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Human Rights Watch calls for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to be investigated on war crimes accusations.The Israeli military’s forced displacement of Palestinians from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank earlier this year amounts to war crimes and a crime against humanity, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.In a 105-page report released on Thursday, the rights group said the Israeli military forced 32,000 Palestinians out of their homes in the Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams refugee camps, starting in January of this year.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3More details emerge of Israel’s ‘brutal’…

‘The resolution will have its own consequences’, Iran’s ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog says.The International Atomic Energy Agency adopted a resolution that called on Iran to provide it with access and information regarding its nuclear programme, as required under UN resolutions.The vote on Thursday came a day after the head of the United Nations global nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, renewed his call for Tehran to allow inspections at key nuclear sites attacked by Israel and the United States in June.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran says nuclear cooperation with IAEA ‘no longer relevant’list 2 of 3UK,…

Sudan’s conflict continues to reshape the nation of 50 million amid widespread displacement and a fight for resources.Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, has pitted the army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a devastating struggle for power.The conflict has unleashed the world’s largest displacement crisis, with more than 9.5 million people forced from their homes across Sudan’s 18 states and millions facing starvation.Sudan has large natural resources, including oil, gold and agricultural land that could help feed its people, but the fighting and shifting control of these resources make that impossible.Here are eight maps and…

Key absences of Cummins and Hazlewood for the First Test in Perth hand the initiative to a buoyant England, evoking memories of past series-defining fitness crises. PERTH – The build-up to cricket’s oldest and fiercest rivalry has been dramatically reshaped, with Australia’s bowling arsenal severely compromised just days before the first Ashes Test. The confirmed absence of pace kings Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood due to injury has significantly boosted England’s chances of a winning start in their quest to win the urn back on Australian soil for the first time in over a decade. This sudden shift in momentum has…

Major infrastructure upgrade aims to unlock northern hydropower, curb massive losses, and provide relief from persistent blackouts and soaring costs. MANILA/ISLAMABAD – In a significant move to address Pakistan’s chronic energy crisis, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $330 million financing package to modernize the country’s power transmission system. The project is designed to enhance the grid’s capacity to deliver cleaner, more affordable electricity to consumers and industries. The investment will focus on strengthening the crucial north-south transmission corridor, a bottleneck that has limited the flow of electricity from hydropower-rich regions in the north to populous, power-hungry cities in…

The state-of-the-art campus, set to welcome students in 2027, will combine a rigorous British curriculum with a strong emphasis on innovation, sports, and student wellbeing. DUBAI – A new premium school is set to rise in Dubailand, as developers broke ground this week on Chrysalis International Academy. The project, a collaboration between Nalapad Investments and MVK Holdings, is a direct response to the rapid growth of residential communities in the Liwan and Dubailand areas and the increasing demand for high-quality, British-curriculum education. Scheduled for a September 2027 opening, Chrysalis International Academy will provide education from Foundation Stage 1 to Year 13,…

Deaths and injuries are at their highest levels since records began in 2006, and up by 42 percent on the 2020 total, the UK charity says.Nearly 12,000 children were killed or injured in conflicts worldwide last year, of which 70 percent were a result of explosives, the United Kingdom-based charity Save the Children has said, with those in Gaza suffering the most from Israeli attacks.This was the highest number since records began in 2006 and was up by 42 percent on the 2020 total, the group said in a new report published on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1…

More than 3,350 people in Gaza have experienced major burns. Nine-year-old Elham Abu Hajjaj is among them.The last thing Elham Abu Hajjaj remembers from the Israeli bombing of her Gaza City home is that her mother held her and prayed.When Hajjaj woke up, she found herself in a hospital with a machine on her stomach and her “whole body trembling,” Abu Hajjaj told media.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Amputees from Israel’s Gaza war use homemade prosthetics to re-enter lifelist 2 of 4In Gaza, a woman searches for her husband and brother among the corpseslist 3 of 4Gaza…

Australia’s PM says it reaches agreement to host pre-meetings with Pacific nations while Turkiye will host main summit.Turkiye will host next year’s COP31 summit in the city of Antalya, ending a long standoff with Australia over the location of the top United Nations climate meeting.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday morning that Australia had reached an arrangement with Turkiye to host negotiations in the lead-up to the 2026 UN climate meeting along with Pacific nations while Turkiye will assume the presidency of the official meeting.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit…

Hakimi is the first Moroccan since 1998 and the first defender since 1973 to win Africa’s most prestigious award.French side Paris Saint-Germain footballer Achraf Hakimi has been named African Footballer of the Year, becoming the first defender to claim the prize in 52 years.Moroccan right back Hakimi finished ahead of Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen in Wednesday’s vote at the 2025 CAF Awards in the Moroccan city of Rabat.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Who’s in, who’s out: Which teams have qualified for the FIFA World Cup?list 2 of 3Tearful Dembele beats Yamal…