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Trump threatens to cut financial aid for opposing Jerusalem move
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After passing through embarrassment and isolation at UN Security Council and facing unpleasant scenario at UN General Assembly after its Jerusalem move, US President Donald Trump has now threatened to cut aid to the countries that vote in favour of a draft UN resolution condemning the its decision.
The reaction came at time when most countries opposed Washington’s move to recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel and relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem at Security Council emergency meeting. US vetoed the draft resolution at the Security Council.
President Trump said at the White House on Wednesday that US would be “watching those votes” in the General Assembly.
He said, “They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us. Well, we’re watching those votes. Let them vote against us. We’ll save a lot. We don’t care.”
Earlier, Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the UN has sent threatening letters to the member states not to support the anti-US resolution.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session on Thursday to vote on the controversial US decision. The non-binding motion is expected to pass easily in the 193-member UN body.
Haley also said on Twitter “the US will be taking names” of countries that vote in favour of the resolution.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]On Wednesday, Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki accused US of “threatening” member countries before the actual vote. He said that American officials were “committing another mistake when they have distributed this famous letter trying to threaten countries, [and] threaten their sovereign decision to choose how to vote”.
“This is really a new definition of world order in politics and it seems that the American administration… are putting their stamp on a new political reality that many countries will reject, Maliki said
The UN session would show “how many countries will opt to vote with their conscience”.
On December 6, US President Donbald Trump recognised Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital and announced the intention to move its embassy to the city.
Trump’s move met with large scale world-wide protest demonstrations. The inhabitants in the Palestinian occupied territories, several Arab countries, Africa, Europe, America and Australia also came out on the streets against the move.
The US vetoed on Tuesday an Egyptian drafted UN Security Council resolution calling on countries not to establish diplomatic missions in Jerusalem. The US was isolated while remaining all 14 members supported of the draft resolution.
The US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley could not control her feelings while posting her twitter post.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]An Arab TV journalist based in New York has disclosed that Swedish ambassador to the UN has signalled that his country would vote in favour of the resolution.
“What we’re going to be seeing in the General Assembly Thursday, on that particular vote, is likely to be a sweeping condemnation now not just of attempts to alter the status of Jerusalem, but also in a way an opinion poll on President Trump’s isolationist policies,” he said.
Reacting to the US President Donald Trump’s threat of cutting aid to the countries that vote against his Jerusalem move at the General Assembly, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the decision was “contempt of democracy.”
Zarif also slammed Trump’s recent “insult” against Iran while announcing new National Security Strategy (NSS).[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Several Arab and Muslim countries have requested the UN General Assembly to hold emergency special meeting on Trump’s Jerusalem move, days after US vetoed against the Security Council draft resolution.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Turbulence in Singapore Airlines flight leaves 1 dead, 30 injured, plan makes emergency landing in Bangkok
One person died and several sustained injuries after a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence.
A passenger travelling in Singapore Airlines flight was found dead after the plan encountered severe turbulence caused by adverse weather. Over 30 people were also injured in turbulence. The was coming from London and was going to Singapore.
Singapore Airlines stated in a statement that flight SQ321, which was traveling to Singapore when it took off on Monday from London’s Heathrow Airport, encountered severe turbulence en route. After being diverted, the plane touched down at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. (local time).
The deceased passenger’s name has not been revealed.
There were 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board at the Boeing 777-300 ER.
The airline also said, they can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing. However, their priority is to help every passenger and member of the crew on board the aircraft as much as they can. They are sending a team to Bangkok to provide any further aid required, and they are collaborating with the Thai local authorities to provide the required medical assistance, it added.
Medical staff have boarded the aircraft to assess injuries, but the number of casualties has not been confirmed, according to Thai immigration police, and some uninjured passengers have been deplaned.
Emergency personnel from Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital were on hand to help injured passengers get medical attention as soon as they landed. A line of ambulances was seen flowing to the site in videos that Suvarnabhumi Airport shared on the messaging app LINE, according to the reports.
The Singapore Airlines flight was traveling at a height of 37,000 feet, according to tracking data that was obtained by FlightRadar24 and examined by AP. The aircraft abruptly and violently dipped down to 31,000 feet over the course of around three minutes, shortly after 0800 GMT. After less than ten minutes at 31,000 feet, the plane descended quickly and touched down in Bangkok in less than thirty minutes.
Meanwhile, as per experts, these types of injuries typically occur when passengers fail to fasten their seatbelts and the pilot is unable to issue an early warning due to the weather radar data not indicating turbulence. Passengers may get injuries if they are flung around in the cockpit in such circumstances.
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PM Modi condoles Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death says India stands with Iran
PM Narendra Modi extended condolences to Ebrahim Raisi’s family and the people of Iran.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled Iran president Ebrahim Raisi’s death and said he was deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise. The PM also said contribution to strengthening India-Iran bilateral ties will always be remembered.
Taking to social media X, formerly Twitter, PM Modi said deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic passing of Iran’s president, Dr. Seyed Ebrahim Raisi. He also said, he will never forget his contribution to the bilateral ties between Iran and India. The PM said his heartfelt condolences are his family and the people of Iran, he added. PM Modi wrote, India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow.
Ebrahim Raisi was found dead a day after his helicopter went missing. He reportedly died in a chopper crash in the mountainous region of the country.
The helicopter crash claimed the lives of officials, bodyguards, and Iran’s foreign minister in addition to Raisi.
State television announced on Monday that Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, the servant of the Iranian nation, has achieved the highest level of martyrdom whilst serving the people, and Mehr news agency confirmed his death.
The missing helicopter was being looked for by Iranian authorities since Sunday afternoon.
Reportedly, the crash occurred in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran and claimed the lives of nine individuals, including Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
There was no proof that the passengers were still alive, according to reports from Iranian media.
Out of the three helicopters in his convoy, only two made it to their destination, including Ebrahim Raisi. He had traveled to the northwest province to join President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at the inauguration of a dam project in Jolfa.
It was anticipated that Raisi, a devout conservative, would succeed the eighty-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Since 2021, Ebrahim Raisi has served as Iran’s president. He replaced Hassan Rouhani, the centrist president.
Under his leadership, the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman who had been detained for violating the Iranian dress code for women, sparked widespread public unrest throughout the nation.
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Slovakia’s Prime Minister safe after surviving multiple gunshot
The assailant critically injured 59-year-old Prime Minister Fico by shooting him five times.
Slovakia’s Deputy Prime Minister has confirmed today that Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is stable, with his life no longer in immediate danger, following an alarming incident where he was shot multiple times.
The Prime Minister was shot by an assassin while he was leaving a meeting on Wednesday.The assailant critically injured 59-year-old Prime Minister Fico by shooting him five times.
Following the attack, Prime Minister Fico was urgently airlifted to the hospital, where he underwent extensive surgery that lasted several hours. Defence Minister Robert Kalinak, addressing reporters from outside the hospital where Fico was receiving treatment on Wednesday, described the Prime Minister’s condition as critical, emphasising that he was fighting for his life.
The identity of the suspect is yet unconfirmed as the police further investigate. Unconfirmed reports from local media suggest that the assailant may have been a 71-year-old writer and political activist.
A video is currently circulating in which the alleged perpetrator can be seen. In the clip, he mentions that he does not agree with government policy.
The shooting has sparked international concern. Expressing shock over the incident, PM Modi conveyed his solidarity with the people of the Slovak Republic, wishing Prime Minister Fico a speedy recovery. He strongly condemned the shooting, denouncing it as a cowardly and despicable act while emphasising the need for unity against such violent acts and reaffirming India’s support for Slovakia during these challenging times.
Earlier, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen also expressed disapproval of the vile attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico . On X, she stated that such acts of violence have no place in society, undermining democracy, the most precious common good. Von der Leyen extended her thoughts to Prime Minister Fico and his family, highlighting the European Union’s solidarity during this challenging time. The condemnation from EU leadership underscores the gravity of the situation and the need for a united stance against violence targeting political figures. As the investigation unfolds, international support for Slovakia remains steadfast, emphasising the importance of upholding democratic principles and ensuring the safety of leaders across Europe.
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