Thousands of Israeli teenagers are marching to demand the return of hostages from Gaza. The participants of the march are making their way through Jerusalem and will reach the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, later today. They set out from Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The teenagers are calling for a new deal to return […] The post Thousands of
Deaths and damage caused by Israeli air strikes on the Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza on 24 December was due to a mistake, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official, who has been quoted by Israeli media. Speaking to public broadcaster Kan news, the military official said using the incorrect type of munition led […] The post Israel
Israeli soldiers have raided several money exchange premises in Ramallah and other cities in the occupied West Bank, seizing millions of shekels. Israel claims the businesses are providing funds to groups like Hamas, a proscribed terror organisation in many Western nations. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that troops “arrested several of [the exchange] owners, […] The post Palestinian
More than 40 people have died after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in central Liberia, the country’s chief medical officer Francis Kateh has said. The tanker overturned along a road in Totota town, about 130km (80 miles) from the capital, Monrovia. It burst into flames soon after people rushed to the site to scoop […] The post Liberia fuel tanker explosion kills more
There is no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, a UN official has told the BBC, after visiting a hospital struggling to treat the injured. Gemma Connell of the UN humanitarian agency Ocha told the BBC what she had seen at the Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza on Monday was “absolute carnage”. Many severely […] The post Israel Gaza war: UN says no
The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has learned. It comes after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is rich in oil and minerals. The Ministry of Defence confirmed HMS Trent would […] The post Guyana: UK to send
A former Kenyan tourism minister has been arrested and taken to court over corruption allegations. Najib Balala, and other ex-officials, are accused of inflating the cost of a project to build a tourism college. In court, he denied the charge of abuse of office relating to an irregular payment worth $21m (£17m), the Nation newspaper […] The post Najib
Parliament has approved the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill 2023 which imposes a 5 percent flat rate for the rental of commercial premises and the sale of immovable property by an estate developer. The VAT Amendment Bill 2023 also seeks to introduce a zero rate on locally produced sanitary pads and waive VAT on the […] The post Parliament passes VAT Amendment Bill appeared first on
US actor Vin Diesel’s former personal assistant is suing the Fast & Furious star, accusing him of sexual assault during the 2010 filming of Fast Five. A lawyer for the actor, real name Mark Sinclair, said his client “denies this claim in its entirety”. Asta Jonasson claims in the lawsuit that the actor pinned her […] The post Vin Diesel: Film
The UK’s Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, will be in Egypt today, where he’s expected to push for more aid delivery into Gaza and urge all sides to reach what he calls “a sustainable ceasefire”. Cameron was in Jordan yesterday, whose leaders are demanding an immediate halt to the fighting in Gaza. This is his second […] The post UK’s
The World Health Organization says northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to lack of fuel, staff and supplies. “There are actually no functional hospitals left in the north,” Richard Peeperkorn, WHO representative in Gaza, tells reporters via video link from Jerusalem, according to Reuters news agency. “Al-Ahli (Hospital) was the last […] The post Northern
Hezbollah and the Israeli army continue to exchange fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. Lebanese state media report that a woman was killed by Israeli strikes in a south Lebanon village early this morning, with fighter jets hitting targets some 20 kilometres from the border. The IDF said it was attacking Hezbollah infrastructure. Meanwhile, Israel said […] The post Lebanese
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Liberia has reversed its vote against a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza following a directive by President George Weah. Liberia was the only African nation among the 10 countries that voted against a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza during the vote held on 12 December. Its diplomats who had voted against the motion had lacked the president’s […] The post Liberia to vote for ceasefire appeared
Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled 4-3 that Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate because he had engaged in an insurrection over the US Capitol riot nearly three years ago. The Trump campaign called the […] The post Trump disqualified from 2024
At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday, the area legislator told Reuters on Tuesday. On Monday, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked Kyabandara parish in Kamwenge district in Western Uganda at about […] The post Five people feared
Sixty-one people, including women and children, have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, a UN agency has said. The boat originally contained 86 people and left the Libyan shores from Zwara, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes,” the IOM […] The post 61
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