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UN chief calls for ‘viable two-state solution’ to Israel-Palestine conflict
Antonio Guterres calls for 'a decisive turning point' at international conference boycotted by the US and Israel.
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UN Secretary-General: ‘The destruction of Gaza is intolerable’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is warning that an Israel-Palestinian two-state solution is “farther than ever”.
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US memo allows federal employees to evangelise colleagues at work
Memo permits religious persuasion at work if non-harassing, likening it to encouraging other personal activities.
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Why Sudan’s RSF chose this parallel government ahead of peace talks
The RSF-backed parallel government could complicate peace talks and cement a de facto partition in Sudan, say analysts.
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Gunfire at aid drop site as hungry Palestinians scramble for food
Starving Palestinians faced gunfire as they rushed to collect aid airdropped into Gaza’s Deir el-Balah.
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At least 17 killed after gunmen storm small-town bar in Ecuador
The South American nation has reeled under a substantial increase in violent crime over the last several years.
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UN report reveals global hunger falls, but food insecurity rises in Africa
Global hunger fell in 2024 for a third year, but conflict and climate shocks deepened crises in Africa and Middle East.
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How does Israel get away with bombing its neighbours?
Will Israel's short-term military gains outweigh regional and international isolation?
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US judge blocks Trump’s effort to defund reproductive health organisation
Planned Parenthood says one million patients could lose coverage if it was cut off from Medicaid funds.
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Israeli rights groups call the war on Gaza genocide for first time
Two Israeli human rights organisations have released reports that call Israel’s war on Gaza a genocide.
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Israeli human rights group: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Israeli-Palestinian human rights group B’Tselem declares Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide in its latest report.
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Kenya’s protests are not a symptom of failed democracy. They are democracy
The youth leading the protests must not repeat the mistakes of previous generations. They must demand real change.
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Israel kills more than 80 in Gaza as outrage over hunger crisis grows
At least 14 people died from malnutrition in past 24 hours across Gaza, health authorities say.
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Trump: ‘Some of those kids, that’s real starvation’
US President Donald Trump said images of hungry children in Gaza show “real starvation” that one can’t “fake”.
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Trump gives Russia 10 or 12 days to end war on Ukraine
US president says he is disappointed in Russia's Putin as he shortens a 50-day deadline he set this month.
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire: Will it stop the deadly fighting?
Malaysian PM says rival sides agree to an 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire after five days of deadly fighting.
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‘Wipe it out faster’: Trump again threatens Iran over nuclear enrichment
US president has upped rhetoric as Iran maintains it will push forward with nuclear programme after US strikes.
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The Nile cannot be governed by colonial-era treaties
The longest river in the world is a shared natural resource and should be used under a cooperative framework.
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Israel continues to kill Palestinians as aid trickles into Gaza
Hours after declaring “humanitarian pauses,” Israeli forces killed 43 Palestinians 9 of them were waiting for aid.
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‘Stock your cars full of food and drive through that border’
“What's unfair is what's happening to these babies.”
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