13 Reportedly Killed in Israeli Strikes Overnight in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned late Tuesday that the strikes were “only the beginning” and that future negotiations with Hamas “will take place only under fire”.
Category: War & Conflicts
Israeli air strikes killed over 413 people in Gaza
Israel vowed on Tuesday to continue fighting in Gaza until all hostages are returned as it unleashed its most intense…
M23 yafuta mazungumzo ya amani na serikali ya DRC kwa sababu ya vikwazo
Kikundi cha M23 kilichopatiwa msaada na Rwanda kimesema hakiwezi kushiriki katika mazungumzo ya amani na serikali ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (DRC) yaliyopangwa kufanyika leo Jumanne mjini Luanda, mji mkuu wa Angola, kufuatia vikwazo vya Umoja wa Ulaya dhidi ya baadhi ya viongozi wake wakuu.
Iran Says Official to Meet UN Nuclear Chief on Monday
Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency was “part of our ongoing engagement with the agency”.
Southern Africa leaders open virtual summit on DRCongo conflict
The virtual meeting of the 16-nation SADC bloc will be updated on the security and humanitarian situation and review the mandate of the SADC mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC), SADC executive secretary Elias Magoso said in opening remarks.
At Least 25 Bodies Retrieved from Pakistan Train Siege
Death tolls have varied, with the military saying in an official statement that “21 innocent hostages” were killed by the militants as well as four soldiers in the rescue operation.
Gang’s Grenade Attack in Colombian Capital Kills 3
The grenade attack was in response to a conflict between “two local organized criminal groups” that are fighting over turf, Bogota police commander Giovanni Cristancho told reporters near the scene.
East DR Congo mines mint Rwanda-backed M23’s fortune
The crown jewel in the M23’s territorial expansion is the DRC’s largest coltan mine from which the group generates around $800,000 in revenue each month, according to UN experts.
FBI Arrests Soldier Accused of Selling US Army Intel to China
Jian Zhao, an active-duty army supply sergeant stationed at a military base in Washington state, was accused of gathering classified hard drives and a computer taken from the US government to sell to unspecified individuals in China.
UN Security Council Warns Against Sudan Rival Government
They warned such a move would “risk exacerbating the ongoing conflict in Sudan, fragmenting the country, and worsening an already dire humanitarian situation”.
