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Here’s how Israel is repeatedly violating the Lebanon ceasefire
A November 27 ceasefire was supposed to end violent attacks, but Israel has continued sporadic strikes on Lebanon.
Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees
Rights groups and UN agencies have documented systematic abuse in Libya including torture, rape and extortion.
Saudi Arabia slams Netanyahu’s suggestion it should host Palestinian state
The kingdom reiterated that 'the Palestinian people have a right to their land' and cannot be 'expelled'.
Indian forces kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state
Two security personnel also killed in deadliest combat this year and the second major fight in less than a month.
Ecuador votes in presidential election led by Daniel Noboa, Luisa Gonzalez
The vote is effectively a referendum on 37-year-old incumbent Daniel Noboa.
Israel kills eight-month-pregnant woman in occupied West Bank raid
Israeli forces open fire on a family at Nur Shams camp, killing a Palestinian woman and critically injuring her husband.
Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor
Withdrawal from corridor, which cut off northern Gaza from rest of Strip, is part of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal.
One dead after landslide hits China’s Sichuan province
Rescue efforts continue to find at least 28 missing people as landslide buries nearly a dozen homes.
Kosovo votes in election seen as referendum on PM Albin Kurti
The polls will determine who leads Kosovo's stalled normalisation talks with neighbouring Serbia.
‘Truly thankful’: Thai captives return to Bangkok after over a year in Gaza
The five men were released last month in southern Gaza as part of ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95
Nujoma was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,081
Here are the key developments on the 1,081st day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Israeli air strike kills six in eastern Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire
Israeli drone attack targets the Shaara area in eastern Bekaa region.
Iran ready to negotiate with US but not under Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’
'Maximum pressure' policy pushed by US 'would not be a negotiation but a form of surrender', Iranian FM says.
DR Congo summit directs army chiefs to enforce ceasefire
The Rwanda-backed M23 is closing on the town of Kavumu in South Kivu in an offensive that has left thousands dead.
Sudan army claims major advances against RSF in greater Khartoum
Development marks one of army's most significant advances since war broke out between army chief al-Burhan and RSF.
Lebanon names new government after two-year caretaker cabinet
PM Salam has formed a new government as Hezbollah appears increasingly sidelined.
Seven Palestinians freed by Israel admitted to hospital
Palestinians in need of treatment due to 'brutality they were subjected to' by Israeli authorities.
China hunts for survivors following landslide in Sichuan province
Beijing's emergency ministry reports two people have been rescued and 200 relocated.