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[ad_1] The families of more than 220 captives seized by Hamas demanded answers from the Israeli government with many fearing a military onslaught on the Gaza Strip is putting the captives’ lives at risk. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke off from war planning for a hastily arranged meeting on Saturday with captive families after…
[ad_1] Gaza City – Dozens of children gathered around each other, jostling and comparing their artwork, an incongruous sight in the middle of a sea of makeshift tents set up for displaced Palestinians in the courtyard of al-Shifa Hospital. Many children had painted the Palestinian flag, while others drew their homes. Some of them had…
[ad_1] Cleanup efforts underway after Category 5 story hit Mexico’s Pacific coast and tore through Guerrero state. At least 27 people have been killed and four others were missing after the powerful Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s Pacific coast, officials have said. Otis hit the beach resort city of Acapulco as a category 5 storm…
[ad_1] A Nigerian court ruling on Thursday cemented Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election victory, ending a hotly contested and drawn-out election trial that put Africa’s largest democracy on the threshold of a constitutional crisis. Tinubu had been declared winner of February’s vote by the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite international observers saying…
[ad_1] Wesa, who traveled the country campaigning for girls to have access to education, was freed after seven months in prison. An Afghan rights campaigner who advocated for girls’ inclusion in education has been released by Taliban authorities after seven months in jail. Matiullah Wesa, who traveled the country campaigning for girls to have access…
[ad_1] International Organization for Migration official says the movement of thousands of people is not helping an already ‘deteriorating’ situation in Lebanon. More than 19,000 people have been internally displaced in Lebanon since early October, according to the United Nations migration agency, amid soaring tensions near the Israel-Lebanon border after the Israel-Hamas war erupted. The…
[ad_1] Bobi, a Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo, was the oldest dog verified by Guinness World Records. The oldest dog in the world, a Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo dog named Bobi, has died at the age of 31, or about 217 dog years. Owner Leonel Costa announced on Monday that Bobi had passed away in a…
[ad_1] Palestinian group says two women released for ‘humanitarian reasons and poor health grounds’. Two women held captive by Hamas in Gaza have been released, according to the Palestinian group and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). A spokesperson for the armed wing of Hamas said the two captives were released following mediation…
[ad_1] Kremlin backs US President Joe Biden’s call for a new order but says any new system should not revolve around the US. Russia has criticised the United States president’s assertion that Washington must be the driving force in a new “world order”, saying such an “American-centric” vision is outdated. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told…
[ad_1] BREAKINGBREAKING, Palestinian medics say at least one person killed in strike on the Al-Ansar mosque. Israel has struck a compound beneath a mosque in the occupied West Bank, with Palestinian medics reporting at least one person killed. Israeli’s military said the strike on the Al-Ansar mosque, located in Jenin refugee camp, killed a number…
