The ADF has carried out multiple attacks in Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last decade. At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday, the area legislator told Reuters … Read more
The shallow 6.2 magnitude quake struck during the night near the border of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, sending people rushing out onto the street. More than 100 people have been killed after an earthquake hit northwestern China while many people were asleep. The earthquake, measured at 6.2 according to state news agency Xinhua, struck in … Read more
Nearly 1.8 million people have been displaced across the Gaza strip since October 7 Al Jazeera English What the Displacement in Gaza Looks Like in Maps, Charts and Photos The New York Times UNRWA’s Lazzarini ‘deeply concerned’ that Israeli offensive could move to southern Gaza • FRANCE 24 FRANCE 24 English Israeli assault on southern Gaza could push … Read more
Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip face increased risk of disease. Israel’s assault on Gaza has created a humanitarian catastrophe for the 2.3 million residents of the besieged Palestinian territory. Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes, some left with just a plastic tent for shelter. Essential medicines, food, water and fuel are … Read more
Food aid is due to stop in January in a country taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan’s war. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says food aid to 1.4 million people in Chad, including newly arrived refugees fleeing violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, will end in January because of a shortage … Read more
Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – The tantalising smell of burning firewood and freshly baked bread fills the air. Fifty-three-year-old Inshirah Salem al-Aqra will swear to anyone who will listen that food cooked in a wood-fired taboon is just so much richer in flavour. She has been building these traditional clay ovens for whoever wants them … Read more
Demonstrators the world over have rallied in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, condemning the high rate of civilian casualties in Israeli attacks and calling for an immediate ceasefire. Protests were held on Thursday across Spain and in Mexico City, Rotterdam, New York, Rabat and elsewhere. People also showed solidarity with the Palestinian people and called … Read more
3. “Like most long-term friends, we knew a lot of each other’s secrets. Misdeeds, misadventures, and so forth. Nothing too criminal but also some youthful indiscretions that should stay in the ‘we don’t talk about this with others’ box.” “The friendship was waning. About a year prior, I had started questioning what I was getting … Read more