UN warns Africa’s youngest nation is facing a food crisis. South Sudan is on the verge of a devastating hunger catastrophe, the World Food Programme has warned. In its short history, Africa’s youngest country has been battered by armed conflict and the effects of climate change. Now, the influx of half a million people – … Read more
Amid West’s Avdiivka Panic, Jaishankar’s Pakistan Weapons Example, Says ‘Russia Never Hurt India’ Hindustan Times ‘Western countries long preferred to supply Pakistan, not India’: S. Jaishankar reasserts defence cooperation with Russia The Hindu “Russia Has Never Hurt Our Interests”: S Jaishankar To German Daily NDTV ‘Russia never hurt India’s interests, Moscow-New Delhi relations were always stable’: Jaishankar The Indian … Read more
Made in Israel, tested in Palestine. The war on Gaza seems to be a testing ground for Israel’s new weaponry, with devastating effect. Despite the country’s relatively small size, Israel is one of the world’s largest weapons exporters. In 2022, its arms sales reached $12.5bn, a 20 percent increase over the previous year. Praised for … Read more
The woman is accused of raising funds that benefitted the Ukrainian armed forces. Russia’s internal security and intelligence agency has arrested a woman who holds dual Russian and United States nationality in the Ural district for committing “treason” by raising funds for Ukraine. The Federal Security Service (FSB) in the city of Yekaterinburg took into … Read more
The Russian-made car was delivered to Kim for his âpersonal useâ, North Koreaâs state-run KCNA says. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been gifted a car by Russian President Vladimir Putin in recognition of their âspecial personal relationsâ, state media has reported. The Russian-made car, the make and model of which was not disclosed, … Read more
Israel says Brazilian president is not welcome in the country after he compared Israel’s war on Gaza to the Holocaust. Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Israel, and Israel says Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not welcome in the country in a diplomatic rift after Lula compared Israel’s military campaign in Gaza … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, right, shakes hands with European Council President Charles Michel before a meeting in Brussels on February 19. Yves Herman/AP Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, is in Brussels on Monday for meetings. Upon arrival at the European Council, she shook hands with its president … Read more
In war-torn Ukraine, a family weighs the dangers of leaving their makeshift bunker for the promise of freedom outside. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a young family endures life in Mykolaiv’s subterranean haven, “The Garages”. As the front line shifts, volunteer soldier Yuri is determined to keep his family safe underground even … Read more
In the middle of a makeshift camp for the displaced in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, the air was filled with sounds of celebration. Dozens had gathered to mark the wedding of a Palestinian couple from the north. Mahmoud, 23, and Shaima Khaziq, 18, had planned to marry more than eight months ago, … Read more
Hamas in Crisis: Left with ‘marginal’ forces, group looking to replace Yahya Times Of India Gallant: Hamas seeking to replace Sinwar, Khan Younis Brigade is defeated The Times of Israel Hamas scrambles to replace flailing, radio-silent Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, Israel says New York Post Israeli defence minister says Hamas has lost its ‘fighting spirit’ Yahoo News Gallant: Khan … Read more