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Sydney, Australia, Oct 17 (EFE).- Australia on Tuesday announced the evacuation of dozens of its citizens from Tel Aviv following an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following Hamas’ attacks in Israel earlier this month. «Australia has airlifted 194 people from Tel Aviv to Dubai overnight, including 75...

Beijing, Oct 17 (EFE).- Russian President Vladimir Putin landed on Tuesday in Beijing, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum, state media reported. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Third Belt...

Tokyo, Oct 17 (EFE).- Japanese vehicle manufacturer Toyota Motor has suspended operations on 10 production lines at six plants in the country, unable to obtain parts after an explosion at one of its parts suppliers, the firm confirmed to EFE on Tuesday. The suspension occurred on Monday following an explosion...

Jerusalem/Washington, Oct 16 (EFE).- US President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show support for the country amid its war with Hamas, and also visit Jordan to meet with Arab leaders. A handout photo made available by Israel’s Government Press Office (GPO) shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

United Nations, Oct 16 (EFE).- The United Nations Security Council on Monday night rejected a resolution put forward by Russia for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan (bottom) prepares his statement as Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations,...

Santo Domingo, 16 October (EFE) – The Dominican Republic will not give up its measures to strengthen its security on the border with Haiti, although this country maintains its position of not resuming the binational market, mainly held on Mondays and Fridays in the Dominican city of Dajabón (northwest). The...

São Paulo, Oct. 16 (EFE) – The Negro River, the main tributary of the left bank of the Amazon, registered a flow of 13.59 meters on Monday, the lowest since records began in 1902, the Manaus harbor in northern Brazil reported. The river, which stretches 1,700 kilometers through Colombia, Venezuela...

Guatemala City, Oct. 16 (EFE) – Guatemala’s public prosecutor’s office on Monday requested the dismissal of Interior Minister David Barrientos for not using public force to clear the roadblocks that have been in place for 15 days in the country. The petition was submitted to the Constitutional Court, Guatemala’s highest...

Los Angeles, United States, Oct 16 (EFE). – 120 organizations on Monday asked the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to put an end to the recently ordered work to reinforce the border wall with Mexico in areas where it affects vulnerable communities and wildlife. On October 4, it...

New York, Oct 16 (EFE).- The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, lashed out on Monday from New York against the acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, and his negotiations for the investiture with Bildu, which she said are «unacceptable» and damage the image of Spain abroad. Ayuso,...

Jerusalem, Oct 16 (EFE). – The Islamist group Hamas on Monday released a video of an Israeli hostage captured in Gaza, who is among the 200 to 250 hostages in the Strip as the armed conflict between Israel and Palestinian militias in the enclave continues. The young woman, identified as...

Mexico City, Oct 16 (EFE).- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday estimated the arrival of between 3,000 and 6,000 migrants daily at Mexico’s southern border since the beginning of the current migration wave inref August. The agency warned in a statement that «Mexico and the region are facing a...