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UN 'deeply alarmed' by Nigeria attacks
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» GENEVA - The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was "deeply alarmed" by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities.
Israel bombs Gaza as UN warns of ‘grave peril’
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces on Thursday heavily bombed besieged Gaza as the centre of fierce combat against Hamas moves steadily south, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
Israel army chief says war with Hamas will last 'many more months'
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel's army chief warned its war with Hamas will last "many more months" as the military stepped up strikes inside the Gaza Strip, where more than 20,000 people have already been reported killed.
A migrant's odyssey from Venezuela to the United States
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» MATAMOROS (MEXICO) - Lying in the jungle with a gun pointed at him, Marcel Maldonado remembered his mother's warning about the dangers of migrating overland to the United States -- and wondered if he'd get out alive.
Plane held on trafficking concerns lands in India
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MUMBAI - A plane grounded in France for days over concerns it was part of a human trafficking scheme landed in India on Tuesday, with its passengers avoiding media questions as they quickly exited bustling Mumbai airport.
Turkey's parliament set to debate Sweden NATO bid
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - The Turkish parliament was Tuesday set to resume debate on approving Sweden's bid to join NATO, a thorny issue that was further complicated after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked it to Ankara's request for F-16 fighter jets from its ally the United States.
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza aid as famine fears mount
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The United Nations (UN) Security Council was expected to vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to Gaza, as the world body warned the Israel-Hamas war was pushing the Palestinian territory towards famine.
More Gaza targets hit as envoys seek truce
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - The Israeli army said Thursday it bombed scores of targets in the Gaza Strip as diplomats pressed on with efforts to halt the fighting that Hamas says has killed 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
Ireland takes UK to European court over 'Troubles' amnesty law
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» DUBLIN - Ireland announced legal action on Wednesday against the UK government in the European Court of Human Rights over a law granting immunity to combatants in the Northern Ireland conflict.
EU agrees on 'historic' reform of asylum laws
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - The EU on Wednesday agreed to an overhaul of its asylum laws that includes more border detention centres and speedier deportations, prompting migrant charities to slam the changes as "dangerous" and "cruel".