Sierra Leone president says ‘most leaders’ of unrest arrested | News

Sierra Leone president says ‘most leaders’ of unrest arrested | News

The government says it is in full control following an armed attack in the capital and a nationwide curfew. Sierra Leone has arrested most of the leaders of an armed attack in the capital that has prompted the government to declare a nationwide curfew, the country’s president has said. “Most…

More Palestinian prisoners freed as Israel-Hamas truce holds into third day | Palestinian Authority News

More Palestinian prisoners freed as Israel-Hamas truce holds into third day | Palestinian Authority News

A third batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners has been freed as the exchange of captives between Hamas and Israel continues for a third day under a four-day truce deal. Large crowds of Palestinians took to the streets in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Sunday night as they waited…

Three Palestinian men shot in Vermont, US amid Israel-Hamas truce | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Three Palestinian men shot in Vermont, US amid Israel-Hamas truce | Israel-Palestine conflict News

While the motive behind the attack is unknown, it came amid rising anti-Palestine sentiments in the US. Three young Palestinian men have been shot near a university campus in Vermont in the United States, according to media reports. Reports said the incident took place on Saturday evening near the University…

Tears and joy as second batch of 39 Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Tears and joy as second batch of 39 Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons | Israel-Palestine conflict News

A second batch of 39 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons have been released as part of an agreement between the Israeli government and the group Hamas. Hundreds of people greeted the International Committee of the Red Cross bus carrying the Palestinians as it arrived in al-Bireh in the occupied West…

Wounded patients left at al-Shifa Hospital face dire conditions | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Wounded patients left at al-Shifa Hospital face dire conditions | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al-Shifa Hospital has been a major focus of Israel’s ground offensive in northern Gaza, with the World Health Organization, the United Nations health agency, calling it “a death zone”. More than 200 medical personnel have been killed and most hospitals shut down in the weeks of indiscriminate bombing by Israel. The…

Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger? | Human Rights News

Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger? | Human Rights News

Since February 2019, Mustapha Bendjama, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Provincial, has been held by police forces and interrogated at least 35 times. In his hometown of Annaba in eastern Algeria, he has been under constant pressure from authorities due to what his allies say are his consistent…

Terry Venables, ex England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80 | Football News

Terry Venables, ex England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80 | Football News

Venables, who guided England to the Euro 96 semifinals and Barcelona to the 1986 European Cup final, died after a long illness. Terry Venables, the former manager of England’s national football team, Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona, has died aged 80 after an illness, his family said. Venables guided England to…

Biden seeks to expand Israeli access to US weapons stockpile | News

Biden seeks to expand Israeli access to US weapons stockpile | News

If White House request granted, it would enable Israel to access US weapons with less congressional oversight. The White House aims to lift nearly all restrictions on Israel’s access to weapons from a crucial US stockpile, enabling a smoother weapons pipeline to Israel, which has paused weeks of its devastating…

Russia downs Ukrainian drones, missiles day after its attack on Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia downs Ukrainian drones, missiles day after its attack on Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian air defences intercept Ukrainian drones over four regions inside its territory, including Moscow, a day after its attack on Kyiv. Russian air defences have intercepted Ukrainian drones over several regions inside its territory, including Moscow, just a day after Kyiv reported the “largest drone attack” on Ukraine since Moscow…