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Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release
AFP, Published on 26/04/2025
» CAIRO - Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday ahead of talks with mediators.
Indian army says new exchange of gunfire with Pakistan
AFP, Published on 26/04/2025
» NEW DELHI - Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire overnight in contested Kashmir for a second day running, the Indian army said Saturday, following a deadly shooting that New Delhi blames its arch-rival.
Iran, US to hold new round of high-level nuclear talks
AFP, Published on 26/04/2025
» MUSCAT (OMAN) - The United States and Iran were to hold a fresh round of technical and high-level nuclear negotiations in Oman on Saturday, after both sides reported progress in previous meetings.
All UN food stocks in Gaza depleted as Israel blocks aid
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» GAZA CITY - The UN’s World Food Programme said Friday it had depleted its food stocks in war-ravaged Gaza where Israel has blocked all aid for more than seven weeks.
UN agencies for food, refugees plan deep cuts as funding plummets
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2025
» GENEVA - The United Nations (UN) gencies for food and refugees are planning deep cuts due to unprecedented funding shortfalls, with the former set to reduce its workforce by up to 30%, affecting up to 6,000 jobs, according to internal memos sent to staff and seen by Reuters.
Remains of 5,000-year-old noblewoman found in Peru dig
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» LIMA - Archaeologists in Peru said on Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, revealing the important role played by women in the oldest center of civilization in the Americas.
India and Pakistan urged to have 'maximum restraint' after Kashmir attack
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» NEW DELHI - The United Nations urged India and Pakistan to show "maximum restraint" as the nuclear-armed rivals imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over a deadly shooting in Kashmir.
Korean ex-president Moon indicted for corruption
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors said on Thursday that they had indicted former president Moon Jae-in on corruption charges related to the employment of his son-in-law at an airline.
Sudan's hell of devastation and despair
Oped, Published on 24/04/2025
» The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are stalking Sudan: brutal civil conflict, widespread devastation, humanitarian disasters, and the displacement of millions of refugees. Now add the Fifth Horseman, the darkness of global indifference.
Israeli strikes kill 17 in school-turned-shelter
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza's civil defence agency on Wednesday said its crew recovered charred bodies from a school-turned-shelter for displaced people, as Israeli strikes killed 17 people in the Hamas-run territory since dawn.