Category: 2. World

A recent geospatial assessment by two United Nations bodies has shed light on the impact of Israel’s war on agriculture and food security in Gaza.

The assessment by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO,…

More than 1,300 children have been killed and over 3,700 injured in the Gaza Strip since the resumption of hostilities in the enclave on March 18, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder…

Kenya’s President William Ruto has publicly apologised to Tanzania following days of tension between the neighbouring countries.

Some Kenyans on social media have been targeting Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the recent…

South Africans are paying tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died at the age of 40.

In a statement announcing his death, his agency described him as a “South African icon” and one of the country’s “most gifted and beloved actors”.

The…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s helicopter came under attack by Ukrainian drones as peace talks are ongoing between the two countries to find an end to the Ukraine war.

Putin visited the liberated Kursk Region in a…

The meat of brown bears, a protected species in the EU, could soon be available to eat in Slovakia after the populist government approved plans for sale.

Last month, the cabinet authorised a plan to shoot about a quarter of the country’s 1,300…

In a new report, Amnesty International said M23 detained civilians under inhumane conditions in Goma and Bukavu, in violation of international humanitarian law.

“M23’s public statements about bringing order to eastern DRC mask their horrific…

US President Donald Trump has censured his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after Moscow launched a large aerial attack on Ukraine, highlighting Washington’s failure to end the conflict as the American leader had…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has underscored the geopolitical potential of Iran and Oman to connect regional markets and build strategic links aimed at expanding transregional trade.

Speaking on Wednesday…