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Israel's military admitted Saturday it had fired on ambulances in the Gaza Strip after identifying them as "suspicious vehicles", with Hamas condemning it as a "war crime" that killed at least one person. The incident took place last Sunday in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in the southern city of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border.…
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Israel carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon Friday after its defence minister threatened Beirut over new rocket fire, rattling an already fragile truce that largely ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah. It was the second time rockets had been fired from Lebanon since the November ceasefire, and the second time the…
22 Mar
Hamas on Saturday accused the United States of distorting the truth by saying the Palestinian militant group had chosen war with Israel by refusing to release hostages. "The claim that 'Hamas chose war instead of releasing the hostages' is a distortion of the facts," Hamas said in a statement in response to the accusation from…
22 Mar
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory. The warning came as Israel pressed the renewed assault it launched on Tuesday, shattering the relative calm since a January 19 ceasefire. A Palestinian source close to…
15 Mar
An Israeli strike targeting a vehicle killed one person in south Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, according to state media. "A strike by the Israeli enemy on a car in the town of Burj al-Muluk (near the Israeli border) led to the death of one citizen," the ministry's emergency unit was quoted…
14 Mar
Hamas on Friday said it was ready to free an Israeli-American hostage and the remains of four other dual nationals, after the Palestinian militants and Israel gathered for indirect Gaza ceasefire talks. The first phase of a truce between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip ended on March 1 without agreement on the next…
13 Mar
Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in Damascus on Thursday, with the military saying it had hit a "command centre" of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. A war monitor reported one person killed, with Syrian state media saying the strike had targeted a building in the capital. Islamic Jihad…
11 Mar
Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces on Tuesday in Jenin Governorate, northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. In a statement, the ministry identified one of the victims as 58-year-old Faiza Ibrahim Abu Ghali but did not disclose the identities of the other two victims. The statement mentioned that they were shot…
5 Mar
South Africa on Wednesday denounced Israel's restriction of aid into war-ravaged Gaza since the weekend, saying it amounted to using starvation as a weapon of war. A fragile ceasefire since January saw an influx of humanitarian aid into Gaza, before Israel on Sunday announced it was blocking deliveries until Hamas accepted its terms for an…
5 Mar
Arab leaders endorsed on Tuesday a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority, presenting an alternative to US President Donald Trump's widely condemned proposal to take over the territory and displace its people. The prospect of the Palestinian Authority (PA) governing Gaza remains far from certain, however, with…
2 Mar
Israel has approved a US proposal to extend the truce in Gaza through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover holiday in mid-April, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday. A statement from Netanyahu's office said Israel accepted the proposal from US President Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.…
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The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGOS) on Monday tasked Muslim faithful to remain steadfastness in fasting, prayer, and acts of charity exemplify the virtues of discipline, sacrifice, and devotion after the successful completion of the sacred month of Ramadan. The group also called on President Bola Tinubu and the Edo State government to embrace proactive…
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As hundreds of people gathered for a rally in support of Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu in central Berlin, Turkish builder Ali was queueing up to buy pastries across town. "In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with it," said Ali of the arrest of opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu, which has sparked Turkey's worst street unrest…
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In a shake-up of long-standing travel rules, European nationals heading to the UK will from Wednesday need a mandatory entry permit, which the British government says will strengthen border security. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) can be bought online in the next few days for £10 (12 euros), but the price is rising swiftly from…
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President Donald Trump said Sunday the tariffs he plans to impose in the coming days would include "all countries", not just those with the largest trade imbalances with the United States. Trump has promised a "Liberation Day" on April 2, when he is set to unveil reciprocal levies to address trade practices that his government…
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A proposed Bill being considered by the House of Representatives to set an age limit of 60 years for presidential, governorship, and deputy governorship candidates is uncalled for and undemocratic. The Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) while reacting to the development argued that restricting individuals from contesting elections based infringes on their…
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Primark chief executive Paul Marchant has resigned following a company investigation into his behaviour toward a woman "in a social environment", the budget fashion chain's owner Associated British Foods announced Monday. His resignation, which takes immediate effect, comes after he spent 16 years as Primark's CEO, overseeing its expansion in Europe and into the United…
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A high-powered delegation of Ijaw leaders, led by Prof. Benjamin Okaba, President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), in a show of respect and tradition, paid a courtesy visit to former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The delegation included notable figures. They include Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs as Chairman of the National Burial Committee for the…
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed deep sadness over the gruesome murder of some Northerners in Uromi Edo State last week. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Ezechi Chukwu, Ohanaeze Ndigbo strongly denounced such a dastardly act in all ramifications and urged the law enforcement agencies to embark on a…
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Samoa declared a state of emergency on Monday as repair crews raced to halt a wave of electricity blackouts that have swept the Pacific nation. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa said Samoa was in the grips of an "energy crisis" caused by storm damage and failing machinery at a crucial diesel power plant. Fiame said…
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Arsenal will play Tottenham in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong, the first North London derby to be held outside the United Kingdom, the clubs said Monday, while Liverpool will meet AC Milan. The London rivals will play at the southern Chinese city's new 50,000-capacity Kai Tak Stadium on July 31. "Playing against Tottenham Hotspur…