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Israel's renewed attacks on Gaza kill nearly 600, including 200 children: UNICEF

CAIRO/GAZA, Mar 21 (Agencies): At least 200 children have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed its military operations in the besieged Palestinian enclave earlier this week, according to UNICEF.The humanitarian crisis in the region is worsening as Israeli ground troops advance in both the southern and northern areas of...

Namibia to inaugurate its first woman president

WINDHOEK, Mar 21 (AFP): Southern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swears in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party's 35-year grip on power.Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) will become one of the few women leaders in the region when she is inaugurated at...

Khamenei says US threats 'will get them nowhere'

TEHRAN, Mar 21 (AFP): Iran's supreme leader said on Friday that US threats against his country "will get them nowhere", after President Donald Trump warned of possible military action against the Islamic republic."The Americans should know threats will get them nowhere when confronting Iran," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in his...

Army recaptures presidential palace from RSF

KHARTOUM, Mar 21 (AFP): A Sudanese army source said three journalists were killed in a paramilitary drone strike on Khartoum's presidential palace, hours after the military recaptured it on Friday. The journalists had been reporting for Sudanese state television when the Rapid Support Forces "militia targeted the Republican Palace" with...

Melting glaciers affect everyday lives

GENEVA, Mar 21 (AFP): The melting of glaciers-a direct consequence of global warming-is accelerating, with dramatic consequences for lives and livelihoods.Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant shutdowns, agriculture and water resources being put at risk, and coastal cities being threatened by flooding.To mark Friday's first-ever World Day for...

Meloni torn between Trump and European allegiance

ROME, Mar 21 (Reuters): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni finds herself playing a political balancing act as Europe moves to bolster its defences.A nationalist with deep admiration for US President Donald Trump, she is battling to reconcile the growing gulf between her ideological instincts, which lie with Washington, and Italy's...

NEWS IN BRIEF --2025-03-22

Record 8,938 people died on migration routes in 2024: UNGENEVA, Mar 21: Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations said on Friday, calling it an "unacceptable and preventable" tragedy. "At least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024,"...