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Thousands of Palestinians marched between the wreckage of a heavily destroyed town in northern Gaza in the second day of anti-war protests, with many chanting against Hamas in a rare display of public anger against the militant group. The protests, which centered mainly on Gaza’s north, appeared to...
A prominent human rights group said that rebel groups in Colombia committed “grave abuses” against civilians as they fight for control of the Catatumbo, a resource-rich region along Colombia’s border with Venezuela. In a 12-page report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the rebels of executing...
South Sudan is on the brink of a renewed civil war as violence between rival factions escalates, the United Nations has warned. The situation in the country is “dire” said Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), as tension between forces allied with President Salva Kiir and...
Funding is desperately needed to feed a wave of refugees fleeing the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Burundi, the World Food Program (WFP) said. The United Nations agency warned on Monday that 70,000 people have fled across the border to neighboring Burundi since...
An Israeli strike in southwestern Syria killed at least six people as Israeli troops occupying the area clashed with local residents, Syria’s Foreign Ministry and a war monitor reported. Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said troops fired back at gunmen who attacked them, before launching...
Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials—including journalists—since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival triggered some of Turkey's worst unrest in years. The demonstrations began in Istanbul after Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest last week and have since spread to more...
Paramilitary shelling on a mosque in eastern Khartoum has killed at least five people and injured dozens, a Sudanese pro-democracy lawyers’ group has said. The attack, which has been blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), targeted civilians during evening tarawih prayers at a mosque...
An Israeli military attack on the largest hospital in southern Gaza killed two people, injured several, and sparked a large fire, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. The attack hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis, the ministry reported. The attack came...
Pakistan’s security forces said 16 militants were killed on Sunday in a remote northwestern border area as they tried to cross the border with neighboring Afghanistan. A military statement said the “Khwarij,” a phrase the government uses for Pakistani Taliban, attempted to enter Pakistan from Ghulam...
Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip and blew up the only specialized cancer hospital in the war-torn territory, as Israeli leaders vowed to capture more land until Hamas releases its remaining hostages. The hospital was located in the Netzarim Corridor, which splits Gaza in two and...