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AMMAN: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Monday restrictions imposed by Israel on Muslim worshippers’ access to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound during the Muslim fasting month was pushing the situation toward an “explosion.” In remarks on state media, Safadi said his country rejected Israel’s announced move to limit access to the holy site during Ramadan, citing security needs with war raging in Gaza. Jordan echoes the Palestinian view that such restrictions were an attack on freedom of worship, he said.

US president's budget proposal has scant hope of passing but signals his priorities ahead of November's elections.

US president's budget proposal has scant hope of passing but signals his priorities ahead of November's elections.

LONDON: The Palestinian town of Jericho has named a street after Aaron Bushnell, the US air force member who set himself on fire in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, The Guardian reported on Sunday. The incident took place outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on Feb. 25, when the 25-year-old, dressed in military attire, said during a live stream on the internet: “I will no longer be complicit in genocide.”

Bezos has gained $23bn in 2024, while Musk has lost $31bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Beijing sets one of its lowest targets in decades amid property crisis, slowing exports and population decline.