An Israeli airstrike on a UN school full of hundreds of displaced people in central Gaza has killed more than 20 people, locals say. The Israeli army said it had carried out an attack on a UN school housing a ‘Hamas complex’. Local journalists told the BBC that an Israeli warplane fired two rockets at […]
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa is in a moment of deep searching for one election that produced a shocking division of the African National Congress, the party that gave it freedom and democracy thirty years ago. In the days following the rejection of what was once the country’s most beloved organisation, South
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday it was targeting what it called a “Hamas compound” at a school in the Gaza Strip. In an attack that killed at least 32 people and injured dozens, according to Hamas-affiliated media. Information about the strike in the Nuseirat region remained conflicting Thursday morning and The Associated
As the European Parliament elections begin on Thursday, here are the key facts about the continental poll and the European Union. When? Votes for Members of the European Parliament will be cast across the European Union from June 6 to 9, but will vary by country. The Netherlands kicks off on Thursday, June 6. Ireland
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off ahead of the election the national elections as too weak and fragmented to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his powerful Hindu nationalist ruling party. It scored a stunning comeback, slowing down the Modi juggernaut and pushing his Bharatiya Janata Party
Earlier this week, China’s Chang’e 6 probe landed on the far side of the moon after a month-long journey from Earth. It collected the first samples ever from that mysterious, long-unseen region and is now returning home. China is the only country to successfully land on the far side of the moon. The Chang’e 4
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English ethologist and activist Jane Goodall returns to Australia for the first time in five years with her “Reasons for Hope” tour. 90-year-old Jane is best known for her more than 60 years of chimpanzee research, which began in 1960 in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Her work revealed that humans are not
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Approximately 28 terabytes (TB) of data have been transferred so far, representing a majority of the 40 TB held by the UN Investigation Team to Further Account for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL.UNITAD). Briefing ambassadors at the Security CouncilAna Peyró Llopis, acting head of UNITAD, said she has been in regular contact with Iraqi officials, especially
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Jeremy Laurence described how on June 4, a group of 63 men and women were publicly subjected to mass flogging at a sports field in the city of Sar-e-pul for a series of alleged crimes, including “running away from home” and “moral crimes.” Nearly 50 men and 15 women were reportedly flogged between 15 and
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited the region for the first time this week to see the appalling conditions there with my own eyes. “The staggering scale of the conflict in eastern DRC, the horrific level of violence and its devastating impact on the children and women I met are heartbreaking,” said Mr Bloom. “No
