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FIFA decided that its disciplinary committee would be mandated to investigate the alleged offence of discrimination raised by the PFA

FIFA Defers Decision On Call To Suspend Israel

World football's governing body FIFA on Thursday gave no verdict either way on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel, but instead launched an investigation into allegations of discrimination.
A street vendor sells food items in Gaza City on October 2, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas

Israel-Hamas War Causes 86-percent Dive In Gaza GDP: IMF

A year of conflict between Israel and Hamas has resulted in a "devastating impact on the economy" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, the IMF said Thursday, including a nearly 90 percent drop in Gaza's GDP. "Preliminary official estimates indicate an 86 percent decline in GDP in the first half of 2024" in Gaza, said International Monetary Fund communications chief Julie Kozack.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's September 21 election promising to reverse steep tax hikes and to renegotiate the IMF bailout

Sri Lanka's New President Seek Changes To IMF Deal

Sri Lanka's new president Thursday urged the IMF to consider "alternative means" to continue with a $2.9 billion bailout that aided his country in the wake of a sovereign default but imposed painful austerity.
Map locating strikes in Lebanon and Israel on October 2, according to data from the Institute for the Study of War and AEI's Critical Threats Project

Israel Says Strikes Hezbollah Intel HQ In Beirut

Israel's military said Thursday it had hit Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital, as troops battled militants near the border and warplanes bombarded their strongholds around the country.
In Bangkok and other cities, motorbikes and mopeds weave in and out of heavy traffic, but helmet-wearing is lax

Why Are Thailand's Roads So Deadly?

A horrifying fire on a Thai school bus this week that killed at least 23 people, most of them children, underscores how the kingdom's roads are some of the deadliest in the world.

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