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At least 13 people in Gaza, including two-week-old and one-month-old babies, have died from winter weather and a lack of adequate shelter and aid – blocked by Israel.Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has warned that babies and children in the Gaza Strip are dying from harsh winter weather, calling on Israel to ease its aid blockade as the military continues to violate the ceasefire and press on with its genocidal war.Citing the death of a 29-day-old premature baby, Said Asad Abedin, from severe hypothermia in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, MSF said on Friday that winter storms…
Aghil Keshavarz is the tenth person put to death for espionage since June conflict with Israel.Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, judicial authorities announced, as Tehran continues a widening crackdown on alleged collaborators following the 12-day Israel-United States-Iran war earlier this year.Aghil Keshavarz was put to death on Saturday morning after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction on espionage charges, according to Mizan, the judiciary’s official news agency.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Iran’s foreign minister says strikes won’t stop nuclear programmelist 2 of 2How much is US support for Israel…
The Israeli prime minister will be heading the inquiry into his own government’s failings ahead of the Hamas-led attacks.The news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be heading the inquiry into his own government’s failings ahead of the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, has drawn sharp criticism from many across Israel.Calls for a state commission of inquiry, to be led by a sitting or retired Supreme Court justice, have been omnipresent since the attacks.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4The six problems a Gaza ceasefire has brought Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahulist 2 of 4Sorry, not sorry: Netanyahu…
Top US diplomat Rubio warns all involved will face lasting condemnation as fighting escalates in strategic central region.The United States is pressing for an immediate humanitarian truce in Sudan as fighting intensifies across the vast strategic Kordofan region, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that the relentless violence is “horrifying” and all those involved will face lasting condemnation.Speaking at a year-end news conference on Friday, Rubio said the fighting in Sudan needed to stop, adding that the new year was a “great opportunity for both sides to agree to that” and allow desperately needed aid to reach millions trapped…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says attacks are ‘a declaration of vengeance’, and ‘lots’ of fighters have been killed.The United States military is “striking very seriously against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in Syria”, President Donald Trump says, a week after two US soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Syria’s Palmyra city/“Because of ISIS’s vicious killing of brave American Patriots in Syria… I am hereby announcing that the United States is inflicting very serious retaliation, just as I promised, on the murderous terrorists responsible,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4False…
media investigators uncover a trail of covert flights and shady figures associated with front group Al-Majd Europe.A shell company with Israeli ties exploited Palestinians desperate to flee the ongoing war in Gaza, charging them large sums of money to covertly exit the country in what may be an official plan to ethnically cleanse the territory.In an exclusive digital investigation, media probed last month’s mystery flight that spirited 153 passengers from Gaza to South Africa, unearthing figures working for Al-Majd Europe, an unregistered front organisation that falsely claimed to be working for humanitarian aims.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of…
A spokesperson for Antonio Guterres calls for UN staffers’ immediate release, as 69 now detained in the country.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the detention of 10 more UN staff members by the Houthis in Yemen.Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for Guterres, confirmed on Friday that the previous day’s arrests had brought the total of detained local staffers to 69, calling for their immediate release.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Analysis: Yemen’s future after the separatist STC’s expansion eastwardslist 2 of 3Who are the groups controlling Yemen?list 3 of 3Who are the separatists that claim control of all…
A devastating roof collapse in Gaza leaves one dead, six injured, and a family struggling for survival amid the winter.Gaza City – The rain came pouring down on Osama al-Hussari’s home, the storm that hit Gaza City earlier this week refusing to relent.Inside the 57-year-old’s home in the Shati refugee camp were not just his wife Rawiya and their 10 children, but also extended family members, including his brother’s children – making up 25 people in total.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza doctors create 3D-printed devices to save patients from amputationlist 2 of 3Egypt says gas deal…
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has joined Egypt for AFCON 2025 but has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League.Arne Slot said Liverpool have “moved on” from the furore caused by Mohamed Salah’s explosive outburst at being dropped and are showing signs of growing into the side he wants to see.The Reds begin what could be up to a month without Salah, who is representing Egypt at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), away at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Paul pledges to ‘shock the world’ against Joshua…
Tournament format, venues, title favourites, groups, prize money and how to watch the 35th edition of AFCON in Morocco.African football’s finest teams and brightest stars will take centre stage in Morocco when the continent’s premier showpiece, the Africa Cup of Nations, kicks off on Sunday.Ivory Coast will look to defend the title they won in 2023, while Morocco, Egypt and Senegal are also among the pretournament favourites.With high-profile players such as Mohamed Salah, Achraf Hakimi and Victor Osimhen set to feature, the 2025 edition is expected to deliver top-tier football and storylines that extend well beyond the pitch.Here’s what you…