US claims seizure of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Houthis | Israel War on Gaza News

US claims seizure of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Houthis | Israel War on Gaza News

The haul is the first since the Houthis began attacks on Red Sea shipping in November. The US Navy has reported that it seized weapons sent by Iran to resupply Yemen’s Houthi rebels last week. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement on Tuesday that US Navy…

Trump sweeps Iowa caucuses: Key highlights and what’s next? | Elections News

Trump sweeps Iowa caucuses: Key highlights and what’s next? | Elections News

EXPLAINER Trump scores decisive victory in the first major caucus of the US presidential race as he cements his frontrunner status. The race for the 2024 US presidential elections has kicked off with Monday’s Republican caucus in Iowa. Former US President Donald Trump decisively won the caucus ballots and will…

Altruism, opportunism or both: What pushed South Africa to ICJ over Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza

Altruism, opportunism or both: What pushed South Africa to ICJ over Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza

Cape Town, South Africa – Last week, South Africa began the unprecedented step of asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to rule on whether the continuing violence and humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Gaza amounts to genocide. South Africa’s taking on Israel has confounded many within and…

‘They’re going to kill us’: Sudan’s army targets civilians on ethnic basis | Features

‘They’re going to kill us’: Sudan’s army targets civilians on ethnic basis | Features

In December, Osman Arbab*, 24, and his younger brother were on a bus just outside Atbara, Sudan, when military intelligence stopped it and asked which of the passengers were from Darfur or Kordofan. The two men are originally from Kordofan, even though they have not lived there for years, and…

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions | Israel War on Gaza News

Wiping away tears, Ghadeer al-Atrash stood before her bulldozed home in a Palestinian village abutting Israeli settlements, a fate feared by hundreds of villagers as Israel ramps up demolitions during wartime. The destruction of homes built without Israeli-issued permits, which campaigners say are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain due…

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 102 | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 102 | Israel War on Gaza News

EXPLAINER Gaza suffers its seventh communications blackout since October 7 amid relentless Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave. Here’s how things stand on Tuesday, January 16, 2024: Latest updates and human impact Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have claimed responsibility for five ballistic missiles that struck the city of Erbil…

With controversial temple launch, Modi to start 2024 India re-election bid | Politics

With controversial temple launch, Modi to start 2024 India re-election bid | Politics

Ayodhya, India – For hundreds of years, a journey to Ayodhya for many Hindu pilgrims meant a walk down narrow lanes to the Hanuman Garhi Mandir, a temple honouring Hanuman, the monkey god. Now a wide street leads to the shrine, with shops on both sides selling sweetmeats as offerings…

Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar | Military News

Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar | Military News

Lying along the Kaladar River in Chin State, Paletwa is a strategically important city on a major trade route. The Arakan Army (AA), an armed ethnic group fighting as part of an alliance against the Myanmar military, has claimed control of a key western town near the border with India…

Trump wins Iowa caucuses, cementing frontrunner status in 2024 race | Politics News

Trump wins Iowa caucuses, cementing frontrunner status in 2024 race | Politics News

BREAKINGBREAKING, Trump takes step closer to securing third consecutive nomination for the Republican Party after key ballot. Former United States President Donald Trump has decisively won the Iowa caucuses, cementing his Republican frontrunner status as he bids to retake the White House in 2024. Trump handily beat former US Ambassador…