insert_link World Heartbreak has turned to rage in Israel. Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive the biggest challenge to his rule? By Ran Porat, Monash University Israelis are once again venting their anger over the failure of the government to reach a deal to release the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country over the past couple days, with some gathering outside the homes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US embassy. […] todaySeptember 4, 2024 27
insert_link Africa Sudan’s Nuba Mountains Faces Hunger Crisis Amid Civil War The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North reported a severe hunger crisis in Sudan's Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state on Wednesday says Reuters. The group stated that 20% of families are experiencing critical food shortages, with 30% of children suffering from malnutrition. They described the situation as a famine in their Arabic statement, attributing the crisis to the ongoing civil war and a poor harvest. todayAugust 15, 2024 5
insert_link World India PM Modi tells Putin ‘war cannot solve problems’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow that peace was "of utmost importance" and that "war cannot solve problems". "As a friend, I have also said that for the brighter future of our next generation, peace is of utmost importance," Modi said in a speech in Hindi, sitting alongside Putin. "When innocent children are murdered, one sees them die, the […] todayJuly 9, 2024 26
insert_link World UN says strongly condemns Russian strikes across Ukraine The UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine harshly condemned Monday's wave of deadly Russian strikes across Ukraine, including on Kyiv, saying "dozens of people have been killed and injured". "It is unconscionable that children are killed and injured in this war," she said in a statement, referring to a strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv, which Ukrainian officials said was hit by a Russian cruise missile. nl/vog/jm […] todayJuly 8, 2024 10
insert_link World Kyiv says Russia hit children’s hospital with cruise missile Ukraine said this afternoon that Russian forces had struck a children's hospital in Kyiv with a cruise missile, as part of a nationwide bombardment that killed more than two dozen people. The Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) said its initial assessment found that Moscow had struck the facility with a KH-101 strategic cruise missile, while a senior presidential official Andriy Yermak said the projectile "contains dozens of […] todayJuly 8, 2024 20
insert_link World Russia destroys Ukrainian naval drones near Black Sea port Novorossiysk Russia said Wednesday it had destroyed two Ukrainian naval drones that were advancing on its Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight. Ukrainian naval drones have sunk several Russian ships in the Black Sea, but strikes as far east as Novorossiysk are rare. "Two unmanned boats travelling in the direction of Novorossiysk were destroyed in the waters of the Black Sea," Russia's defence ministry said in a […] todayJuly 3, 2024 15
insert_link World Does Israel really want to open a two-front war by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon? By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University Among the many sayings attributed to Winston Churchill is, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This sentiment seems appropriate as Israel potentially appears ready to embark on a war against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said this week a decision on an all-out […] todayJune 21, 2024 7
insert_link Oshiwambo Omupapa wo ngeleka ya Roman Catholic mo unyuni apula ombili no makwafo apewe oilyolongo ili mo upyakadi woita. Omupapa wo ngeleka ya Roman Catholic mo unyuni Pope Francis, onghela okwa ya ndja elombwelo opo ku kale kwa ya ndjwa omakwafelo opaulumomumbwe ko shiwana shova Palestine osho tashi hangwa mo Gaza, yee ta pula na tango Israel no Hamas va tambulako omafaneko oo taa lalakanene exulifepo lo ita oshoyo oku mangulula ovo veli mee mango. Pefimbo le longelo kalunga onghela, omupapa Francis okwa lo ngifa yoo omito ta pandula […] todayJune 10, 2024 9
insert_link South Africa Spain joins S. Africa’s Gaza case at UN top court Spain said on Thursday that it will join South Africa's case at the UN's top court in which Pretoria has accused Israel of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip. "Our sole goal is to put an end to the war and to advance on the road of applying the two-state solution", Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said at a press conference. His statement came a week after Spain, […] todayJune 6, 2024 17