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Philippines' Marcos says 'not one person died' as police make huge drug bust, in dig at predecessor "This should be the approach in the drug war for me and the ... When asked if he would hand over Duterte if the ICC decides to issue a warrant for his arrest in the future, Marcos said he would ... 04/15/2024 - 3:14 pm | View Link
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.
The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast of the channel’s reports and blocking its websites, is believed to be the first time Israel has ever shuttered a foreign news outlet operating in the country.
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Al Jazeera went off Israel’s main cable and satellite providers in the hours after the order.
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