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31 Oct
Israel said Tuesday its forces battled Hamas inside Gaza overnight and struck 300 targets after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu categorically ruled out a ceasefire as a "surrender" to the Palestinian militant group.
30 Oct
Hamas on Monday released a video it said showed three women from the more than 230 people Israel says were abducted by militants and taken to Gaza during the October 7 attacks.
30 Oct
World oil prices sank Monday as traders hoped a region-wide conflict could still be avoided as Israel said its forces killed dozens of Hamas militants in clashes in Gaza.
30 Oct
A dozen Indonesians died and four were in critical condition after drinking illegal bootleg liquor, authorities said Monday, the latest deaths caused by home-made alcohol in the Muslim-majority country.
30 Oct
Thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh held protests demanding nearly three-fold minimum wage hikes on Monday, with one person killed during clashes with security forces, police said.
30 Oct
Iran said Monday attacks on US forces in Iraq and elsewhere in the region were a result of "wrong American policies" including support for Israel in its war against Hamas.
30 Oct
Ground battles raged inside the northern Gaza Strip on Monday and Israeli tanks were seen on the outskirts of its largest city in the war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
30 Oct
The death toll from a homemade bomb blast during a Christian prayer meeting in India has risen to three, police said Monday, as authorities questioned a man claiming responsibility.
30 Oct
At least three people were killed in the restive southern Philippines on Monday as millions turned out to vote for village leaders following months of deadly poll-related violence.
29 Oct
A suspected bomb blast during a Christian prayer meeting in India's southern state of Kerala killed one person and wounded 36 others, police said Sunday.
29 Oct
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday said Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza "may force everyone" to act in the latest warning issued by the Islamic republic since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Featuring exciting attractions such as water houses, pirate ships, a wave pool, others, Morenikeji Giwa has launched the Giwa Gardens Waterpark in Sangotedo, Lagos recently.
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The Federal Government has begun a fresh move to end the lingering boundary dispute between Niger and Kebbi states. The National Boundary Commission (NBC), led by Director-General, Surv. Adamu Adaji,
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Global Community Engagement & Resilience Fund (GCERF), a Geneva based organisation working on preventing violent extremism and supporting community resilience in some countries of the world, including Nigeria,
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