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No Christmas joy in Bethlehem or Gaza as war rages on
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories - Palestinians said they felt "no joy" this Christmas as Israel bombed the besieged Palestinian territory on Monday, with no end in sight to the war that Hamas says has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
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.
Northern Ireland political impasse to drag into 2024
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» CRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland - A lengthy boycott of devolved government in Northern Ireland will stretch into 2024 after talks to end the impasse stalled Tuesday, with frustration mounting over political dysfunction and crumbling public services.
Explosion, blaze at Guinea fuel depot leave eight dead
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» CONAKRY - Eight people have been killed after a powerful explosion at the main fuel depot in Guinea followed by a fire that rocked the centre of the capital Conakry early on Monday.
Israel bombs Gaza amid accusation it is 'starving' Palestinians
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel kept up heavy bombing of Gaza on Monday as it faced accusations from a human rights group that it is deliberately starving Palestinians in its campaign sparked by the Oct 7 Hamas attacks.
Israel faces mounting outrage over Gaza war
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel faced mounting international pressure Monday over the rising civilian death toll and destruction of hospitals in Gaza, as it pressed on with its war against Hamas militants in the besieged Palestinian territory.
One drowns in new Channel migrant disaster
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» LILLE, France - One person was drowned and another seriously hurt overnight from Thursday to Friday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach the English coast capsized in the Channel, French maritime authorities said.
MSF suspends work in Haiti hospital after armed gang executes patient
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - International aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday it was suspending work at a medical center in the Haitian capital after an armed group pulled a critically ill patient from an ambulance and shot him dead in the street.
Schoolgirl seeks to kill teacher with knife at French school: prosecutors
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» RENNES (FRANCE) - A 12-year-old schoolgirl threatened a teacher with a knife in an apparent murder attempt at a French school on Wednesday, prosecutors said, the latest incident in the country's increasingly tense education system.
Israel bombs Gaza as rift with US grows
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday as a top White House advisor was due to arrive in Jerusalem with a rift growing over United States calls for its ally to exercise restraint.