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Erdan seeks UN scribe’s resignation for unfavourable speech

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, has reacted to the “horrible views” that U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres expressed at a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday, and called for his resignation. Amb. Erdan described Guterres’ remarks as “shocking” for stating that the Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel by Hamas “did not […]

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Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel’s jails

Palestinian administrative detainee, Omar Daraghmeh died mysteriously in Megiddo Prison Monday night, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society announced in a joint statement. They said the Israeli occupation arrested 58-year-old Daraghmeh with his son Hamza, on Oct. 9. The Israeli Occupation placed them under administrative detention – without […]

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U.S. Official resigns, protesting Biden’s “blind support” for Israel

A U.S. State Department official has resigned in protest of the Joe Biden administration’s “blind support” for Israel in its ongoing conflict with Hamas. Josh Paul was working in the bureau that oversees U.S. arms transfer to foreign nations. He has worked in the department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for more than 11 years. He […]

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Palestine calls for inquiry into Gaza attack

From Our Correspondent The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abu Shawesh, has called on the United Nations and African Union to set up an independent commission of inquiry into Tuesday’s attack on a hospital in Gaza. The Envoy made the call while addressing Journalists on the attack in Abuja. He said women and children died when Israeli […]

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Charity reunites 7,000 children with families in S/Sudan

Global charity ‘Save the Children’ and its partners said, on Wednesday, they have reunited 7,000 children with their families since 2017. Thus, enabling them to rebuild their lives after being separated by conflict. The charity said in a statement that it has been using an open-source software platform “Child Protection Information Management System Plus” (CPIMS+) […]

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Hamas-Israel conflict: Severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza

As the bloody conflict between Hamas and Israel entered its second week, concerns are mounting over the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza. “Over last night, the Israeli army struck over 300 military sites and headquarters of institutions belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad,” the Israeli army said in a press statement. Since the beginning of […]

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Stamp out economic saboteurs – Lagbaja tells troops

From Our Correspondent The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has charged troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army to go after economic saboteurs and ensure they are completely stamped out. Lagbaja gave the charge while addressing troops during his maiden working tour to the Division Area of Responsibility (AoR) in […]

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Relocating Gaza residents extremely dangerous – UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the relocation of Gaza residents from the north to the south as ordered by the Israeli military is extremely dangerous. After days of airstrikes, Israeli military ordered the Palestinians in Gaza City to move south of the territory, said Guterres. “Moving more than one million people, across a […]

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French troops leave Niger through Chad

French soldiers have started withdrawing from their bases in Niger, with Niger’s military escorting the first convoy of troops out of the country. The troops travelled in the “direction of Chad”, authorities in Niamey said. Pick-up trucks and armoured personnel carriers laden with French soldiers drove through the dusty outskirts of Niamey, on Tuesday. This marked Niger’s […]

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Israel/Palestinian war: US confirms 11 Americans among dead

Hamas has threatened to kill one hostage for every Israeli airstrike “targeting innocent civilians,” a spokesperson for the Palestinian side said on Monday. This is coming two days into the devastating war on Israel. At least nine Americans have died and others remain missing after the attack, a National Security Council spokesman told CNN. Israel […]

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