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Israeli Strikes Hit Yemen Airport As WHO Chief Prepares To Leave

Israeli air strikes hit rebel-held Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday as the head of the UN's World Health Organization said he and his team prepared to fly out.

International Business Times · Dec 27, 2024

Officials claim Israeli military ‘burning’ Kamal Adwan hospital after forced evacuation of patients – as it happened

Israel says Gaza hospital is ‘Hamas terrorist stronghold’ and it made efforts to facilitate evacuation of those inside

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024

WHO chief says he was metres away from Israeli attack on Yemen airport

Houthi media says three people killed in the attacks on the airport and three killed after Israel hit city of Hodeidah.

Al Jazeera · Dec 27, 2024

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'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination

Sierra Leone's brutal civil war from 1991-2002 created about 28,000 amputees

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024

Israeli Forces Strike Yemen, Houthis Vow Retaliation

Israeli airstrikes in Yemen result in casualties and injuries, sparking tensions between Israel and Houthi militants. International concerns rise over the ...

UN voices alarm after WHO chief caught up in deadly Israeli strike on Yemen airport

UN secretary general decries escalatory actions on both sides after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was just metres from airport strike

The Guardian - AU · Dec 27, 2024

Israeli Strikes Hit Yemen As Netanyahu Fires Warning

Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, with Huthi rebel media reporting six deaths.

International Business Times · Dec 27, 2024

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Advocates launch legal push for Argentina, Chile to arrest Israeli soldier

Hind Rajab Foundation has been pursuing legal cases against Israeli soldiers across the globe, citing war crimes.

Al Jazeera · Dec 26, 2024

WHO chief reveals he was at Yemen airport when Israeli airstrikes hit

A UN aircrew member suffered serious injuries but is now recovering in hospital after attack on Sanaa International Airport

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

US Withdraws Famine Warning For North Gaza

Dispute over famine warning in north Gaza withdrawn after U.S. pressure, raising concerns of political interference in humanitarian crisis monitoring.

The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern.

U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

Palestinian Health Official Calls Tent Camps 'Fridges of Death' After Three Babies Freeze in Gaza

Several Palestinian infants died as a result of the harsh winter weather conditions that their parents do not have the resources to protect against the cold.

Latin Times · Dec 26, 2024

Head of WHO comes under fire as Israeli air strike lands 'just a few meters away'

THE head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has come under fire as an Israeli air strike landed “just a few meters away” from him ...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 26, 2024

How France is preparing for Mediterranean and Atlantic tsunamis

As Unesco predicts that a tsunami will hit the Mediterranean within the next 30 to 50 years, French scientists are putting in place warning systems – hoping to avoid a death toll like the one seen in 2004 in the Indian Ocean, when a tsunami killed up to 230,000 people.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 26, 2024

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Israeli Strike Kills Five Palestinian Journalists In Gaza

Recent events in the Middle East include tragic deaths of journalists, ceasefire violations in Lebanon, Chinese aid to Gaza, and UN Security Council addres...

International Business Times · Dec 26, 2024

Record Number Of Migrants Lost At Sea Bound For Spain In 2024: NGO

At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said Thursday, more than 50 percent more than last year and the most since it began keeping a tally in 2007.

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

Myanmar’s government-in-exile says Suu Kyi’s detention a stark reminder of brutal junta rule: ‘Inhumane’

Exclusive: National Unity Government hopes Independent TV documentary on ousted leader ‘will wake up international community’ to repression in the country

Al Jazeera · Dec 26, 2024

In Quneitra, nobody can celebrate al-Assad’s fall amid Israel’s invasion

Israel has taken advantage of the collapse of the al-Assad regime to advance into southwestern Syria.

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The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

Is it right to cut Afghanistan off from global climate funding over Taliban’s rights record?

Taliban say access to climate funds is the right of their people. But experts tell Stuti Mishra that giving them a seat at the table might be seen as legitimising their human rights abuse

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus

A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country's capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day

International Business Times · Dec 25, 2024

Asia To Mourn Tsunami Dead With Ceremonies 20 Years On

Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2024

Argentina’s PM Javier Milei says ‘long live freedom damnit’ as world leaders share Christmas messages

With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders from across the globe have said this Christmas

Al Jazeera · Dec 25, 2024

Could the Houthis be next? Yemenis reflect on the fall of Syria’s al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad’s fall was a blow to Iran and its regional supporters, but anti-Houthi Yemenis see a rare opportunity.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2024

We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part one

From an exuberant mountaineering woman to a boy representing unheard refugees, here are some of the brave individuals that gave us hope

Radio France Internationale · Dec 25, 2024

Sudanese women filmmakers defy war with stories of resilience

Far from the frontlines of Sudan's devastating war, a new generation of amateur women filmmakers is gathering in the formerly sleepy city of Port Sudan to explore the untold stories of their troubled country.

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