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Iran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned Israel that the Middle East will “go out of control” if it does not stop the war in Gaza. The Foreign Minister further commented that the US was also “to blame” for providing military support to Israel. According to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, more than 4,600 Palestinians have been killed in the last two weeks in Gaza, and Israel is intensifying air strikes. “I warn the US and its proxy Israel that if they do not immediately stop the crime against humanity and genocide in Gaza, anything is possible at any…

Philippines: The Philippines has repeated its call on China to stop its “provocative actions” in the South China Sea. Manila summoned the Chinese ambassador after two near collisions between Chinese and Filipino ships over the weekend. The collision near Second Thomas Shoal, which lies within Manila’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), occurred as the Philippines tried to resupply sailors on the Sierra Madre, a ship it grounded there in 1999. Mr. Jonathan Malaya, a spokesperson for the Philippines National Security Council, told a press conference that one of the Philippines’s boats was damaged in the incident, although nobody on board was…

Australia: A new report has revealed that 3.7 million households in Australia have experienced food insecurity over the past 12 months. According to the Foodbank’s annual hunger report, more than 2.3 million of those households were “severely food insecure”, which means that they were actively going hungry, reducing food intake, skipping meals, or going entire days without eating. The report, based on a survey of 4,342 people conducted in July, noted that, compared with 2022, about 383,000 more households struggled to find food this year. The major cause of food insecurity was the cost-of-living crisis, with 77 percent of households…

United States: A new clinical report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has stated that no nutritional benefits are found in “formulas” given to toddlers between 6 months and 36 months of age. “The word toddler formula is misleading,” Ms. Jenelle Ferry, a neonatologist and director of feeding, nutrition, and infant development at Pediatrix Medical Group in Florida, commented. It is widely considered that infant formulas are a nutritionally complete dietary source designed for babies from birth to 12 months and can act as a replacement for infants who cannot get mother’s milk. “Toddler milk is not the…

Philippines: The Philippine authorities have accused a Chinese coast guard of colliding with a Filipino supply boat in the South China Sea. The Filipino vessel was moving towards a Philippine outpost in the Second Thomas Shoal, where tensions have surged recently. Manila commented that China’s “dangerous blocking manoeuvres” are endangering the safety of the Filipino crew. Beijing replied that the Philippines “deliberately stirred up trouble”. Chinese and Philippine ships often engage in conflicts around the shoal because a few Filipino soldiers stationed on the outpost require monthly rations. However, Filipino authorities noted that China has grown more aggressive following the…

Egypt: Leaders and top officials gathered at the Cairo Summit for Peace have discussed ways to “de-escalate” the Israel-Hamas war. The summit held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, was attended by representatives from countries including Jordan, France, Germany, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Qatar, and South Africa, together with United Nations and European Union officials. Egypt’s President Mr. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula as the first aid convoy entered Gaza after two weeks of war. Mr. Sisi added that the only solution was an independent state for Palestinians. “About…

United States: US ex-President Mr. Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by New York Judge Mr. Arthur Engoron for breaking a gag order in his civil fraud trial. In court, the judge stated that the ex-president didn’t remove an online post that mocked a court clerk. The judge also warned Mr. Trump of possible jail time and ordered him to remove the “untrue and disparaging” post about the clerk from earlier this month. Judge Mr. Engoron mentioned that the post was removed from social media but still remained on his website. “Incendiary untruths can and have led to serious physical harm.…

France: France’s military intelligence agency has reportedly said that a misfiring Palestinian rocket may have caused the fatal explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. This comes as Israel and Palestinian authorities dispute responsibility for the incident. The Directorate of Military Intelligence (DRM) reported that an accidental Palestinian rocket carrying roughly 5kg of explosives was the probable cause of the explosion, and their intelligence did not indicate an Israeli missile strike as the source. During a briefing, a high-ranking French military official mentioned that the explosion’s magnitude matched the consistency of Palestinian rockets and that the impact crater was too…

London, UK: The official figures have shown that UK government borrowing is nearly £20 billion ($27 billion) lower than anticipated for the first half of the current fiscal year but it remains high. In the past month, borrowing stood at £14.3 billion ($19 billion). This was £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) less than the same month the previous year but marked the sixth-highest September borrowing since records started in 1993. These numbers come ahead of the November Autumn Statement, but it appears that tax cuts to alleviate the burden on families are improbable. Experts downplayed the possibility of pre-election tax cuts…

London, UK: British Prime Minister Mr. Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party has lost two safe parliamentary seats in the by-election. The Labour Party, leaning towards the center-left, comfortably secured victory in the two by-elections in central England held on October 19, 2023. This result raises concerns for the Conservatives’ chances in the upcoming national elections scheduled for next year. Mr. Alistair Strathern and Ms. Sarah Edwards from the Labour Party have won the Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth seats, overturning significant Tory majorities of nearly 25,000 and 20,000, respectively. The Conservative party had been in control of Mid Bedfordshire since 1931 and…