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Hamas says deputy leader killed in blast in southern Beirut

Hamas deputy head Saleh al-Arouri was killed on Tuesday evening by an Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs, according to the group's Al Aqsa TV station. Responding to the attack, Hamas vowed his killing would not end their "resistance". Videos circulating on social media showed serious damage and…

France 24 · Jan 2, 2024

A lookahead for 2024: US elections, Paris Olympics, COP 29 and more

The year 2024 may have only just begun but it looks set to be an action-packed one. With a number of pivotal political, environmental, cultural and athletic events on the horizon, it can be difficult to keep track of what’s to come. FRANCE 24 sets out a a timeline of…

France 24 · Jan 1, 2024

Pope Urges Dialogue As More Nicaraguan Priests Arrested

Fourteen Nicaraguan priests have now been arrested in a crackdown on the Catholic Church in the Central American country, prompting Pope Francis to call for dialogue during his Monday prayer.

International Business Times · Jan 1, 2024

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Israel to withdraw some troops from Gaza amid new campaign planning

Official says intense new phase of war to last at least six more months as country also prepares for Lebanon conflict

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

Why Labour needs to decide whether to break the consensus on Israel

Airstrikes against Houthi rebels and the prospect of a year-long Gaza conflict will test cross-party thinking at Westminster

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws

Prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has accused 83-year-old of ‘sucking blood’ from poor people

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

Nobel Winner Yunus Convicted In Bangladesh Labour Law Case

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday of violating Bangladesh's labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated.

International Business Times · Jan 1, 2024

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Israel Army Warns Gaza War Will Continue Throughout 2024

Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a New Year's message that some of the 300,000 army reservists would get a break from the war, in order to prepare for the "prolonged fighting" ahead.

International Business Times · Jan 1, 2024

India in 2023: strides in climate action, criticism of conservation

India took meaningful action to combat climate change, enhance wildlife conservation & host COP33, launching a 'Green Credit Initiative' & increasing tiger population. Criticism arose over cheetah translocation & forest law changes.

The Hindu · Jan 1, 2024

Hamas regional commander killed in Israeli air strike, says IDF

Adil Mismah, a regional commander of Hamas’s elite Nukhba forces, was killed on Monday by an Israeli air strike on the central city of Deir al-Balah, the IDF said. His killing came as Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that Israel's war in Gaza will continue throughout 2024, insisting that…

France 24 · Jan 1, 2024

Israel Begins New Year Under Rockets Barrage As Army Pounds Gaza

The war in Gaza ground into the new year on Monday, with Hamas firing a barrage of rockets at Israel just as the clock struck midnight and two dozen people killed overnight in Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory.

International Business Times · Jan 1, 2024

Congo's president is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone

The results of the Dec. 20 election were announced amid calls from the opposition and civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to logistical problems they said had undermined the balloting.

WEKU · Jan 1, 2024

Desperate plea for ceasefire as Gaza faces humanitarian crisis

Join UNICEF's emergency communications specialist, Joe English, as he discusses the challenges of providing aid in Gaza and the desperate need for a ceasefire.

Russia says strikes on Kharkiv were reaction to Ukraine’s attack on Belgorod

Wave of drone and missile strikes that wounded dozens was retaliation for ‘terrorist attack’, says Moscow

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

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The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2023

More Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals

Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a beach in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province after weeks at sea

The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2023

Australia went to war in Iraq based on ‘oral reports’ to cabinet from John Howard

Cabinet papers from 2003 show there was no formal submission before decision was taken to join US-led ‘coalition of the willing’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2023

Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion

Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan

The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2023

Howard government worked with Canada to oppose UN declaration on Indigenous rights

Cabinet papers from 2003 show the government pursued talks without consulting peak Indigenous body – which it then abolished

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Tensions escalate as Russia accuses Ukraine of terrorist attacks

Russia accuses Ukraine of terrorism, calls for a U.N. Security Council meeting. Tensions rise as propaganda battles escalate in the ongoing war.

Al Jazeera · Dec 31, 2023

Pro-Palestine campaigners call for Gaza ceasefire on New Year’s Eve

Activists are asking people to turn the New Year’s countdown in their countries into a countdown for a ceasefire.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Nelson Mandela taught me this: hope survives wherever people come together

Even amid the despair that haunts our world, good can come out of evil. We need to believe that, for the sake of our future, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

France 24 · Dec 31, 2023

US sinks Houthi boats used to attack merchant vessel in the Red Sea

US Navy helicopters sank three small boats used by Iran-backed Houthi militants to attack a Maersk merchant vessel in the Red Sea, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Yemen-based Houthis said 10 militants were “killed or missing” following the US strike. The Houthis have repeatedly…

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Middle East is sliding closer to the edge of a wider regional conflict

An escalation could spark a conflagration that would bring Israel into open confrontation with Iran, and suck in the US too, writes Julian Borger

International Business Times · Dec 31, 2023

After War, Bots And Barbie, World Rings In 2024

Jubilant crowds will bid farewell to the hottest year on record Sunday, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises and wrenching wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

France 24 · Dec 31, 2023

Retrospective: The top 12 news stories that defined 2023

From a devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey to a march on Moscow and the war against Hamas in Gaza, 2023 was full of dramatic moments, from the heartfelt to the heartbreaking. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at 12 key events that defined the year in news.

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