Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched attacks on a famine-stricken displaced persons camp near El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in north-west Sudan, on Monday. Local human rights organisations reported that…
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Sudanese RSF fighters kill more than 40 people in Darfur camp | Sudan war News
A rescue group says civilians have been ‘killed either by stray bullets or direct executions’ at the camp.
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has attacked a famine-hit camp for displaced people in Darfur, killing at least 40…
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Turkey battles wildfire in northwest for second day after evacuations
CANAKKALE, Turkey (Reuters) -Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Turkey on Tuesday, with a large blaze in the northwestern province of Canakkale burning for a second day after hundreds of residents were evacuated in precaution.
Both…
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Protests held worldwide over Israel’s murder of Al Jazeera Gaza journalists | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Protests and memorials have erupted worldwide, and calls for accountability are growing after five Al Jazeera staff were assassinated in an Israeli strike on Gaza.
Late on Sunday, an Israeli attack hit a media tent outside the main gate of…
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Madonna urges Pope Leo XIV to visit Gaza and help save children – Middle East Monitor
International pop star Madonna, who was previously known for supporting Israel, has issued an urgent appeal to Pope Leo XIV to visit the Gaza Strip and help save children there, warning that action is needed “before…
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xAI’s Grok temporarily suspended over comments on Gaza genocide – Middle East Monitor
Social media platform X temporarily suspended its AI chatbot, Grok, on Monday after users found it was talking about Israel’s actions in Gaza, Anadolu reports.
When users asked Grok why it was suspended following…
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US Congressman of Syrian origin discusses Abraham Accords with Syrian president in Damascus – Middle East Monitor
US Congressman Ibrahim Hamadeh has announced that he met Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Damascus, where they discussed several issues, including Syria’s possible accession to the Abraham Accords.
Hamadeh, who…
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For Gaza students, big ambitions replaced by desperate search for food
GAZA (Reuters) -Student Maha Ali was determined to become a journalist one day and report on events in Gaza. Now she and other students have just one ambition: finding food as hunger ravages the Palestinian enclave.
As war rages, she is living…
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Saudi shipping company denies transporting weapons to Israel – Middle East Monitor
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has categorically denied reports claiming it was involved in transporting weapons to Israel.
In an official statement issued on Monday on its website, Bahri said,…
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China, Brazil can be models of ‘self-reliance’ for Global South, Xi says | Business and Economy News
China’s Xi and Brazil’s Lula discuss cooperation amid fallout of US President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has suggested that China and Brazil set an example of “unity and self-reliance” in the Global South,…
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