World
British Man Arrested for Driving into Buckingham Palace Gates
UK authorities announced on the 11th that police have arrested a man who drove into the gates of Buckingham Palace late at night on the 9th, and are investigating the man's motive for the crime.
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Unprecedented Move: China's 'Two Sessions' Cancels Premier's Press Conference
This year, after the conclusion of China's "Two Sessions", a tradition spanning over "30 years" has been broken: the cancellation of the Premier's post-session press conference. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, this press conference will not be held in the coming years.
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U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Colorado Ruling, Restores Trump's Eligibility for Presidential Campaign
The United States Supreme Court, with unanimous agreement from all nine justices,"overturned" the Colorado state court's ruling that had barred former President "Donald Trump" from participating in the presidential primaries due to his alleged involvement in the "January 6, 2021 Capitol riot". The Supreme Court emphasized that the power to determine a candidate's eligibility belongs to "Congress", not individual states. This decision "restores Trump's eligibility" for the 2024 presidential primaries and has implications for similar cases in other states.
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Tens of Thousands of Refugees in Gaza Starving, U.S. Military Airdrops 38,000 Food Packages for Emergency Relief
Since the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, approximately **300,000** Palestinians have been suffering from food shortages and lack of clean drinking water. In the northern Gaza Strip, children have even died due to hunger. Despite recent efforts, the situation remains dire.
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Haiti Gangs Rampage, Attack Capital's Prison, Leading to Escape of Nearly 4,000 Inmates
Armed gangs in Haiti launched a surprise attack on the main prison in the capital, Port-au-Prince, on the 2nd, resulting in a mass prison break, with at least 3 known deaths. A human rights lawyer pointed out that of the nearly 4,000 prisoners held there, less than a hundred remain.
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10th Anniversary of MH370 Disappearance: Malaysia Resumes Search
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated on the 4th that he would be "very willing to reopen" the search operation for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 if there is "convincing" evidence. This opens a door to restart the search mission 10 years after the plane disappeared.
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First Cargo Ship Sunk in Red Sea Crisis, Impacting Marine Ecology
In November last year, the Yemeni rebel youth movement (Houthi, an armed Houthi organization) began to attack international merchant ships passing through the Red Sea, causing global shipping chaos and creating the Red Sea Crisis, and on February 2, a British freighter in the southern waters of the Red Sea was sunk by the Yemeni rebel youth movement, and a large amount of fertilizers and fuel oils on board the ship were lost to the sea, impacting the marine ecosystem.
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Egyptian President Sisi: Support Palestine until the establishment of the state.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi recently stated that Egypt will continue to support the State of Palestine until its establishment, and will continue to air-drop aid to the Gaza Strip.
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The U.S. indicates that Israel has largely agreed to a six-week ceasefire, just waiting for Hamas to nod.
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza has once again drawn international attention. U.S. President Biden hopes that both Israel and Hamas will reach a six-week ceasefire agreement before the start of Ramadan on the 10th. The latest news indicates that a senior U.S. official has revealed that Israel has largely agreed to a six-week ceasefire agreement, and now it only needs Hamas to agree to release hostages for the agreement to take effect.
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French Senate passes abortion constitutionalization, setting a global precedent.
France's Senate overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment on Thursday (2/29), incorporating women's right to abortion into the Constitution. This is the first country in the world to protect the freedom of abortion in the form of a constitution, rather than prohibiting abortion.
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