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Gaza's hunger worsens as many survive on one daily meal

DEIR AL-BALAH, Nov 22 (AP/AFP): Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs and scrap paper in the tent she shares with her husband and four young daughters in the Gaza Strip.It was their only meal Wednesday - it...

Putin says Ukraine war is going global

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Ukraine war was escalating towards a global conflict after the United States and Britain allowed Ukraine to hit Russia with their weapons, and warned the West that Moscow could strike back, report agencies.Russia, Putin said, had responded to the use of US...

China urges ICC’s 'objective' position after Netanyahu arrest warrant

BEIJING, Nov 22 (AFP) : China urged the International Criminal Court on Friday to remain objective and fair after it issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."China hopes the ICC will uphold an objective and just position (and) exercise its powers in accordance with the law," foreign...

Record 281 aid workers killed in 2024, says UN

GENEVA, Nov 22 (AFP): A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year, making 2024 the deadliest year for humanitarians, the UN aid chief said Friday."Humanitarian workers are being killed at an unprecedented rate, their courage and humanity being met with bullets and bombs,"...

Indian commandos kill 10 Maoist rebels

RAIPUR, India, Nov 22 (AFP): Indian security forces gunned down at least 10 Maoist rebels on Friday during a firefight, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to crush the long-running armed conflict.More than 10,000 people have died in the decades-long insurgency waged by the Naxalite movement, who say...

News in Brief -2024-11-23

Ten killed in attack on Sufi shrine in Afghanistan: interior ministryAt least 10 people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Sufi shrine in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP on Friday. "A man fired on Sufis taking part in a weekly ritual at...