Palestinian Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority are accused by the US of lowering peace prospects.
Members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have been accused of undermining efforts to bring about peace.
More Western governments are publicly criticizing Israel, urging the nation to end its occupation of Gaza and move toward a two-state solution.
More nations have made it clear that they will support the recognition of Palestinian statehood under certain conditions, including Hamas’ disarmament and PA reform.
What’s the purpose of the US sanctions, then?
Are they a bargaining chip for more peace negotiations, or do they indicate there will be more difficulties?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Former Palestine Liberation Organization adviser Xavier Abu Eid
Eli Clifton, Senior Advisor at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Hulk Hogan, 71, who passed away this month, was “devastated” by the negative feedback the crowd had during his final WWE showdown.
Hulk Hogan was ‘devastated’ by boos during final WWE appearance before death(Image: AP)
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan was ‘devastated’ by the boos he heard from the audience during his final WWE appearance before his death aged 71. The star was found “experiencing a serious medical-related issue” in a house on Eldorado Avenue in Florida and was taken to Morton Plant Hospital in the morning of July 24.
He died at 11.17am in the hospital, and there were “no signs of foul play or suspicious activity”, Major Nate Burnside said in a statement. It was recently reported that the wrestler died from acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, per the Pinellas County Forensic Science Centre.
The star, real name Terry Bollea, was said to be poorly in the weeks leading up to his death, but his reps were forced to deny speculations about his health. It comes after Sharon Osbourne broke down in tears at Ozzy’s funeral in heartbreaking scenes.
Hulk Hogan was ‘devastated’ by the crowd’s negative reaction(Image: BANG Showbiz)
In addition to hosting guests on Netflix’s WWE series Raw, Hogan took to the stage at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, six months before his passing.
Jimmy Hart, Hogan’s long-time friend and manager, recently claimed Hogan was upset by the audience’s negative response and that it “bothered him.”
Jimmy explained on the podcast Stories With Brisco and Bradshaw, “We go out and we had a mixed response. I’ll be darned if there are 500 cheerleaders and one booer, but I won’t be that way.
“It’s a mixed reaction, but it’s a little bit more boos than anything. That devastated him.” The manager suggested the boos were due to the wrestler’s support for controversial US President Donald Trump.
Hogan previously spoke out in support of the convicted felon’s re-election to the White House. What do you think happened, Jimmy asked, “We got in the back and he said. It’s simple, red state, and blue state, as I once said, “Hulk.” Boom’.
His longtime friend suggested it was due to his support for Donald Trump(Image: Getty Images)
“But that caused him to be so upset because of that,” he said. Then, you see, the next week we are in Texas, and he always gets upset about it. “It certainly did”.
He was reportedly heard telling the underappreciated crowd, “In the past, I’ve had a whole lot of partners down the line.” The Macho Man Randy Savage was one of my incredible partners. Andre the Giant and other large-sized partners have been my friends.
“But the greatest partner the WWE has ever had is the fact that tonight, we’re making history, and the WWE has tag teamed up with Netflix, the greatest tag team partner of all time.”
WWE confirmed Hogan’s death last week, saying in a statement that read ” WWE is saddened to learn Hulk Hogan has passed away. Hogan, one of the most well-known faces in pop culture, helped WWE become famous internationally in the 1980s. Hogan’s family, friends, and fans are in mourning, according to WWE.
Hogan and The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson, squared off at Wrestlemania in 2002, following their first appearance in 1985. His most recent WWE appearance was against Randy Orton in 2006 at SummerSlam.
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As the neighbours prepare for talks next week aimed at maintaining a tense truce, Thailand has released two injured Cambodian soldiers who were taken after long fighting close to a disputed border area.
The Cambodian Defense Ministry reported that Oddar Meanchey and Surin province in Thailand were connected via a checkpoint on Friday.
Their return to their home country comes as both governments continue to accuse them of violating international law and alleged civilian targeting during a five-day conflict that broke out last week.
Eighteen additional Cambodian troops were detained on Tuesday during a ceasefire negotiation, and they are still in Thai custody.
According to Maly Socheata, a spokesperson for Cambodia’s Defense Ministry, “the wounded soldiers were returned through a designated border point,” calling on Bangkok to repatriate the remaining captured soldiers “in accordance with international humanitarian law.”
The two governments’ accounts of the soldiers’ capture are starkly different.
Phnom Penh claims its troops greeted Thai troops with consolation and post-conflict greetings as they approached them with peaceful intentions. Bangkok disputes that claim, alleging that the soldiers’ apparent hostility led to their arrest when they allegedly entered Thai territory while being held hostage.
Officials in Thailand claim that while reviewing the soldiers’ actions, they are following legal guidelines. No release date has been specified.
Nationalist rage is raging online, with social media platforms in both nations flooded with patriotic fervour and reciprocal reproaches as a result of the ceasefire.
In the meantime, both countries have taken foreign diplomats and observers on guided tours of former combat zones. Using the visits to support their narratives, each side has accused the other of inflicting harm.
Infantry clashes, Cambodian rocket fire, Thai air strikes, artillery exchanges, and recent violence. More than 260, 000 people were forced to leave their homes as a result of the fighting, which included more than 30 civilians.
Military representatives from both nations are scheduled to meet in Malaysia the following week to discuss de-escalation measures in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.
The underlying territorial dispute, which has raged for decades, will not be a focus of these discussions, though.
Between August 4 and August 4, Thailand’s acting defense minister Nattaphon Narkphanit announced that the General Border Committee, which coordinates border security, ceasefires, and troop deployments, will meet.
A Malaysian government spokesperson stated to reporters that “defensive attaches from other ASEAN nations will be invited as well as the defense attaches from the US and China.” The country is currently a member of the Southeast Asian regional bloc.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol also stated on Friday that Phnom Penh plans to nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his contribution to brokering the ceasefire.
He thanked Trump earlier in the capital for “bringing peace” and argued that the award was deserved for the US leader.
Megan Romano, the first female and first US athlete to compete in the Olympic-style sport venture that will host an event next year without conducting any drug testing, has been chosen as its first female and first US athlete.
In an event that will allow athletes to use performance enhancers, the Enhanced Games will debut in Las Vegas in May with swimming, track, and weightlifting competitions.
Romano describes the event as “an opportunity to push the boundaries of human performance in a transparent and scientifically supported environment, and to compete on a stage where female athletes are valued and compensated fairly.” equally . This is the future of sport, in my opinion.
Anyone who breaks the 100-meter sprint (track) and 50-meter freestyle (swimming) world records will receive $500, 000 in prize money for each event at The Enhanced Games.
After winning the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final at the 2012 Short Course Swimming World Championships, Megan Romano, right, and the US relay team’s medal-winning athletes pose with podiums.
Because international federations must ratify records, which require record-breakers to pass doping tests, those marks wouldn’t count as “official.”
The Enhanced Games would be a good way to end any notion of fair play and fair competition in sport, according to the International Olympic Committee.
However, founder Aron D’Souza claims that the games have gained some traction and raised money in the “double-digit millions” (double-digit millions) since then.
Four male swimmers have signed up for the competition, including Australian Olympic medalist James Magnussen.
On the final day of Glorious Goodwood, Jm Jungle, trained by John and Sean Quinn, won the Group Two King George Stakes by a surprise 14-1 margin.
It was the five-year-old’s first Group-race performance, Ridden by Jason Hart.
After a clever break from the far-side group, Hart steered his mount into the lead inside the final furlong, winning by a neck.
Sean Quinn, who trains alongside his father John, described him as “a very, very good horse” for ITV Racing. To be honest, I’m a little lost for words.
It is “magical,” Hart asserted. On uneven ground, he also won the three-year-old handicap. One of my all-time favorite meetings of the year is probably this. This Goodwood meeting is frequently missed by John and Sean.
She’s Quality finished second in her fourth straight race, followed by Commonwealth Cup champion Time For Sandals, who finished third by half a length.
Big Mojo, the favorite, was only able to place fifth.
On the first anniversary of the protests, Amnesty International claimed that the Nigerian government has failed to hold accountable the police who staged massive 2024 demonstrations against rising living costs.
The human rights group stated in a statement on Friday that Nigerian police “bizarrely continue to deny strong allegations of extrajudicial execution, torture, and unlawful arrests of the protesters.”
At least 24 people were killed when police opened fire on the protests, which broke out in August of last year under the hashtag #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, according to an investigation conducted by Amnesty International.
Demonstrators erupted in protest of rising fuel prices and inflation, which the government had pushed to bring the economy back on track.
No one member of the security forces has been charged in the year-long ongoing human rights violations, according to Isa Sanusi, director of Amnesty International Nigeria, in a statement released on Friday.
“These atrocities must be accountable for those who perpetrate them.”
On August 2, 2024, a man protests against economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria. [Sunday Alamba/AP Photo]
The AFP news agency contacted a spokesman for Nigeria’s Ministry of Justice for comment, but the spokesman declined to respond.
Amnesty International claimed that in all the killings, police shot protesters “at close range, frequently at the head or torso, implying that officers were killing.”
The Nigerian authorities are yet to implement necessary and effective measures to protect, defend, advance, and defend the rights to peaceful assembly, including ending the killing, detention, arbitrary arrests, and mass surveillance, Sanusi said.
The rights group also criticized the hundreds of protesters who were detained for a range of alleged crimes, calling them “sham trials.”
According to Amnesty International, the charges include “levying] war against the state in order to intimidate or overawe the president,” as well as “using WhatsApp group chats,” inciting mutiny, chanting “Tinubu must go,” and calling on the military to take over the government from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and” intent to destabilize Nigeria.”
Economists have praised Tinubu’s reforms, including ending a costly fuel subsidy and floating the naira currency, but they have also caused the nation’s living costs to rise.
The Nigerian government has been forced to step down from its protester prosecutions at times despite the death of no one.
Difficulty and hungry youths, many of them children, showed up in court in November, causing outcry over how they were treated in jail. Later, Tinubu gave the order to release them.
