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  • 10m ago
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    UN committee backs Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources

    A United Nations General Assembly committee has adopted a draft resolution affirming the Palestinian people’s permanent sovereignty over their natural resources in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.

    The resolution, submitted by the Group of 77 and China, passed with 151 votes in favour, seven against and 11 abstentions.

    The United States, Israel, Colombia, Paraguay, Palau, Nauru and Micronesia voted against the measure, while all European Union member states and Canada supported it, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

    The draft resolution also affirmed the rights of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.

    It called on Israel to stop exploiting Palestinian natural resources and reaffirmed the Palestinians’ right to seek compensation for damage caused by such exploitation.

  • 25m ago
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    A recap of recent developments

    • Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei has warned that military bases involved in any renewed US attack on Iran, including those in Europe, would be targets for retaliation.
    • Iran has rejected a US proposal to transfer its stockpile of 60 percent enriched uranium to a third country as the US military says its forces are working around the clock to keep the Strait of Hormuz open while enforcing Washington’s naval blockade against Iran.
    • Saudi Arabia has said it has intercepted cruise missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis as the rebel group has claimed an attack on a Saudi military command centre in Aden.
    • UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has called for all crossings into Gaza to be opened, warning that delays in delivering winter supplies are putting displaced Palestinians at risk.
  • 30m ago
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    Welcome to our coverage

    Hello, and welcome to our continuing coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran.

    Stay with us for the latest developments, reactions and analysis of the war and its fallout across the globe, including in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

    You can find our updates from Wednesday, November 11, here.

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