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Three killed as Israeli forces open fire near Gaza food distribution site, officials say
Incident took place where more than 30 people were killed on Sunday near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation hub
Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip opened fire as people headed towards a food distribution site at about sunrise on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, health officials and a witness said. The military said it fired warning shots at “suspects” who approached its forces.
The shooting occurred at the same location where witnesses say Israeli forces fired a day earlier on crowds of people heading towards the food distribution hub in southern Gaza run by the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Continue reading...Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa
The Microsoft founder urges young innovators to use Artificial Intelligence to improve health services.
Israeli strike damages graves and destroys mosque in Deir el-Balah, Gaza
Palestinians say even the dead are not safe in Gaza after a mosque and cemetery were hit by an Israeli strike.
UK backs Morocco’s plan for disputed Western Sahara
As part of the deal, the UK will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 World Cup.
Andrew Tate allegedly secured Vanuatu ‘golden passport’ in month of Romania arrest
Influencer accused of rape and human trafficking alleged to have gained citizenship via £96,000 investment scheme
Andrew Tate allegedly secured a “golden passport” from the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu the month he was arrested in Romania on charges including rape and human trafficking, it has been reported.
The 38-year-old influencer allegedly received the passport through a citizenship-by-investment programme that allows foreign nationals to buy citizenship for $130,000 (£96,000), according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Intelligence Online.
Continue reading...Poland election results: Who won, who lost, what’s next
Poland elected right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki, who won a narrow victory against Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.
Al-Qaida affiliate attacks Mali army bases as junta struggles to contain jihadist threat
Attack in Timbuktu comes as Islamist group JNIM claims separate assault near border with Burkina Faso
An al-Qaida-linked group has launched an assault on a Malian army base in Timbuktu, according to military sources and local officials, a day after it claimed responsibility for another attack near the border with Burkina Faso.
“The terrorists arrived today in Timbuktu with a vehicle packed with explosives,” a local official told Agence France-Presse. “The vehicle exploded near the [military] camp. Shooting is currently continuing.”
Continue reading...Inquest into notorious apartheid-era killings opens in South Africa
‘We want to correct the historic record’ – families of the Cradock Four, beaten and killed in 1985, seek justice 40 years on
An inquest has opened into one of the most notorious killings of South Africa’s apartheid era, with a former general denying he ordered the deaths of four men who became known as the Cradock Four.
Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto were stopped at a roadblock on 27 June 1985 by security officers and beaten, strangled with telephone wire, stabbed and shot to death.
Continue reading...‘Restricted’: Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights
An Atlas of Civil Society report warns that democracy and human rights are under attack globally.
Ukraine bombs Russian bases: Here are some of Kyiv’s most audacious attacks
Ukrainian strikes on four Russian airbases mark an escalation in cross-border incursions before peace talks in Turkiye.
Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali’s army
The army says it defended its post "vigorously" but eventually withdrew, as militants seized on their base.
Gaza mother pleads for help to save emaciated 5-year-old
Video shows 5-year-old Osama al-Ruqab is wasting away from Israel's forced starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.
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- Climate activist Greta Thunberg and "Game of Thrones" actor Liam Cunningham join aid ship sailing to Gaza CBS News
- Greta Thunberg sets sail with Gaza flotilla that aims to break Israeli naval blockade The Times of Israel
- Nonprofit ship sets sail for Gaza after drone attack setback Reuters
- Greta Thunberg’s Gaza trip mocked by Lindsey Graham The Times
Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano
The full scale of the eruption is currently unclear and disruption appears to be minimal.
Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano
The full scale of the eruption is currently unclear and disruption appears to be minimal.
UK unveils major military boost in face of rising Russian threat
Investment to pour into nuclear warheads, submarines and munitions to confront 'most immediate threat since Cold War'.
Freedom Flotilla on its way to Gaza as critics call for ship to sink
Critics, including US officials, are calling for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s new mission to fail.
More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods
About 500 people are still missing in the town of Mokwa, and officials fear no more survivors will be found.
‘Obligation’: Reactions as Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election
Populists cheer Eurosceptic Karol Nawrocki's narrow victory, while centrists hope for cooperation.