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Flags and murals as N.Irish pick sides in Israel-Hamas war
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» BELFAST - Northern Ireland may be thousands of miles from the Middle East but signs of the current heightened conflict can be seen on the streets of the British province.
Ground battles rage in Gaza as concern grows for hospitals
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli ground forces fought deadly battles with Hamas militants inside Gaza on Monday and sent tanks to the outskirts of the biggest city while air strikes kept raining down on the besieged Palestinian territory.
'Here our prayers are heard': Kabul unveils Dome of the Rock replica
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» KABUL - Sunset light glints off what looks like the bright gold Dome of the Rock -- but the horizon is in Kabul, and the dome is a replica recently inaugurated in the Afghan capital.
Israel-Hamas war poses unique challenges to media
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» PARIS - Global media outlets are facing near-unprecedented challenges in their coverage of the Israel-Hamas war as conflicting propaganda, social media pressure and charged public opinion require them to exercise extreme caution.
WHO says Gaza mass evacuation would be 'disastrous'
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization said Friday that a mass evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip would be "disastrous" for hospital patients, with hospitals in the south already at full capacity.
Israel warns northern Gaza must be emptied within 24 hours
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel on Friday gave Palestinians 24 hours to leave Gaza City ahead of an expected ground offensive in retaliation against Hamas for the deadliest attack in Israeli history.
Nobel winners stage rare protest in Moscow court
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» MOSCOW - Two Nobel winners staged a rare denunciation of Russia's offensive in Ukraine in a Moscow courtroom Wednesday, as public dissent over the conflict has been all but silenced by a wave of arrests.
Volunteers dig for Afghan quake survivors as aid trickles in
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» KASHKAK, Afghanistan: Afghan villagers and volunteers on Monday helped dig for survivors of a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000 people, as aid began trickling into the devastated region.
Russia court rejects Navalny appeal against 19-year sentence
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday rejected an appeal lodged by Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny against a court decision to jail him for 19 years in a maximum security prison on extremism charges.
Slovakia campaign rhetoric raises LGBTQ concern
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» BRATISLAVA - A year after a homophobic double murder, Slovakia's LGBTQ community is concerned about the increase in hate speech ahead of elections on Saturday in a country where gay people have few legal rights.