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Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab says satellite images appear to show mass killings in Sudan’s western city of el-Fasher.The fall of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in mass killings by the group, according to an analysis of satellite imagery viewed by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL).The RSF had laid siege to el-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur in western Sudan, for more than a year and a half. Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced the withdrawal of his forces from their last stronghold in the wider Darfur region late…

Expert’s 24-page report looks at role of 63 states in ‘collective crime’ of Gaza genocide, with US cast in lead role.Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine, has taken aim at states complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza, calling for a new multilateralism that will prevent it from happening again in future.Albanese presented her new report – “Gaza Genocide: a collective crime” – to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, addressing delegates remotely from the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Unidentified Palestinian bodies recovered from…

Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon, violating a November 2024 ceasefire agreement to end conflict with Hezbollah.President Joseph Aoun has called for an end to near-daily deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon during a meeting in Beirut with United States envoy Morgan Ortagus, as Israel has intensified its attacks on its northern neighbour in recent days.Israel has repeatedly bombarded Lebanon, flagrantly violating a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end over a year of hostilities that escalated into months of full-blown war, with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. In October alone, Israeli strikes have killed more than 20 people in Lebanon, according to the…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is deciding next steps after Hamas returned the remains of a previously recovered captive.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas has committed a “clear violation” of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza by returning remains belonging to a previously recovered captive.Netanyahu’s announcement on Tuesday has rattled the already straining ceasefire agreement and sparked fears over the nature of the Israeli response.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli strikes kill three in Lebanon before army targets UN patrollist 2 of 3Unexploded Israeli bombs threaten lives as Gaza clears debris, finds bodieslist 3 of 3Israel…

Three days of negotiations in Istanbul fail to yield breakthrough, but both sides maintain ceasefire is holding.The peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is mired in uncertainty after the pair reportedly failed to find a breakthrough during three days of negotiations in Istanbul.State media in each country blamed the other on Tuesday for the lack of agreement on a long-term truce in Turkiye. The talks were spurred after tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers over armed groups operating in the latter resulted in deadly cross-border hostilities earlier this month.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pakistan says ceasefire…

From streets to supermarkets, global boycotts for Gaza have grown as a fragile ceasefire holds for now.Protests to end Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians are getting louder and larger.Seeing the livestreamed genocide Israel perpetrated in Gaza has had an effect globally, with the call to boycott Israel at an all-time high.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinians search for loved ones missing during the Gaza warlist 2 of 3‘Occupation, expulsion and colonisation’: Israeli protesters block Gaza aidlist 3 of 3Trump’s visit to Malaysia met with protests over war in Gazaend of listQuiet boycotts, which started in supermarkets nearly two…

Army chief admits retreat from last stronghold in Darfur as fears grow for the civilians trapped in the city.Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has announced the withdrawal of his soldiers from their last stronghold in Darfur, as the United Nations issued a stark warning over reports of “atrocities” by the paramilitary group now in control of the city of el-Fasher.Al-Burhan’s announcement came late on Monday, a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of the main Sudanese army base in el-Fasher and claimed victory there.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Road out of el-Fasher:…

The Israeli military says the captive’s remains were being transported to its troops by the Red Cross.Hamas has handed over the remains of another dead captive to Israel, hours after an Israeli drone attack in southern Gaza killed two Palestinians amid a fragile ceasefire.The Israeli military said on Monday that the Red Cross had taken custody of the coffin and was in the process of transporting it to the army’s troops in Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel gives Egypt green light to dig for captives’ remains in Gazalist 2 of 3Unexploded Israeli bombs threaten lives in…

UN spokesman says incident involved a drone dropping a grenade near a patrol, and a tank opening fire on peacekeepers.The United Nations and France have condemned an Israeli attack that hit UN peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon.UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday that the previous day’s attack on UNIFIL troops, which he said involved an Israeli drone dropping a grenade in the vicinity of a patrol, as well as a tank opening fire on peacekeepers near the border town of Kfar Kila, was “very, very dangerous”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Despite ceasefires, Israel continues attacks around…

Colonel Steve Gabavics tells New York Times that evidence an Israeli soldier intentionally shot journalist was shrugged off by US government.A former United States colonel who worked on a team that compiled a report on the Israeli military’s killing of media journalist and US citizen Shireen Abu Akleh has accused the administration of former US President Joe Biden of softening its findings in favour of Israel.The statements from Colonel Steve Gabavics in an interview with the New York Times published on Monday represent the first time any military official involved in the report has spoken publicly. Gabavics had previously spoken…