UAE's defense ministry says dealt with 6 drones from Iraq in past 48 hrs: media
UAE's defense ministry says dealt with 6 drones from Iraq in past 48 hrs: media
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Palestinian official calls Israel's interception of Gaza-bound aid flotilla 'compounded crime'
RAMALLAH, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israel's piracy against the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla represents a compounded crime and a flagrant violation of international law, Palestinian National Council Speaker Rawhi Fattouh said Tuesday.It is also a direct attack on the freedom of civilian navigation, as well as a violation of the Geneva Conventions and the UN Charter, Fattouh said in a press statement.It reveals Israel's insistence on criminalizing humanitarian work and preventing the delivery of aid to Gaza, he said.Fattouh called for opening an international investigation into this move, ensuring the immediate release of all detainees, and providing legal protection for humanitarian aid ships.On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli commando forces stopped ships from the Global Sumud Flotilla from reaching Gaza.The flotilla also confirmed that Israel began on Monday morning to intercept its boats in international waters, about 250 nautical miles from Gaza's coast.Activists and medical staff set sail with more than 50 vessels of the humanitarian flotilla from Türkiye's Marmaris coast on Thursday, in a third attempt to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and deliver aid to Palestinians.But Netanyahu called the flotilla a malicious plan to break the isolation we have imposed on Hamas militants in Gaza.More than 72,000 people have been killed and over 172,000 others injured in Gaza by Israeli fire since October 2023, according to Gaza-based health authorities.
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Researchers show promise in reversing liver aging
JERUSALEM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Researchers restored youthful DNA organization in the livers of old mice by boosting the longevity-linked protein SIRT6, suggesting that certain age-related cellular changes may be reversible, Israel's Bar-Ilan University said Tuesday in a statement.Aging disrupts chromatin, the system that packages DNA and controls gene activity, activating inflammatory genes while weakening those essential for healthy liver function, it said.When researchers from Israel and the United States increased SIRT6 levels in 2-year-old mice (equivalent to humans aged 70 to 80), the liver's chromatin patterns reverted to a youthful state within one month, reversing about 80 percent of age-related changes, it said.Previous studies on centenarians linked SIRT6 to longer life, revealing a more active variant of the protein in those individuals, it noted.The new findings indicate that aging may be driven partly by reversible changes in DNA regulation, opening new possibilities for anti-aging therapies, it added.
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Powerful explosion rocks Syria's Damascus, casualties involved: sources
A powerful explosion struck the al-Dweilaa neighborhood in eastern Damascus on Tuesday, with initial reports indicating injuries, according to local sources.
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28 killed in drone attack on market in Sudan: media
28 killed in drone attack on market in Sudan: media
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Durian fair held in Yangon, Myanmar
Durian fair held in Yangon, Myanmar
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China calls for ceasefire as UAE nuclear power plant hit by drone attack
China is deeply concerned by the Sunday attack on a nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and opposes armed attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
A drone strike on the Barakah nuclear plant in the UAE caused a fire near it. Radiation levels at the plant remain normal and no injuries have been reported, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on social platform X, citing information from the UAE.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that China has always believed that the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of all Gulf states in the Middle East should be genuinely respected, and that civilians and non-military targets should be protected.
"The most urgent task is to immediately implement a comprehensive ceasefire to prevent the conflict from spreading further," the spokesperson said.
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Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day marked in Türkiye
Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day marked in Türkiye
20:49
Indonesia's stock ends lower after sharp midday decline
Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) plunged around 3 percent on Tuesday, sliding sharply by midday before ending the afternoon session lower at 6,382.5.
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WHA's 10th consecutive rejection of proposal concerning Taiwan demonstrates international support for one-China principle: foreign ministry
The World Health Assembly's 10th consecutive rejection of a proposal concerning Taiwan demonstrates that the consensus of the international community in supporting the one-China principle is unbreakable and the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is unquestionable, a Chinese foreign
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China calls for ceasefire as UAE nuclear power plant hit by drone attack
China is deeply concerned by the Sunday attack on a nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and opposes armed attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.A drone strike on the Barakah nuclear plant in the UAE caused a fire near it.
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Sweden to buy four new frigates from France
Sweden will purchase four new frigates from France to strengthen its air defense and maritime combat capabilities, the Swedish government announced on Tuesday.
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Powerful explosion heard in Syria's Damascus, causes unknown: eyewitnesses
A powerful explosion was heard east of the capital Damascus on Tuesday, near an old military headquarters in the area, eyewitnesses told Xinhua.
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Iranian army vows to 'open new fronts' against US if attacks renew: media
Iranian army vows to 'open new fronts' against US if attacks renew: media
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