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☆ Surprise RBI governor pick signals India may cut rates as soon as February, economists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

People stand in front of a Reserve Bank of India logo at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, India, 5 September, 2023. "The appointment of Mr Malhotra could set a new direction for the RBI," Shah added. The group had previously predicted the rate cut would come in April under Das' leadership. Economists at Citi, who were already predicting an interest rate cut from the RBI in February, reiterated that view. India's 10-year bond yields were down 2 basis points at 6.699% on Tuesday, signaling market expectations of a rate cut, while the rupee was hovering near record lows at 84.83 against the dollar, according to data from LSEG.

Persons: Shaktikanta Das, Sanjay Malhotra, Malhotra, Shilan Shah, Mr Malhotra, Shah, Das Organizations: Reserve Bank of, Global, Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Finance, Indian Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Analysts, Committee, Capital Economics, Citi Locations: Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, India, LSEG

The Tokyo government plans to introduce a four-day workweek for its employees in an attempt to support young families and boost record-low fertility rates nationwide. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced that starting in April, employees of the metropolitan government will have the option to take three days off each week. However, the implementation of a four-day workweek may provide government employees with more time to dedicate to raising their families. In a 2022 series of global trials coordinated by 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit organization, various companies took part in a four-day workweek pilot program. More than nine out of ten employees who participated in those trials wanted to continue with the four-day workweek.

Persons: Yuriko Koike, “, ”, Koike Organizations: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly’s, Ministry of Health, Labour, Welfare, World Bank Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Singapore

☆ India appoints Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as new central bank governor
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

People stand in front of a Reserve Bank of India logo at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, India, 5 September, 2023. India has appointed Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as governor of the country's central bank for a three-year period, according to CNBC TV18. He will on Tuesday take over from outgoing Governor Shaktikanta Das, who also served as secretary in the Ministry of Finance before his six-year stint with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Malhotra is set to take over at a critical time for the world's third-largest economy, which is attempting to contain rising inflation without impairing growth. Last week, the central bank opted to keep interest rates unchanged at 6.5% after inflation surged to a 14-month high of 6.21% in October — above the central bank's 4% target and 6% tolerance ceiling.

Persons: Sanjay Malhotra, Shaktikanta Das, Das, Malhotra, — CNBC's Ganesh Rao Organizations: Reserve Bank of, Global, CNBC TV18, Ministry of Finance, Reserve Bank of India, Monetary Fund Locations: Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, India, —

☆ South Korea President Yoon banned from foreign travel as leadership crisis deepens
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis. Prosecutors on Sunday arrested ex-defense minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in the declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, Yonhap reported. Amid the backlash, multiple military officials, including the acting defense minister, have said they would not follow any new order to impose martial law again. The DP has also demanded the arrest of Yoon and any military officials implicated in the martial law fiasco. "Also, unlike a U.S. vice president, a South Korean prime minister is not elected, which means democratic legitimacy is weak.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon, Oh Dong, woon, Bae Sang, Kim Yong, Yonhap, cordons, Han Dong, hoon, Han Duck, Chang Young Organizations: South, People Power Party, Democratic Party, Power Party, School of Law, Korea University Locations: South Korean

☆ Nvidia shares drop as China opens antimonopoly probe into US chip giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

China's top antimonopoly regulator is investigating Nvidia. China Central Television reported that Nvidia is being probed over violations of antimonopoly laws. AdvertisementChina's top antimonopoly regulator has launched an investigation into Nvidia, sending its shares down by 2.2% in premarket trading. The State Administration for Market Regulation is probing the chipmaker giant over potential violations of antimonopoly regulations, the watchdog announced Monday. The ministry said the measures were in response to fresh US chip export bans, which were also announced last week.

Organizations: Nvidia, China Central Television, Administration, Technologies, China's Ministry of Commerce, The, of Justice Locations: China, Santa Clara

SEOUL, South Korea — Lawmakers in South Korea are set to vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he plunged the country into chaos by declaring emergency martial law only to lift the order hours later under intense pressure from lawmakers and the public. Biden administration officials said they were not notified in advance that Yoon would declare martial law. South Korea is facing significant political turmoil after Yoon declared martial law, only to lift the order hours later. Ezra Acayan / Getty ImagesThe U.S. relationship with South Korea “transcends any particular president or government on both sides of the Pacific Ocean,” State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said Thursday. A martial law proclamation issued after Yoon’s address banned all political activity, including demonstrations, and censored the news media.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon, Han Dong, “, Ezra Acayan, Lee Jae, myung, ”, Lee, Biden, Vedant Patel, Kim Yong, Kim, Lee Sang, Han, Han Duck, Eun, ” Stella Kim, Jennifer Jett Organizations: South Korea — Lawmakers, People Power Party, Police, Yoon’s People Power Party, Democratic Party, U.S, Korea Nuclear Consultative Group, ” State Department, National Assembly, South Korean, Ministry of National Defense, Military, Supreme, National Intelligence Service, Dickey Center, Dartmouth, “, Constitutional Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, U.S, Korea, Washington, North Korea, China, Russia, Hong Kong

Health authorities in Mexico are investigating the death of 13 children after being infected with a bacteria that most probably originated in IV feeding bags at four different hospitals. The children, all under 14, appeared to have died from a blood infection, according to the country's Department of Health. Of the 20 identified cases, 15 are confirmed to have Klebsiella oxytoca, four are considered probable cases, and one has been ruled out. Mexico’s Health Department announced an Epidemiological Alert on Dec. 3 and ordered doctors to suspend the use IV nutrition bags made by the company. Last year an outbreak of meningitis killed 25 people and sickened 79 after an anesthesiologist used contaminated morphine.

Persons: Claudia Sheinbaum, Hospitalarios, Sheinbaum, David Kershenobich Organizations: country's Department of Health, Hospitalarios S.A, Mexico’s Health Department, Ministry of Health Locations: Mexico, Mexico City

SEOUL, South Korea — The head of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s governing party on Friday signaled more openness to his removal as president for plunging the key U.S. ally into chaos with a short-lived declaration of martial law, reversing his position the day before an impeachment vote. Han Dong-hoon, leader of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), had earlier said he opposed impeaching Yoon because it would only create more turmoil. The PPP, which repudiated Yoon’s martial law declaration, had asked him to leave the party but said earlier that it opposed the impeachment motion. Six opposition parties had proposed impeaching Yoon over the martial law order, which banned political activity and censored the media. Blinken also reaffirmed the “ironclad” nature of the U.S. alliance with South Korea, which it views as an important bulwark against North Korea, China and Russia, and which hosts almost 30,000 American troops.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Han Dong, impeaching Yoon, Yoon, ” Han, Han, “, Kim Yong, Lee Sang, ” Lee Jae, myung, Kim Seon, ”, Kwak Jong, Cho Tae, yul, Antony Blinken, Yonhap, Blinken, Kwak, Stella Kim, Jennifer Jett Organizations: South, People Power Party, PPP, South Korean, Democratic Party, Ministry of Defense, Getty, ROK, State Department, U.S, Korea Nuclear Consultative Group, National, Commission Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, AFP, Republic of Korea, U.S, North Korea, China, Russia, Korea, Washington, South Korea’s, Hong Kong

☆ Russia's artillery advantage is shrinking, but glide bombs are hammering Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementRussia is firing 1.5x more shells than Ukraine, Western officials said, down from 10x earlier this year. While its artillery advantage is shrinking, glide bombs are compensating, officials told Sky News. Russia's advantage is now down to 1.5 rounds for every shell Ukraine fires back, Sky News reported, citing Western officials. AdvertisementSince the start of the war, Russia has frequently targeted Ukraine with glide bombs — cheap but highly destructive weapons that are notoriously difficult to intercept. AdvertisementUkraine has responded by making its own glide bombs, using Western-provided bombs and fitting them to its F-16 fighter jets.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Sky News, Western, Institute for, UK Ministry of Defence, Russia Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Korean, Kursk, Russian, Ukraine's, Somme

In the early hours of Friday, the Israeli military sent two plain clothed messengers into the hospital, who told people over a megaphone to evacuate, Abu Saifya added. The military detained a “large number” of young men in the two-hour raid, including health workers and Palestinians who had sought refuge, added Abu Saifya. Health workers nurse Palestinians injured by the Israeli military in Kamal Adwan Hospital, in Beit Lahya on December 6, 2024. CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment on Abu Saifya’s allegations. The Israeli military launched a renewed incursion on three cities in northern Gaza on October 5, saying it is targeting Hamas’ renewed presence in the area.

Persons: Kamal Adwan, Dr Hussam Abu Saifya, Abu Saifya, quadcopters, ” Abu Saifya, “, Kamal Adwan –, ”, Munir Al Bursh, Abu Saifya’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Kamal, –, Gaza’s Government Media Office, ., Getty, Israel Defense Forces, Hospital, Ministry of Health Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Indonesian, Beit Lahya, Kamal, Israeli, Israel, Ramallah

☆ Chinese fishing vessel under control of alleged pirates off Somali coast, EU naval force says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —A Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia has come under the control of alleged pirates, a European Union anti-piracy force operating in the area said Thursday. The ship, with up to 18 crew members, had been taken over by the suspected pirates, some of whom were armed with AK-47s and machine guns, the European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta said in a statement. The latest incident comes amid a recent uptick in piracy in the area, which is close to key international shipping lanes through the Suez Canal and Red Sea. The slow resurgence follows attacks by Houthi rebels on commercial shipping in the Red Sea in retaliation for Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. The EU’s Operation Atalanta said it was in “permanent contact” with Somali and Chinese authorities on the latest incident.

Persons: Atalanta, Houthi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, AK, European Union Naval Force, People’s Liberation Army Navy, UN, NATO, EU, UN Security Council, CNN, China’s Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Defense Locations: Hong Kong, Somalia, Union, Somalia’s, Puntland, China, Africa, Aden, Djibouti, of Africa, Suez, Red, Gaza, Gulf, US

☆ Russia is suffering record casualties as the West steps up support for Ukraine, and it may struggle to replace them
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It added that Western military support remains vital to Ukraine's war effort. Russia will struggle to replace the increasing numbers of troops lost to death and injury on the frontline if the West continues to back Ukraine, a US think tank said. But Russia can't both replace its troops lost in Ukraine, and solve its workforce crisis, said the ISW. AdvertisementPresident-elect Donald Trump has pledged to bring peace to Ukraine and has been critical of US support for Ukraine. "The continued, regular provision of Western military assistance to Ukraine remains crucial to Ukraine's ability to continue defending against Russian offensive operations and inflicting unsustainable losses on the Russian military in 2025," the ISW said.

Persons: Petro, ArmyInform, Donald Trump, Keith Kellogg, Kyiv didn't, Joe Biden Organizations: UK's Ministry of Defence, The, Reuters, Ukraine, Kyiv, Trump, Russian Locations: Russia, Ukraine, US, Russian, Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Moscow

☆ Georgian protesters detail brutal beatings by special forces
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A week of fierce demonstrations in Georgia has seen special forces violently handling protesters who are challenging the government’s controversial decision to delay its bid to join the European Union. Watchdogs say that many of the scores of people arrested over the past week have been subjected to brutal treatment by police and special forces. CNN spoke to 10 protesters, including five journalists and an opposition politician, who said they were beaten by special forces – masked, unidentifiable men. Mariam Nikuradze, a reporter at OC Media, said the special forces get “angry” when they see their actions being filmed. Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP/Getty Images‘Men in black’Critics are troubled by the government’s growing reliance on these special forces to try to stem protests.

Persons: Giorgi Arjevanidze, –, Irakli Kobakhidze, Aleksandre, Salome Zourabichvili, “, ” Keshelashvili, Keshelashvili, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Keshelashvili, ”, Rogava, Zourabichvili, Mariam Nikuradze, I’ve, ” Nikuradze, …, ” Erekle, ” Loladze, Shota Murtskhvaladze, ” Zourabichvili, Elene Khoshtaria, Khoshtaria, “ Elene, Nika Gvaramia, Gvaramia, Giorgi Gamgebeli, Will Organizations: CNN, European Union, Soviet, country’s Ministry, Internal Affairs, Getty, EU, Georgian, Formula TV, OC Media, Georgian Young Lawyers ’ Association, Police, Coalition for Locations: Georgia, Tbilisi, AFP, Georgian, Russia, aFP, Belarus

Tokyo CNN —The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees, in its latest push to help working mothers and boost record-low fertility rates. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the new arrangement, which begins in April, could give employees three days off every week. Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, reached another record low in June, even as the government ramped up efforts to encourage young people to get married and start families. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks to the media after winning the Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Japan, on July 07, 2024. For a population to remain stable, it needs a fertility rate of 2.1.

Persons: “, ”, Yuriko Koike, Tomohiro Ohsumi, workweek Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Ministry of Health, Labour, Welfare, World Bank Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Singapore

☆ Paraguay kicks out a visiting Chinese envoy for urging its lawmakers to turn their backs on Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Story Ap | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay AP —Paraguay on Thursday kicked out a Chinese envoy for allegedly interfering in its domestic affairs and urging the South American nation to break off ties and long friendship with Taiwan. Paraguay is the only nation in South America and one of just 12 worldwide that recognizes Taiwan as a country. “It is either China or Taiwan,” he said. China’s trade with South America has grown exponentially in recent years, reaching nearly $500 billion as of 2023, according to data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. On Wednesday, the Taiwanese Embassy in Paraguay lashed out at China on social media platform X, calling Xu an “infiltrator” who seeks “to undermine the firm friendship between Paraguay and Taiwan” that dates back to 1957.

Persons: curt, Xu Wei, Xu, El Salvador —, ”, “, Xu dangled, ’ Organizations: Paraguay AP —, South, Paraguay’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNESCO, Paraguayan, America —, El, Economic Commission, Latin, Embassy, CNN, UN Locations: ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, Paraguay AP — Paraguay, South American, Taiwan, America, Paraguay’s, Asunción, China, South America, Beijing, America — Honduras, Panama, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Latin America, Caribbean

☆ November was the most costly month of the war for Russia in terms of average daily dead and injured: UK intel
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementNovember saw Russia hit a new daily average high for its casualties in the war, per the UK MOD. It was the third month in a row that Russia suffered record-breaking daily losses, it said. November saw Russia suffer a record daily average for the number of soldiers injured or killed since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to UK intelligence. Citing the Ukrainian General Staff, it said that Russia suffered 45,680 casualties in November, up from 41,980 in October, with a daily average of 1,523. The losses likely made it the most costly month of the war for Russia in terms of personnel, it said.

Persons: Velyka, George Barros, Mark Rutte, Rajan Menon, Columbia University's Organizations: Russia, UK Ministry of Defence, Ukrainian General Staff, MOD, Washington DC, for, NATO, Columbia, Columbia University's Saltzman Institute of War, Peace Studies Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kupiansk, Russian, Kursk

☆ Yoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative who tried to suspend democracy – and failed
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that appears to have backfired spectacularly for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. But the president’s short-lived declaration of martial law still felt like an attack to the heart of the country’s democracy. Helicopters fly after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on December 4, 2024. Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. Many believe the botched martial law and subsequent democratic proceedings show that South Korean democracy is alive and well.

Persons: South Korea CNN —, Yoon Suk, Yoon’s, ”, Yoon Suk Yeol, Kim Hong, Kyung, ” –, Yoon, Joe Biden, ’, Don McLean, Jung Yeon, “, Antony Blinken, Park, Chip Somodevilla, Jae, Kang, Sung, Sydney Seiler, Lady Kim Keon Hee, Dior, Kim, Kim Keon Hee, “ Yoon, Ahn Byung, Donald Trump, Michel Barnier, Kwak Dong, Kwak, Kim Hyeon, Lee Jae, myung, Han Dong, Han, Hanna, Eunseo Jeong, Jessie Yeung, Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Antoinette Radford Organizations: South Korea CNN, South, National Assembly, CNN, Helicopters, Reuters, United, House, Getty, South Korea, People Power Party, White, Seoul, Democratic Party, Min Consulting, Center for Strategic, International Studies, “, Korea Armed Forces, Kyung Hee University, Parliamentary Locations: Seoul, South Korea, South, Korea, Washington ,, North Korea, North, “, Seongnam, France, Korean

☆ Far from a bazooka, China's stimulus measures are just trickling through the economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Growth in pockets from real estate to manufacturing has improved since Beijing began announcing stimulus measures in late September. China's latest efforts to kickstart growth haven't had a broad impact yet, data and company earnings show, indicating the world's second-largest economy won't be roaring back soon. The ramp-up in stimulus measures is aimed at reaching this year's official target of around 5%, and a similar pace next year — while preventing financial instability, Gabriel Wildau, managing director at Teneo, said in a note Monday. "Looking ahead, our sources expect that stimulus in 2025 will trickle out incrementally and in a data-dependent fashion," Wildau said. "Beijing's stimulus measures encouraged firms to come off the sidelines this month," the report said.

Persons: Tencent, Shaohui Chen, haven't, Gabriel Wildau, Wildau, Wang Zhe, Wang, Donald Trump Organizations: Beijing, Companies, PMI, Caixin Insight, China's Ministry of Finance Locations: China

CNN —Israeli forces dressed in civilian clothes raided a hospital in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday night and detained an alleged Palestinian militant who had days earlier been injured in an Israeli airstrike that killed two Hamas members. “Around 20 undercover Israeli special forces – wearing doctors’, nurses’, and even female Palestinians’ outfits – stormed the hospital,” a hospital official, who asked to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to speak with the media, told CNN. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that following an “elimination attempt” of the alleged militant, “security forces precisely operated and apprehended him today” at a hospital in Nablus. The military said the alleged militant, Ayman Ghanam, took part in an August shooting attack near an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank, which killed one Israeli civilian and injured another. Obtained by CNNIn January, Israeli special forces, dressed as civilians and medical staff, infiltrated the Ibn Sina hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday and killed three Palestinian men.

Persons: –, ’, ”, Ayman Ghanam, Ibn Sina, Ghanam, “ Organizations: CNN, West Bank, “, Israel Defense Forces, International Committee, Palestinian Ministry of Health, IDF, West, ’, Qassam Brigades Locations: ”, Nablus, West, West Bank, Jenin, Aqaba, Tubas city

A mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health officials there. The unidentified illness has killed 79 people and sickened 376 as of Tuesday, according to the country's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Security. The health ministry said that the remains of anyone who has died after experiencing similar symptoms should not be handled without the involvement of authorized health authorities, and it asked people to report any suspicious illnesses or unusual deaths. Emergency public health officials have been dispatched to the region, according to the ministry. The World Health Organization told NBC News that it is aware of reports of an unidentified disease and is working with local authorities.

Persons: “, Tarik Jašarević Organizations: Democratic, country's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene, Social Security, Reuters, Associated Press, World Health Organization, NBC News, U.S . Centers for Disease Control Locations: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kwango, Congo

Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, welcomed Yoon’s order to rescind emergency martial law. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the martial law order had “essentially no impact” on U.S. forces. The Ministry of National Defense also deployed between 200 and 300 armed troops to the National Assembly grounds via helicopter, Kim Min-gi, secretary-general of the National Assembly, said Wednesday. Throngs of protesters also arrived at the building in opposition to the martial law declaration. The martial law order was lifted around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday local time (2:30 p.m. Tuesday ET).

Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon, Kim Yong, Lee Sang, Cho Seung, rae, Park Ahn, Yoon Hee, Cho, Han Dong, “, ”, Luis Robayo, Han Duck, Antony Blinken, ” Blinken, ” Yoon, Pat Ryder, Kim Min, Throngs, Woo Won, sik, ” Woo, Kim, ” Stella Kim, Jennifer Jett Organizations: South Korea —, Democratic Party, Defense, ’, National Police, Yoon’s People Power Party, Group, Getty, South, Wednesday, CNBC, Democratic, North, National Assembly, Martial Law Command, Pentagon, Ministry of National Defense, Power Party, Assembly, Korea’s, Chiefs, Staff, of National Defense Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, AFP, U.S, Seoul, North Korea, Hong Kong

☆ Amnesty International says there is ‘sufficient evidence’ to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Nada Bashir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Amnesty International on Wednesday said that it had gathered “sufficient evidence to believe” that Israel’s conduct during the war in Gaza amounts to genocide against the Palestinian people – a charge the Israeli government has vehemently denied. Israel launched the war in Gaza after Hamas-led militants carried out an attack on southern Israel on October 7 last year, killing 1,200 people and taking another 251 hostage. Israel’s military called Amnesty’s report “entirely baseless” and said it failed to account for the both the operational realities faced by Israeli soldiers within Gaza. As the humanitarian situation in Gaza grows more desperate, Amnesty International says Israel has brought the Palestinian population within the enclave “to the brink of collapse,” noting the “disastrous conditions” within the strip, caused by Israel’s destruction of critical infrastructure. Hassan Jedi/Anadolu/Getty ImagesEvidence featured in the report explores the deepening hunger crisis civilians in Gaza are facing, with obstructions to vital humanitarian aid reaching the strip.

Persons: “, ”, General Agnès Callamard, Israel, Moshe Ya’lon –, –, Abdel Kareem Hana, Eyad Baba, Dawoud Abu Alkas, Ayla Nasman, Ahmad, Arwa, Hassan Jedi, Amnesty’s, Ali Moustafa, Callamard, ” Callamard Organizations: CNN, Amnesty, United Nations, International, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, International Court of Justice, Israeli, Watch, UN, Convention, Getty, Attack Munitions, ” Amnesty, UN Human Rights, Reuters, Health Organization, Palestinian Ministry, Health, Amnesty International Locations: Gaza, Israel, The Hague, South Africa, Deir al, Balah, Nuseirat, AFP, Jabalia, Rafah, Arish, Egypt, USA, Germany

Victory, but no mandateMr. Yoon, a conservative leader, has never been popular in South Korea. The vote, analysts said, was more a referendum on his liberal predecessor’s failures than an endorsement of Mr. Yoon. “Peace is meaningless unless it is backed by power,” Mr. Yoon said during the campaign. An election fueled by vitriolMr. Yoon’s party had seen the 2024 elections as an opportunity to win back the chamber. “I call on the National Assembly,” he said, “to immediately stop the outrageous behavior that is paralyzing the functioning of the country with impeachments, legislative manipulation and budget manipulation.”Image Police officers by the National Assembly.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon’s, —, Yoon, Lee Jae, myung, “, ”, Chang W, Lee, hye, Moon Jae, Kim Jong, Mr, Biden, Michael Park, Doctors, Marie Antoinette, Cho Kuk Organizations: South Korea’s, South, New York Times, Samsung, North, The New York Times, Democratic Party, National Assembly, North Korea ramped, North Korean, ., New York, Mr, Police, National Assembly . Credit Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korea, U.S, Asia, Washington, China, South Korean, North Korea, churchgoers, Japan

☆ Why the Syrian conflict is so important for Russia and Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia and Iran have supported Syrian President Bashar Assad for years. AdvertisementRussia's gateway to the MediterraneanSyria holds strategic importance for Moscow and Tehran, which have both supported Syrian President Bashar Assad's embattled regime. Advertisement"For Iran, Syria is absolutely essential in order to maintain its proxy network," Hall said. Speaking to NBC News, national security advisor Jake Sullivan said that Assad's three key backers, Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, had all "been distracted and weakened by conflicts elsewhere." AdvertisementFor Russia and Iran, the fall of Aleppo will nevertheless come as a humiliating blow, Hall said.

Persons: Bashar Assad, Hayat, Bashar Assad's, Wagner, Natasha Hall, Vladimir Putin, Riboua, Assad, Putin, Steven Cook, Enrico Mattei, Cook, Jake Sullivan, Hall Organizations: Middle, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Hudson Institute's Center for Peace, Security, Hezbollah, Africa Studies, Council, Foreign Relations, Russian Ministry of Defense, NBC News Locations: Russia, Syria, Iran, Here's, Moscow, Tehran, Aleppo, Africa, East, Saudi Arabia, Sahel, Libya, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanese, Israel, Middle East, reimpose, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ ‘They killed him on the spot.’ Israel targeted Gaza soup kitchen chef in drone attack, brother says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Sana Noor Haq | Abeer Salman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hani told CNN that at least 180 of his relatives, including immediate and extended family members, have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza. The family have since fled from Beit Lahiya to another neighborhood in northern Gaza, Hani told CNN. In September, Mahmoud told CNN that he feeds between 600 and 800 families per day in the northern Gaza strip. The Gaza Soup KitchenVirtually no aid has entered besieged parts in northern Gaza since early October, the UN reported on November 19. This is not a targeted operation,” Hani told CNN.

Persons: CNN — Mahmoud Almadhoun, Kamal Adwan, Mahmoud, ” “, ” Hani Almadhoun, “ They’ve, It’s, Hani, “, ”, unclothed, Alaa, Aline, Hani Almadhoun, Majed, –, ” ‘, ’, ” Yahya Almadhoun, ” Hani, Israel, “ Mahmoud Organizations: CNN, Kamal, Kamal Adwan Hospital, ” CNN, Ministry of Health, Gaza’s Government Media Office, UN, Integrated Locations: Beit Lahiya, Gaza, Israeli, Virginia, Israel, “, Palestine

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