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The RSF has rejected the plan proposed by Sudanese prime minister, which calls on the paramilitary group to withdraw.Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris on Monday presented a proposal before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), seeking to end the country’s nearly three-year war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with some 14 million people displaced.The North African nation descended into civil war in April 2023 after a power struggle broke out between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo.Recommended Stories list of 4…
Libya mourns military chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, who was seen as a unifying figure amid deep political divisions.The Libyan army’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash in Turkiye while returning from an official visit to Ankara.Turkish officials said the private aircraft, which was heading back to Tripoli on Tuesday, requested an emergency landing due to an electrical failure just minutes after takeoff, but then lost contact.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Libya: A Voice for Reconciliationlist 2 of 3Donga’s Diary: Libya’s Decade of Warlist 3 of 3Presidents…
Joint IDF–Shin Bet operation targeted two senior Hamas figures involved in funding and weapons production; attack occurred during ongoing truce. JERUSALEM – Israeli forces said on Wednesday they had killed a top Hamas financial officer in a targeted strike earlier this month, revealing details of an operation that also eliminated a senior military commander described as a key planner of the October 7 attacks. Abdel Hay Zaqut, a financial official within Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, was killed on December 13 alongside Raed Saad, who headed Hamas’s weapons production and was seen by Israel as one of the…
Christmas is a story of empire, injustice and the vulnerability of ordinary people caught in its path.Every December, much of the Christian world enters a familiar cycle of celebration: carols, lights, decorated trees, consumer frenzy and the warm imagery of a snowy night. In the United States and Europe, public discourse often speaks of “Western Christian values”, or even the vague notion of “Judeo-Christian civilisation”. These phrases have become so common that many assume, almost automatically, that Christianity is inherently a Western religion — an expression of European culture, history and identity.It is not.Christianity is, and has always been, a…
Palestinian, Jewish and Indigenous groups say they will launch constitutional challenge to anti-protest laws described as ‘rushed’.The state of New South Wales (NSW) will have the toughest gun laws in Australia as well as wide-reaching new restrictions on free speech in the wake of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, which left 15 people dead.Less than two weeks after the attack on a Jewish celebration, new legislation was passed by the state’s legislative assembly in the early hours of Wednesday morning, including restrictions that appear to target speech in solidarity with Palestinians.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Shop owner…
Long-postponed wedding ended in devastation after Israeli artillery hit a building in Gaza, killing family members.Mustafa and Nesma al-Borsh’s wedding party was, understandably, a modest affair, considering the conditions in the Gaza Strip.Nesma went to a beauty salon, rented a white dress, and took some photos with her groom, Mustafa. The ceremony and party were held in a tent in eastern Gaza City’s neighbourhood of Tuffah, with only 40 people in attendance.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Is Israel’s government waging war on media and the media?list 2 of 3UK police drop probe into Bob Vylan’s chants about…
Christian activist Kisiya regains access to family land after an Israeli court ruled against settlers in the occupied West Bank.Bethlehem and al-Makhrour, occupied West Bank – For Alice Kisiya, a Palestinian Christian activist from Beit Jala in the occupied West Bank, this Christmas season is special.On Tuesday, Kisiya was able, for the first time since 2019, to set foot on her family’s land in the Christian village of al-Makhrour after an Israeli court ruling in June eventually forced Israeli settlers to leave the land and dismantle an illegal outpost.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Belgium joins South Africa’s…
Talks held between Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and the Russian president.Syria’s foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and held discussions on expanding “strategic cooperation in the military industries sector”, Syrian state media has reported.The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said that Putin’s meeting on Tuesday with Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani and Minister of Defence Murhaf Abu Qasra focused on political, economic and military issues of “mutual interest”, but that “particular emphasis” was on defence.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Presidents the Arab Spring…
Other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and Turkiye, have already joined the case in The Hague.Belgium has formally joined the case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.In a statement on Tuesday, the ICJ – The Hague-based highest court of the United Nations – said Belgium had filed a declaration of intervention in the case.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4People sheltering at Sudan displacement camp say they ’pray for peace’list 2 of 4Newly released Epstein files spotlight Trump’s past jet trips with…
Nigeria seal a 2-1 win against a plucky Tanzania to open their Africa Cup of Nations 2025 account with a win in Fez.Ademola Lookman has secured a 2-1 win for a wasteful Nigeria against Tanzania in Fez, Morocco, in their opening Africa Cup of Nations match.After the disappointment of failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, Nigeria coach Eric Chelle would have hoped for more goals given the opportunities his side created on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4From Salah to Hakimi: Top-10 players to watch at AFCON 2025list 2 of 4Liverpool’s Isak faces two months…