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Rights group says Palestinian children are ‘increasingly targets’ as Israeli military and settler violence soars.Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank, as a wave of intensified Israeli military and settler violence across the territory continues.Mohammed Naasan, 14, was killed on Friday after Israeli forces stormed and opened fire in the village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, assaulting residents.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Wary of Israeli appropriation, Palestine lists 14 sites with UNESCOlist 2 of 3Israel carries out raids and demolitions, arrests dozens across West Banklist 3 of 3Israel kills 10 in…
United Nations peacekeepers say a drone ‘dropped a grenade’ on its troops as Israel continued attacks on Lebanon.Israeli strikes have killed two people in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health said an “Israeli enemy strike” on a vehicle in Mansuri in southern Lebanon had killed one person.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Lebanon army says phase one of disarming non-state groups in south completelist 2 of 3Israeli forces kill one person in series of attacks on southern Lebanonlist…
Donald Trump has boxed himself in by promising to ‘help’ Iran’s protesters. But he has few good options for military operations that he can control.Illiberal systems often look most permanent just before they change. But moments of upheaval can also produce a different illusion: That the system is one dramatic external blow away from collapse. With Iran convulsed by unprecedented protests against the country’s leadership, it is tempting to imagine that the United States’ air power could deliver the final shove.That temptation misreads how the Islamic Republic actually survives. Coercive cohesion is the cement of the system: The ability of…
WFP says $700m needed before March in order to prevent the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis from worsening.Food aid to war-torn Sudan could run out within months unless hundreds of millions of additional dollars are pledged, the United Nations has warned.Marking more than 1,000 days of the country’s civil war, the UN’s World Food Programme on Thursday issued a plea for $700m to fund its work in Sudan. The money is needed to prevent what it says is already the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis from getting worse.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza’s new year…
Record-winners Egypt were one of favourites to add AFCON 2025 to their seven titles but focus turns to World Cup.Egypt might be disappointed with their failure to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final but coach Hossam Hassan says it has been a good experience ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 later this year.Egypt lost in Wednesday’s semifinal to Senegal in Tangier but on Saturday will play Nigeria for the bronze medal at the tournament in Morocco.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Olympic hopes double as act of defiance in war-ravaged Ukrainelist 2 of 4Yin-yang of tennis:…
The collapse of the rial and soaring prices led to the first protest by shopkeepers in Tehran before demonstrations against Iran’s clerical rulers swelled.Four weeks after shopkeepers in Tehran’s grand bazaar shut their stores in protest over the tanking economy, much of Iran is under an internet blackout as protests, which swelled to mass demonstrations against Iran’s clerical rule, have quietened.The hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets in the wake of the shopkeepers’ protest are now reported to be staying at home following the deaths and detention of many protesters.Iran’s government has not released an official…
From proximity to Yemen’s Houthis to intersecting interests, recognition of region marks shift towards unconventional alliances.Israel’s announcement late last year that it would recognise Somaliland as an independent state was followed almost immediately by anger from Somalia and condemnation across Africa and the Middle East.Among criticisms of the move came a warning from Yemen’s Houthis, with the group’s leader, Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, describing it as a “hostile stance” and saying any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be treated as a military target.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Somaliland recognition: Israel’s foothold in the Horn of Africalist 2 of 3Saudi-led…
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is a geopolitical move that has backfired, strengthening resistance to secession and reinforcing Somalia’s territorial integrity.Israel’s recognition of Somaliland on December 26 had little to do with the long-standing aspirations of communities living in the breakaway region of Somaliland in northwest Somalia. It was, instead, a product of shifting geopolitics and a rapidly fragmenting global order. An issue once confined to the margins has since been pulled into the centre of regional and international power rivalries.The Horn of Africa and the Red Sea corridor, anchored by the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world’s most vital…
Unsettled forward Mohamed Salah is set to return to Liverpool on Sunday, once his AFCON duty with Egypt comes to an end.Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he would welcome Mohamed Salah back at the Premier League champions even if he had 15 attackers, as the Egypt forward nears a return from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).Salah is set to play in Egypt’s third-place playoff match against Nigeria in Morocco on Saturday, after the Pharaohs lost their AFCON semifinal against Senegal.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Olympic hopes double as act of defiance in war-ravaged Ukrainelist 2 of…
The STC’s collapse leads to Yemeni government strides in the south, but Houthis remain defiant in the north.Sanaa, Yemen – Naef has been a government soldier in southern Yemen for nine years. When he joined the government army in 2016 – aged only 19 – he thought that the Yemeni government’s war against the Houthi rebel group would be brief. A decade has elapsed, and the conflict remains unsettled, with the Houthis remaining in Sanaa.Naef was clear as to the reason for the government’s failure – a lack of unity and clear command structure. For years, government soldiers and other anti-Houthi…