first measures,” said Hamburg police on X, formerly known as Twitter. A spokesman said two people, who were “possibly youths”, had […]
MOSCOW, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed strengthening military ties with Beijing on Wednesday as he hosted a senior Chinese general in Moscow. Russia has bolstered ties with its Chinese neighbour in the last year, as it seeks allies against the backdrop of its dragging offensive on Ukraine. “Our contacts in the military and military-technology spheres are becoming increasingly important,” Putin told Zhang Youxia, a high-ranking general and vice chairman of […]
By Bernd FISCHALECK, Leon BRUNEAU TOKYO, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – G7 foreign ministers said Wednesday that they supported “humanitarian pauses and corridors” in the Hamas-Israel war but refrained from calling for a ceasefire. The group also said after talks in Japan that their support for Ukraine in its war with Russia “will never waver” while calling on China not to support Moscow in the conflict. “We stress the need for urgent action to address […]
By Adel Zaanoun with Ilan Ben Zion in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – Thousands of Palestinians were fleeing on foot Wednesday in a surge away from the fighting and intense bombardment in Gaza as Israel said it was tightening the “stranglehold” around Hamas. People walked south from Gaza City, many with nothing but the clothes they wore, while combat raged over a month after the Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 […]
GENEVA, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – The El Nino weather phenomenon, which triggers higher global temperatures, is expected to last until at least April 2024, the United Nations said on Wednesday. El Nino is a naturally occurring climate pattern typically associated with increased heat worldwide, as well as drought in some parts of the world and heavy rains elsewhere. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said the current El Nino, which developed rapidly during July-August this […]
MOSCOW, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – Russian military courts on Wednesday sentenced two Ukrainian soldiers to 19 and 20 years in prison for allegedly shooting civilians in separate incidents in Mariupol in 2022. At the start of the conflict last year, Russian forces launched an intense assault on Mariupol, a port city home to more than 400,000 people before the conflict, destroying large swathes in weeks of air strikes, shelling and gun battles. Russian investigators […]
#Earthquake (#gempa) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M6.7 || 340 km SE of #Ambon (#Indonesia) || 8 min ago (local time 22:02:08). Follow the thread for the updates👇 pic.twitter.com/Zltf3P3HKT — EMSC (@LastQuake) November 8, 2023 Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.7 – Banda Sea https://t.co/1yL11FQ99p — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) November 8, 2023 JAKARTA, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, hours […]
JAKARTA, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. No tsunami warning was issued for the quake — initially reported as a magnitude 6.9 — which hit at 11:53 am local time (0453 GMT), according to the USGS. The tremor was felt moderately in the town of Saumlaki in the archipelago’s Tanimbar Islands, according to […]
