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A leaked photograph of an enclosure where detainees in gray tracksuits are seen blindfolded and sitting on paper-thin mattresses. CNN was able to geolocate the hangar in the Sde Teiman facility

Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center

SDE TEIMAN, Israel — At a military base that now doubles as a detention center in Israel’s Negev desert, an Israeli working at the facility snapped two photographs of a scene that he says continues to haunt him.Rows of men in gray tracksuits are seen sitting on paper-thin mattresses, ringfenced by barbed wire. All appear blindfolded, their heads hanging heavy under the glare of floodlights.A putrid stench filled the air and the room hummed with the men’s murmurs, the Israeli who was at the facility told CNN. Forbidden from speaking to each other, the detainees mumbled to themselves.“We were told they were not allowed to move. They should sit upright. They’re not allowed to talk. Not allowed to peek under their blindfold.”Guards were instructed “to scream uskot” – shut up...

May 10, 2024

Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center

Palestine has had limited status at the UN since 2012

UN General Assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine as member

NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly has enhanced Palestine's rights within the organization and called for it to be accepted as a member.Palestine has had non-member observer state status since 2012, which allows some rights short of a full member.Membership can only be decided upon by the UN Security Council.The US would veto a bid for full membership in the council, but Friday's vote can be seen as a gesture of support for the Palestinians.It comes amid reports that several European countries plan to recognize a Palestinian state.EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told Spanish broadcast RTVE on Thursday that Spain would do so on 21 May. He has previously said Ireland, Slovenia and Malta would also take the step, without confirming the date.Friday's UN...

May 10, 2024

UN General Assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine as member

Pasco bread is an ubiquitous presence in supermarkets across Japan

Rat remains found in bread sparks Japan recall and refunds

TOKYO — One of Japan's most well-known bread brands is recalling thousands of packets and offering refunds after the remains of a rat was found in its products.Around 104,000 packs of sliced white bread made by the Pasco Shikishima Corporation have been pulled from shelves. Parts of the black rat had been discovered in at least two packets.Pasco bread is a staple in many Japanese households and a ubiquitous presence in supermarkets and convenience stores across the country.There have been no reports thus far of anyone falling sick as a result, Pasco said in a statement earlier this week."We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers, business partners, and all concerned parties," it said.The bread was produced at a factory in Tokyo, whose assembly line...

May 10, 2024

Rat remains found in bread sparks Japan recall and refunds

Serhiy Rud has led Ukraine's state protection department since 2019 (file pic)

Zelensky fires head of bodyguard after failed assassination plot

KYIV — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of his personal protection unit after two of its top officials were detained over an alleged assassination plot.Serhiy Rud has led the president's security detail since 2019.No reason was given for his dismissal, which was announced in a brief presidential decree.However, the state guard administration (UDO) is critical for the safety not only of the president but other key figures in Ukraine and their families.The two colonels in the state guard who were detained on Tuesday are suspected of belonging to a network of agents run by Russia's FSB security service.Mr Zelensky has spoken of repeated Russian plots to assassinate him, but the latest revelations involved his own entourage and also targeted military...

May 10, 2024

Zelensky fires head of bodyguard after failed assassination plot

Bainimarama served as PM more than 15 years until he was voted out in 2022

Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama jailed

SUVA — Fiji's long-serving former prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for obstructing a police investigation into corruption.Bainimarama, 70, is one of the most high-profile politicians in the Pacific Islands, having led Fiji for more than 15 years until he was voted out in 2022.On the international stage he was also a leading representative lobbying for climate change action for vulnerable Pacific countries.He was taken away in handcuffs after the High Court's ruling on Thursday.Last month he was convicted of perverting the course of justice during a police investigation into university fraud.Prosecutors alleged he had told his friend, the former Fijian Police Commissioner, to drop a 2020 investigation into abuses of finances at the University...

May 10, 2024

Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama jailed

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in March over corruption allegations

India court grants bail to Delhi leader Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI — India's top court has granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, more than a month after he was arrested in a corruption case.The court said that the bail is applicable until 1 June after which he must surrender to authorities again.A former anti-corruption crusader, Kejriwal was arrested in connection with a now-scrapped alcohol sales policy in March.He has denied the charges against him and has called his arrest "illegal".The chief minister moved the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court refused to give him bail last month. His bail was strongly opposed in court by India's financial crimes agency, the Enforcement Directorate.On Friday, a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta said Kejriwal would have to surrender on...

May 10, 2024

India court grants bail to Delhi leader Arvind Kejriwal

Three children were hurt in a seperate attack on the regional capital Kharkiv

Ukraine says it repulsed Russian bid to cross border

KYIV — Ukraine says it has repelled a Russian armored attack in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, after Moscow's forces launched an incursion across the border and sought to break through defensive lines.Kharkiv regional head Oleh Syniehubov said Russian reconnaissance groups had tried to penetrate the border, adding that "not a single meter has been lost".The local head in Vovchansk said the town had come under heavy attack from the early hours of Friday and civilians were being evacuated.Russian forces are said to be preparing a summer offensive in Ukraine in the coming weeks, possibly even seeking to capture the regional capital Kharkiv. But Ukrainian military figures are adamant that Russia does not have the resources to do so.Russia's border actions were...

May 10, 2024

Ukraine says it repulsed Russian bid to cross border

The Kuwaiti Specialist hospital has seen a surge in patients despite lacking beds, staff and equipment

Israeli operation leaves Rafah's hospitals overwhelmed

GAZA — Even without a full-scale Israeli ground invasion, Rafah's medical facilities have been overwhelmed.Medics say more than a million people sheltering in the southern Gaza city are at risk of being deprived of healthcare after the Israeli military began a "limited" operation against Hamas on its eastern outskirts on Monday.The largest of the city's three partially functioning hospitals, Abu Youssef al-Najjar, had to be hastily abandoned the following day after staff received an evacuation order and there was fighting nearby.The hospital's dialysis department had been the only surviving one in Gaza, a lifeline for patients suffering kidney failure.The Israeli advance has also cut off access to the nearby European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis, where critical...

May 10, 2024

Israeli operation leaves Rafah's hospitals overwhelmed

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu defies US threats to cut off weapons, says Israel can 'stand alone'

TEL AVIV — Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Israel can "stand alone", after the US warned arms shipments could be stopped if he orders a full-scale invasion of Rafah in Gaza.Thousands of people have already fled the southern city after the Israeli military began what it called a "limited" operation on Monday.US President Joe Biden has repeatedly warned against the operation, saying that it would cross a "red line".But Netanyahu dismissed the US warning, saying Israel would fight on."If we need to ... we will stand alone. I have said that if necessary we will fight with our fingernails," the prime minister said.Netanyahu also invoked the war of 1948 - where the newly formed State of Israel was attacked by a coalition of Arab states - to dismiss the US...

May 10, 2024

Netanyahu defies US threats to cut off weapons, says Israel can 'stand alone'

A popular thing to do in Wuzhen is pose for photos dressed in traditional hanfu clothing

Domestic tourism soars in China but foreigners stay away

BEIJING — With the Chinese economy facing massive challenges, there have been concerns over its growth potential, at least in the immediate future.Yet a key exception is emerging in the form of domestic tourism.Last week's five-day public holiday to mark Labour Day saw 295 million trips made within China, according to figures from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. This was 28% higher than pre-pandemic figures recorded in 2019.The Transport Ministry's figures are also staggering: 92 million rail trips; almost 10 million air trips and 1.25 billion highway journeys.However, this comes as international arrivals continue to lag, with foreigners currently entering China at barely 30% of 2019 levels. Why the disparity?The beautiful historical river town of Wuzhen, a short drive from...

May 10, 2024

Domestic tourism soars in China but foreigners stay away

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