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The Irish government has taken out millions of euros from several Israeli firms. About 3 million euros have been pulled from the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) global equities portfolio by the Irish National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), according to a statement made by Yedioth Ahronot on Friday.  The move to divest includes shareholdings worth a total of 2.95 million euros in 6 entities: Bank Hapoalim BM, Bank Leumi-le Israel BM, Israel Discount Bank, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd, First International Bank, and Rami Levi Chain Stores. Irish Finance Minister Michael McGrath described the measure as the "right decision." "ISIF believed that the risk profile of these investments no longer fits within its investment parameters and that the commercial objectives of these investments may be accomplished through other investments. " The decision will be implemented as soon as possible in the coming weeks," he added.  Irish Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik ...

Tamil Nado authorities said at least 31 people were killed this week in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu due to floods and heavy rain. The report also stated that rescuers were having difficulty reaching hundreds of people who were still stranded in high water.  Torrential downpours crippled many cities in the state, overrunning entire neighborhoods, roadways, and railway tracks just days after a cyclone devastated India's south-eastern coast.  "The death figure may evolve," federal officials told the media, adding that more than 40,000 people had been evacuated so far, with operations continuing to reach those who remain stuck.  The meteorological headquarters reports that the state of Tamil Nadu received nearly 64 mm of rain this week—more than twice the normal amount of 20 mm for this time of year.  Over the course of the next five days, further rain is predicted in several districts around the state, according to the meteorological agency.

As per the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, Israel killed 83 Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip since October 7. The Israeli army has also executed the families of numerous journalists.  The Syndicate claimed to have proof of the Israeli army's killing of 83 journalists and the injuries of over ninety-nine more with its shells and missiles.  It further pointed out that the targeting of Palestinian reporters, which usually happens with the targeting of their families, has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of the reporters' family members.  Wa'el Dahdouh, the Al-Jazeera office in Gaza, lost fourteen family members in the rocket attack that targeted their home, including his wife, son, daughter, and grandson is the worst example of Israeli atrocities against the Journalists.  Furthermore, when the Israeli army fired missiles at Wa'el Sharafi's home, the journalist from Al-Jazeera lost his parents and twenty family members, including his siblings and their fam...

Czech emergency services said on December 21 that at least 15 people were killed and 24 more were injured in a shooting at Charles University in Prague.  The Czech police report that the attacker, who acted alone recognized as a university understudy, is among the dead. At about 5 pm in the afternoon at the time of publication, the Prague Emergency Medical Service reported eleven people with critical injuries, eight with serious injuries, and five with minor wounds were received.  Prague is the Czech Republic's capital and largest city, as well as the historical capital of Bohemia. On the banks of the Vltava.  At about 3 p.m., the shooting started at the Faculty of Arts on Jan Palach Square in Prague's Old Town. During a news conference at 6 p.m. police claimed the suspect was a 24-year-old from a hamlet outside Prague, and his father had been discovered dead earlier in the day.  Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, extended her sympath...

Mohammad Hamada, the spokesman for the Palestinian Resistance Movement (Hamas), was martyred by Zionist forces in northern Gaza.  As per a Saturday report from Palestine's Maan news, Hamada, who was also a member of the Hamas communication center, was killed as a result of Israel's recent air strikes on Jabalia in northern Gaza by the Zionist tyranny.  In September 2023, during an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency, Hamada underlined that the reasons for the increased aggression were the US's support of the occupiers, Europe's apathy, and some Arab states' rush to establish diplomatic ties with the regime. According to reliable sources who talked to Maan, the Hamas spokesman passed away a few days ago during the Zionist onslaught.  Hamada from occupied Quds was one of the Palestinian detainees released in 2011 as part of a prisoner swap arrangement with the Zionist authorities and lived in the diaspora in Gaza.

Serbia claims the NATO-led war against Russia has destroyed the economy of Europe.   Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia, pointed out in an interview that the Ukraine conflict "has crushed the European economy."    Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News personality, published a teaser video on Sunday displaying clips from his travel to Budapest, where he met Serbian President Aleksandar Vui and a number of his officials, according to The Messenger.    Carlson said in a vehicle after meeting with Serbia's president that the debate was on Ukraine and the implications of Russia's special military operation.    Carlson criticized US aid to Ukraine. According to him, Wuy said the situation in Ukraine has been hurting the European economy.    "One of the things he revealed was the war in Ukraine, the NATO-led war against Russia, destroying the European economy," Carlson added.    "The destruction of the Nord Stream ...

  Tehran, IRAN-  Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other's capitals "within days," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdolakhian said on Friday. Seven years after the two countries terminated their activities, there is a breakthrough in relations. According to the official translation into Arabic, "We have agreed to reopen the Iranian and Saudi Arabian embassies in Tehran and Riyadh in the next few days, during the last phone call between the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia on Eid al-Fitr."