Freed Gaza detainees allege abuse, mistreatment by Israel, Palestinian officials say
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel released 150 Palestinians detained during its military operations in Gaza back into the enclave on Monday and many have alleged they were abused during their time in captivity, Palestinian border officials said. The detainees, including two members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) who had been detained for 50 days, […]
Gaza health ministry says 20 Palestinians killed in strike on food aid queue
Gaza/Doha,Qatar/Jerusalem Reuters An Israeli strike on Gaza City killed 20 Palestinians and wounded 150 who were queuing for food aid on Thursday, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said, in what Palestinian groups called a “war crime”. The Israeli military said it was looking into the report. A Palestinian girl carrying a child walks through debris at […]
Sudan’s RSF claims airport as Saudi and US-backed talks restart
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces said on Monday they had seized an airport from the army west of the capital and workers at an oilfield said they were evacuated due to the attack as the warring factions reconvened for talks in Saudi Arabia. The RSF said Belila airport in the state […]
ICRC combs streets of “deserted” Karabakh capital for stranded residents
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Only a few hundred people remain behind in the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, including the sick, disabled and elderly, an International Committee of the Red Cross official said on Tuesday, describing the empty streets as “surreal”. Azerbaijani forces took control of the enclave on its territory populated by ethnic Armenians, triggering an exodus of […]
Essay: Nagorno-Karabakh – longest war in post-Soviet space flares yet again as Russia distracted in Ukraine
In an article first published on The Conversation, STEFAN WOLFF, professor of international security at the University of Birmingham, looks at the background to the latest upsurge in violence…
Libya’s flood-ravaged Derna struggles to cope with thousands of corpses
Derna, LibyaReuters Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna are struggling to cope with the thousands of corpses washing up or decaying under rubble, after a flood that smashed down buildings and swept people to sea. The World Health Organization and other aid groups urged authorities in Libya to stop burying […]
UN aid set to resume aid to north-west Syria after “understanding” with Damascus
Beirut, LebanonReuters The United Nations is set to resume aid deliveries into rebel-held northwestern Syria via a crossing that has been a lifeline for the region, after aid workers said Damascus appeared to loosen terms that had led to a weeks-long pause. The aid deliveries from Turkey via the Bab al-Hawa crossing stopped in July […]
International donors pledge $US1.5 billion in Sudan aid
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters International donors made pledges on Monday of close to $US1.5 billion in aid for Sudan and the surrounding region, about half of estimated needs for a deepening humanitarian crisis that has driven some 2.2 million people from their homes. The conflict between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has turned the […]
Mines uprooted in Ukraine dam disaster could pose danger for years to come – Red Cross
Moscow, RussiaReuters Mines uprooted and dispersed by floodwaters surging downstream from the breached Kakhovka dam across swathes of southern Ukraine could pose a grave danger to civilians for decades to come, the Red Cross said. The vast Soviet-era Kakhovka dam, under Russian control, was breached in the early hours of Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across a […]
Children evacuated from orphanage where dozens died in Sudan’s capital
Cairo, EgyptReuters About 300 children have been evacuated from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital Khartoum where dozens of orphans were found last month to have died since mid-April due to nearby fighting between rival military factions. The International Committee of the Red Cross, which facilitated the evacuation late on Wednesday, said the children aged between […]