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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.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 25, 2024

Three shot dead at hospital reopening in Haiti

A gang alliance in Haiti claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the attack at the country's largest hospital in Port-au-Prince in which two journalists and a policeman were shot dead.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 25, 2024

Japan's Top Diplomat In China To Address 'Challenges'

Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya was due in Beijing on Wednesday for talks with counterpart Wang Yi and other top officials as Tokyo acknowledged "challenges and concerns" in ties.

International Business Times · Dec 25, 2024

Sudan's war is 'deepening and widening' a famine crisis, hunger monitoring report says

Famine is reported to be spreading in Sudan amid relentless war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that devastated the country and created the world’s largest displacement crisis

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

Israeli forces raid occupied West Bank as clashes continue in Jenin

One killed, 18 others detained amid ongoing violent Israeli incursions into the occupied Palestinian territories.

Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2024

‘More bullets’: Analysts mull whether Russia will move to Libya after Syria

Russia’s potential redeployment to Libya carries consequences for Moscow, Tripoli and beyond.

Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2024

UN investigative team says Syria's new authorities `very receptive' to probe of Assad war crimes

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus — and it is preparing to deploy

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

Haitians Massacred For Practicing Voodoo Were Abducted, Hacked To Death: UN

A massacre of more than 200 people in Haiti this month followed a gang-ordered manhunt that saw victims, many of them elderly, pulled from their homes and shot or killed with machetes, the UN said Monday.

International Business Times · Dec 23, 2024

CISF unveils new posting policy for non-gazetted officers, new orders from December 31

The policy, which supersedes the 2017 framework, emphasizes equipping personnel with updated knowledge, technology, and skills to address evolving security challenges. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 23, 2024

A gold rush for ‘green finance’ risks changing our relationship to nature

To combat climate change and help nature to recover, a lot more investment is urgently needed. The UN’s State of Finance for Nature report claims that if the world is to meet climate, biodiversity and land degradation targets, it needs to invest an extra US$4.1 trillion (£3.2 trillion) by 2050.

The Conversation · Dec 23, 2024