US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has rejected a renewed attempt by Arab countries to force Israel to accept a ceasefire in Gaza, where the regime has been involved in an unrelenting military campaign against the Palestinians since October 7.
Blinken told foreign ministers of Jordan and Egypt in a press conference on Saturday in Amman that a ceasefire would only help the resistance movement Hamas to regroup and attack the Israeli regime.
“A ceasefire now would simply leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on October 7,” he said, making a reference to an operation by Hamas which led to some 1,400 deaths among Israeli settlers and troops.
The regime has justified its indiscriminate targeting of civilians in Gaza as a response to the Hamas operation. The US and its allies in Europe have openly supported the carnage by arguing that the regime has a right to defend itself.
Blinken repeated the position on Saturday as his Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts called for an immediate halt in the fighting in Gaza and said killing thousands of civilians could not be justified as self-defense.....more
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The prices of some life-saving medicines have soared to levels that are unaffordable for ordinary people in Venezuela as the United States has ramped up military presence in the Caribbean off Venezuela's coast, alongside escalating sanctions, blockades and military threats against the oil-rich South American nation since late August.
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At a northeastern suburb in the capital city Caracas, locals can still purchase most of the commonly used medicines at a major supermarket, where some antibiotics have been sold out, and some first-aid medicines and supplies have become too costly for ordinary residents.
"I'm here mainly to buy antibiotics. I have problems with my lungs. But I can't get all I want, such as vancomycin," said a resident named Alfonso.
"Recent tensions have affected the supplies and prices of drugs. The prices of cancer drugs, insulin drugs and albumin are very high, and most patients here cannot afford them," said Giovanna Gonzalez a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is prepared to use military force to achieve the goals of its special military operation if Ukraine continues to delay peace talks.
During an inspection of a Russian armed forces command post on Saturday, Putin stressed that Moscow will not allow Kiev’s obstruction to prevent progress.
“If the Kiev authorities do not want to resolve the matter peacefully, we will accomplish all the tasks before us in the course of the special military operation by military means,” he said.
The Russian leader noted that the Ukrainian authorities are not moving toward a peaceful resolution, adding, “We see that even today, unfortunately, the leaders of the Kiev regime are in no hurry to resolve this conflict peacefully. I spoke about this a year ago in a speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
Putin also received reports from Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and commanders of Russia’s “Centre” and “East” military groups.
Meanwhile, ...
