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                                                                                       Source Reuters Cold War-era leading US diplomat Henry Kissinger passes away at the age of 100. Nov. 29 (Reuters) - Henry Kissinger, the leading American diplomat of the Cold War era, passed away at the age of 100. Kissinger was despised by opponents of human rights but helped Washington open up to China, negotiate arms control agreements with the Soviet Union, and end the Vietnam War. Kissinger, a Jewish refugee from Germany whose career took him from academia to diplomacy and who continued to be an influential figure in foreign affairs into his later years, passed away at home on Wednesday, according to his geopolitical consulting firm, Kissinge...

 Negotiations for a Gaza truce are overshadowed by news of the death of an Israeli hostage family. Written by Mohammed Salem, Maayan Lubell, and Nidal Al-Mughrabi GMT+7 November 29, 20239:46 PM23 minutes ago November 29, 2014 (Reuters) - An unfounded claim by Hamas that a 10-month-old Israeli captive and his family had died cast a shadow over last-minute talks between Israel and Hamas to prolong the Gaza truce on Wednesday. The armed branch of Hamas announced just before the truce's last release of women and children that the youngest hostage, infant Kfir Bibas, together with his mother and four-year-old brother Ariel, had perished in an earlier Israeli bombardment. Their father has been detained as well. The family was among the most well-known civilian hostages to be released, so Israel said it was investigating the potentially explosive accusation. The Hamas statement could not be independently verified by Reuters. After the parents and kids were left out of the penultimate grou...

 Elon Musk visits Israel and meets with Netanyahu Despite being accused of anti-Semitism, the software billionaire has expressed support for Israel's war against Hamas.                                                                       Source ALJAZEERA | November 28, 2023 Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressing support for Israel's battle against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and touring a kibbutz that was attacked on October 7 by Palestinian terrorists. The visit takes place in the midst of controversy for Musk, who recently provoked outrage by labeling as "the actual truth" an anti-Semitic social media post that promoted the conspiracy theory that progressive Jews are helping to "replace" white people in the West with immigrants fr...

                                                                                  Source AL JAZEERA  Diplomatic race as the Israel-Gaza truce's expiration approaches As Israel and Hamas state their demands for an extension, the US president says his intention is to keep the truce in place longer. November 27, 2023  Negotiations were intense as the Israel-Gaza war truce approached its last day. The need of extending the four-day ceasefire in the war, which is scheduled to expire on Monday, was emphasised in statements from Israel, Hamas, the United States, and other parties that were released overnight and into the morning. The two sides are getting ready for the fourth captive-prison swap while they continue their diplomatic campaign. I...

                                                                           Souce thejakartapost.com  Fishermen and Indonesian police begin patrols to intercept Rohingya boats. In response to the almost 1,100 arrival of Rohingya refugees this month—a minority group from Myanmar that faces persecution—Indonesian police and fishermen announced on Saturday that they have started patrolling sections of the westernmost province of the nation to stop them from reaching its shores. Every year, thousands of people from the predominantly Muslim minority risk their lives by attempting to enter Malaysia or Indonesia by sea, frequently in rickety boats, from refugee camps in Bangladesh. More than six boats, some of which locals attempted to turn back to sea, brought hundred...

                                                                                                         Source Gulfnews.com  The optimum dates to undertake Umrah in Dubai are recommended by the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah:  Umrah pilgrims have received advice from Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah, regarding the optimal time to carry out religious rites for a fulfilling experience. According to Dr. Al Rabiah, it is best to conduct Umrah in the morning between 7:30 and 10:30, and in the evening between 11:00 pm and 2:00 am. When Umrah performers from all over the world gather at Mecca's Grand Mosque, these proposed window times can a...

                                                                                     Source Thejakartapost.com  A four-day truce between Israel and Hamas will begin today Palestine/Gaza ● Friday, November 24, 2023 A first batch of 13 Israeli women and children held as hostages will be freed later on Friday, according to mediators in Qatar, marking the beginning of a four-day ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas. The announcement was cautiously welcomed by world powers. However, the fighting continued, with Gaza City officials reporting that a hospital was one of the sites hit as the clock ticked down to the first ceasefire in the almost seven-week-old, horrific conflict. Additionally, all sides i...