Photos: Dozens killed in air strikes as Israel intensifies assault on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Photos: Dozens killed in air strikes as Israel intensifies assault on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Dozens of people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Rafah district in the far south of the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge from Israel’s bombardment in northern Gaza. At least 29 people were killed in air strikes on residential buildings…

Zelenskyy confident US will not ‘betray’ Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy confident US will not ‘betray’ Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian president suggests his country could mobilise 500,000 more people in order to fight Russian invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed confidence that the United States and other Western countries will continue to support Ukraine in its battle to repel Russia’s invasion. Speaking during an end-of-year news conference on…

UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of DR Congo peacekeepers | Conflict News

UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of DR Congo peacekeepers | Conflict News

Congolese authorities have long accused UN forces of failing to protect civilians from armed groups in the eastern DRC. The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of gradually phasing out its peacekeeping operations known as MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The 15-member body voted…

‘We have a duty’: US doctor says ceasefire an ‘ethical imperative’ in Gaza | News

‘We have a duty’: US doctor says ceasefire an ‘ethical imperative’ in Gaza | News

Of all the doctors and medical personnel killed in Gaza this year, Dr Osaid Alser estimates he knew half personally. Alser, a researcher and resident at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in the United States, grew up in Gaza City, Palestine’s largest city. He started his medical career…

Why 141 India opposition MPs suspended from parliament? | Politics News

Why 141 India opposition MPs suspended from parliament? | Politics News

Forty-nine Indian opposition lawmakers, who have been demanding a debate on a December 13 parliament security breach, were suspended from the legislature on Tuesday for allegedly disrupting House proceedings. Tuesday’s government action came a day after 78 opposition members of parliament were suspended from the remainder of the crucial Winter…

Can the new US-led maritime force stop Houthi attacks during Gaza war? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Can the new US-led maritime force stop Houthi attacks during Gaza war? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United States has announced the establishment of a new multinational maritime security force in response to attacks on ships launched by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. The initiative is aimed at ensuring ships can pass through busy waterways near Yemen safely as the Houthis have been targeting vessels in…

Israeli attack on residential area in south Gaza kills at least 29 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli attack on residential area in south Gaza kills at least 29 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike in a residential area of Rafah in southern Gaza, while a hospital was raided in north Gaza and 10 people were killed in an attack on a refugee camp in that part of the enclave. Tens of thousands…

Five people feared dead in suspected ADF attack in Uganda | ISIL/ISIS News

Five people feared dead in suspected ADF attack in Uganda | ISIL/ISIS News

The ADF has carried out multiple attacks in Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last decade. At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday,…

Q&A: DR Congo election chief on ‘unfair’ criticism and vote preparedness | News

Q&A: DR Congo election chief on ‘unfair’ criticism and vote preparedness | News

Kinshasa, DRC – This Wednesday, millions of Congolese citizens vote in one of the most anticipated elections of 2023. The high-stakes vote could represent the second peaceful civilian-to-civilian transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s history since independence from Belgium in June 1960. There have been mounting concerns about…