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‘No one could stop it’: Fleeing Sudanese describe mass rapes
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» TAWILA, Sudan - Sudanese mother Amira wakes up every day trembling, haunted by scenes of mass rapes she saw while fleeing the western city of El-Fasher after it was overrun by paramilitaries.
UN: Attack on funeral in Sudan kills 40
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» PORT SUDAN - An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan’s central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive.
'Hunger breaks everything': desperate Gazans scramble for food
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» GAZA CITY - At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
In Chad camps, survivors recount Sudan war horrors
AFP, Published on 23/12/2023
» ADRé (CHAD) - Sitting outside her makeshift shelter in eastern Chad, Sudanese refugee Mariam Adam Yaya warmed up tea on some firewood in a bid to quell the pangs of hunger.
Israel tightens ‘stranglehold’ around Gaza City
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel said it was tightening the "stranglehold" around Hamas in Gaza City as the military operation on Wednesday aimed at smashing the Palestinian militants gathered pace despite ceasefire calls.
Israel battles Hamas in Gaza City
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel's campaign to crush Hamas ground into its second month Wednesday as its forces battled the Palestinian militants in Gaza City, despite mounting calls for a ceasefire.
Shaky Axelsen survives badminton nail-biter
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» Badminton world champ Viktor Axelsen fended off a gutsy assault from South Korea's Heo Kwang-hee in a three-game thriller at Thailand's Thomas Cup on Thursday night.
Three killed as Sudanese demand justice for post-coup crackdown victims
AFP, Published on 25/01/2022
» KHARTOUM - Sudanese gathered to demand justice Monday for the scores killed in a months-long crackdown since a military coup -- then three more were shot dead, according to medics.
Life slowly resumes in ravaged Gaza after ceasefire
AFP, Published on 22/05/2021
» GAZA CITY: Cafes reopened, fishermen set out to sea and shopkeepers dusted off shelves Saturday as Gazans slowly resumed their daily lives after a deadly 11-day conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Thousands rally across Europe to back Palestinians
AFP, Published on 16/05/2021
» LONDON - Tens of thousands of protesters marched in support of Palestinians on Saturday in major European cities including London, Berlin, Madrid and Paris, as the worst violence in years raged between Israel and militants in Gaza.