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A separate investigation by internal UN investigators is looking into the Israeli allegations against the 12 UNRWA staff.

The review said UNRWA shares staff lists annually with the Palestinian Authority, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

The review said Israel had not raised any concerns with UNRWA, based on those staff lists, since 2011.

Israel stepped up its accusations in March, saying more than 450 UNRWA staff were military operatives in Gaza terrorist groups.

LONDON – Taylor Swift fans are flocking to The Black Dog, a pub in south-west London, after it was name-checked on the American singer’s new album The Tortured Poets Department.

Bottomley could not be absolutely certain her Black Dog was the same one mentioned, but she said there had previously been a “certain blonde regular” at the pub.

Masters student Emilia from Vienna, who also gave no surname, said she could picture Swift going to the pub.

Bar supervisor Hattie makes an “Aperol Spritz (Taylor’s Version)“ drink at The Black Dog pub.

WASHINGTON - The US Senate voted late Tuesday to send legislation to President Joe Biden that would require Chinese owner ByteDance to divest the popular short video app's US assets within about nine months or face a ban.

"A new law is going to require its Chinese owner to sell the app.

This is the beginning, not the end of this long process," TikTok told employees on Saturday in an email seen by Reuters.

The Senate voted 79 to 18 in favor of the bill.

McDonald's can help you with that with their new Yakiniku Burger.

The Yakiniku Beef Burger consists of 100-per-cent quarter-pounder beef, savoury yakiniku sauce, caramelised onions and shredded white cabbage, while the Yakiniku Crispy Chicken Burger has a crispy chicken patty complemented with caramelised onions and crunchy white cabbage.

But what's more exciting about this launch is the Yakiniku Burger vending machine that'll let some customers try the new burger before everyone else.

The vending machine is available on April 24, one day ahead of the official launch, at Plaza Singapura Level 1 Atrium.

BERLIN - A German court on Tuesday (April 23) handed down suspended eight-month prison sentences to three climate activists who sprayed orange paint on the columns of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate last September to demand a stop to the use of fossil fuels by 2030.

The activists were supporters of the "Last Generation" climate activists group, which had made headlines in Germany with hundreds of road blocks by protesters who glued themselves to tarmac.

The prison sentences were suspended for two years but could be enforced if the defendants commit new offences.

"The orange Brandenburg Gate should remind us that change and therefore a life according to our common values - humanity, justice, honesty - is possible," said Lina Johnsen, a spokesperson for the group.

The minister for external economic relations, Yun Jong Ho, left Pyongyang on Tuesday by air leading a ministry delegation to visit Iran, the North's KCNA news agency said.

North Korea and Iran have long been suspected of cooperating on ballistic missile programmes, possibly exchanging technical expertise and components that went into their manufacture.

North Korea is also suspected of supplying Russia with missiles and artillery, although both countries have denied the allegation.

Yun has been active in the country's increasing exchanges with Russia, earlier this month leading a delegation to visit Moscow, according to KCNA.

Toa Payoh is the most expensive place to live in Singapore for expats, according to a 2024 study conducted by language-learning company Preply, which was founded in the US.

Toa Payoh: 91 per cent Bukit Merah: 86 per cent Outram: 77 per cents Kallang: 75 per cent Geylang: 66 per cent.

Ang Mo Kio: 23 per cent Sembawang: 27 per cent Yishun: 28 per cent Punggol: 29 per cent Choa Chu Kang: 30 per cent.

According to the same study, Singapore ties with Basel, Switzerland, as the third best city in the world for expat to work and live.

A pair of limited-edition sports sneakers worn by murder suspect Mitchell Ong matches footprints found at the scene in Spain where Singaporean architect Audrey Fang was found dead on April 10.

Spanish media outlet La Verdad de Murcia reported on April 23 that the Civil Guard has collected soil embedded in the sneakers to compare it to sandstone at the crime scene.

Fang’s phone was also found to be in Ong’s possession, La Verdad de Murcia reported on April 20.

La Verdad de Murcia reported that while Ong and Fang knew each other previously, their relationship remains unclear.

WASHINGTON - Former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso, a senior figure in the country's ruling party, met with Donald Trump on April 23, becoming the latest US ally seeking to establish ties with the Republican presidential candidate.

"He's a highly respected man in Japan and beyond and somebody that I've liked and I've known through our very dear friend Shinzo," Trump said as he escorted Aso into the building, referring to the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Mr Aso was deputy prime minister under Mr Abe, who formed a close bond with Trump during his presidency.

A longtime powerbroker in Japanese politics, Mr Aso has decades of experience shaping US-Japan ties.

The text affirms the obligation of states to comply with the Outer Space Treaty and calls on countries "to contribute actively to the objective of the peaceful use of outer space and of the prevention of an arms race in outer space.".

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bars signatories – including Russia and the United States – from placing "in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction.".

The amendment echoes a 2008 proposal by the pair for a treaty banning "any weapons in outer space" and threats "or use of force against outer space objects.".

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in February that Russia was against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space.