insert_link World Israeli government considers expanding Gaza operations AFP photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by Shaul Golan Western leaders, including the UK’s David Lammy and French President Emmanuel Macron, have strongly condemned videos released by Hamas and Islamic Jihad depicting emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Euronews reports that Lammy called the footage “sickening propaganda,” while Macron described it as “abject cruelty” and called for the hostages’ unconditional release. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined the chorus, […] today4 August, 2025
insert_link Africa South Africa Calls For Immediate Ceasefire in DRC Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in S.A, Ronald Lamola has called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access in the Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting in the east intensifies. Lamola told the media the government supports the African Union and United Nations calls for all parties to halt hostilities and return to negotiations. He has also urged countries backing the M23 rebels to withdraw their support immediately today30 January, 2025
insert_link Local Chair Cardin Urges UN Secretary-General to Urgently Bolster Response to Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling on him to lead an immediate response to the spiraling humanitarian situation in Sudan. Chair Cardin stressed the need to redouble efforts to confront the humanitarian crisis, particularly in the wake of this month’s famine declaration. “The devastating famine in Sudan was both predictable and preventable. At a […] today22 August, 2024
