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Heads of UN agencies say they cannot do their jobs ‘in the face of overwhelming need and ongoing violence’. Leading United Nations officials have demanded “an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip nearly one year into the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas. “These atrocities must end,” … Read more
Israel launched hundreds of air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 274 people, as the Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed that Hezbollah stores weapons. Thousands of people fled southern Lebanon, jamming the main highway to Beirut. At least 1,024 people were injured in … Read more
Ukraine’s strike on a Russian missile storage facility in Russia’s western Tver region destroyed enough ammunition to impact Russian attacks for months, military analysts said. The Institute for the Study of War made the assessment in an update on Sunday, based on Estonian estimates. Last Thursday, Colonel Ants Kiviselg, the head of the Estonian Defense … Read more
Jayasuriya took both wickets as Sri Lanka wrapped up New Zealand’s innings within four overs on the last day of the Test match at Galle. Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took two overs to polish off the New Zealand tail and complete a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka sealed a 63-run victory in the opening Test … Read more
Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture. The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering from a deadly earthquake that devastated the area on 1 January, are among the hardest hit by the deluge, which began on … Read more
Almost a year into its war on Gaza, Israel is fighting on multiple fronts in the region. Israel targets Al Jazeera Media Network yet again, this time in the occupied West Bank. During a predawn raid on Sunday, the military issued an order to close the channel’s bureau in Ramallah for 45 days. The Israeli … Read more
Dhaka University is full again, weeks after authorities shuttered the campus following deadly antigovernment demonstrations. Students have returned to classes at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University, after a weeks-long shutdown sparked by a student-led uprising that toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Tens of thousands had demonstrated on the campus and in the surrounding Shahbagh neighbourhood as … Read more
World leaders are at UN Headquarters in New York this Sunday where they adopted the potentially game-changing Pact for the Future by consensus, with a small group of just seven countries holding out, having failed to pass a last-minute amendment. The centrepiece of the Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the … Read more
As the war enters its 940th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, September 22, 2024. Fighting At least 12 people were reported injured in Kharkiv after Russian forces struck a multistorey building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. He added that rescue operations were under way. Regional … Read more
Eighty years after hundreds of Allied soldiers parachuted from military aircraft into Nazi-occupied Netherlands as part of a daring World War Two offensive, their modern equivalents repeated the jump in commemoration. In an airborne spectacular, 700 paratroopers from eight Nato nations – including the Netherlands, Germany, the UK and the US – parachuted from 12 … Read more