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Israeli attacks, violating a ceasefire agreement, are reported across Gaza, as Palestinian misery compounded by rains.Israeli forces have carried out strikes across the Gaza Strip as they continue with their near-daily violations of the ceasefire agreement, with Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged enclave continuing apace and displaced Palestinians enduring the destruction of their few remaining possessions in flooding brought about by heavy winter rains.Israeli air strikes on Tuesday targeted locations north of Rafah and east of Khan Younis, the Maghazi camp in central Gaza and Beit Lahiya in the north of the Strip, media’s Hind Khoudary reported.Recommended Stories list of…
International aid workers discover largely deserted war-ravaged Sudanese city with few signs of life following mass atrocities.A United Nations team has described Sudan’s el-Fasher as a “crime scene” after gaining access to the largely deserted city for the first time since its takeover, marked by mass atrocities, by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in October.International aid staff visited el-Fasher on Friday following weeks of negotiations, finding few people remaining in what was once a densely populated city with a large displaced population.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3RSF says Sudan’s army launches air strikes on paramilitary stronghold…
Nobody relaxes too much in the fleeting moments of near-normalcy because they know these can disappear at any time.Over the past year, Gaza’s infrastructure has been subjected to a devastating reality.What once functioned under strain has been pushed beyond the point of collapse. Electricity networks, water systems, hospitals, roads and municipal services have been systematically destroyed or severely damaged, leaving daily life defined by survival.It is not unusual for families to plan their days around the sound of generators, if fuel is available at all. Parents and children queue for hours for a few litres of unsafe water or a…
Masoud Pezeshkian has promised to take action to protect purchasing power of Iranians as currency plummets to record lows.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on his government to listen to protesters’ “legitimate demands” and pledged to protect their livelihoods following two days of demonstrations in Tehran against the plummeting national currency and dire economic conditions.In comments on social media that were also reported by the government’s IRNA news agency on Tuesday, Pezeshkian acknowledged the concerns of the protesters, who have closed their shops and chanted in the streets in demonstrations in the capital since Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist…
UNICEF says children who fled fighting in el-Fasher among those facing ‘unprecedented’ level of malnutrition.The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) has warned of an “unprecedented level” of child malnutrition in the war-torn region of North Darfur and called for immediate access to children and families trapped by the conflict.The warning on Monday came amid intensified fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as the paramilitary force continues to push east after seizing the city of el-Fasher in Darfur in late October.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What is the new peace initiative that Sudan’s…
Somalia tells emergency UNSC meeting that Israel’s recognition is part of a plan to force Palestinians to relocate.Most United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members have slammed Israel’s recognition of Somaliland at a meeting convened in response to the move, which several countries said may also have serious implications for Palestinians in Gaza.The United States was the only member of the 15-member body not to condemn Israel’s formal recognition of the breakaway region of Somalia at the emergency meeting in New York City on Monday, although it said its own position on Somaliland had not changed.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist…
US president and Israeli prime minister exchange flattery as Trump threatens Iran and stresses that Hamas must disarm.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump have presented a united front and heaped praise on each other as they held another meeting to discuss the tensions in the Middle East.On Monday, Netanyahu paid his fifth visit to the United States since Trump’s inauguration in January, meeting the president at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Netanyahu pushes for more strikes on Iran, clashing with Trump’s prioritieslist 2 of 32025: Trump’s year of ’emergency’,…
Somalia says it is concerned the recognition serves as a pretext for the forced relocation of Palestinians.Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, is a “direct and grave threat to international peace and security”, Somalia has said.In a letter penned to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, Somalia rejected the move as a violation of its sovereignty, calling it “morally indefensible”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Video: Israel slammed for recognising breakaway region of Somalilandlist 2 of 4Somalia condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as ‘naked invasion’list 3 of 4Any Israeli presence in Somaliland will…
Activists accuse the government of refusing to engage with the detainees’ demands.Pro-Palestine activists have sprayed red paint and smashed windows at the offices of the United Kingdom’s Labour Party in London, saying the action is in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in British jails.The group Justice for the Hunger Strikers said on Monday that its members had targeted the governing party, citing growing anger at what it described as the government’s refusal to engage with the hunger strikers.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ukrainian soldiers target Russian drones with rifleslist 2 of 4Deadly protests and clashes in…
Meanwhile, a second-string Egypt side maintains their unbeaten record in a goalless draw with Angola.Oswin Appollis scored a penalty in the final 10 minutes to hand South Africa a 3-2 victory over Zimbabwe in Marrakesh and seal second spot in Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations, dumping their southern African rivals out of the football tournament.After the match on Monday, South Africa finished with six points in the group, one behind winners Egypt. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Salah seals Egypt qualification with win against South Africa at AFCON 2025list 2 of 4Liverpool’s Isak faces…