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Airstrike kills at least 19 in South Sudan town, residents say
Reuters  |  Mar 18, 2025

A South Sudanese general was among around 27 soldiers killed on March 7 when a U.N. helicopter trying to evacuate them from Nasir came under attack.

Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen's Houthis, at least 31 killed
Reuters  |  Mar 16, 2025

Trump also warned Iran that it needed to immediately halt support for the group.

Trump says US forces eliminated IS terrorists hiding in caves in Somalia
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2025

The US has periodically conducted airstrikes in Somalia under both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Pope Francis calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli minister's criticism
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

The pope is usually careful about taking sides in conflicts, but he has recently been more outspoken about Israel's military campaign against Hamas.

Shuttle diplomacy push that took Lebanon from Armageddon to ceasefire
Reuters  |  Nov 30, 2024

Longstanding enemies, Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting for 14 months since the Lebanese group began firing rockets at Israeli military targets.

Africom denies killing two missing Cuban doctors in Somalia airstrike
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 12, 2024

The two doctors, Assel Herrera and Landy Rodríguez Hernández, were stationed at the Mandera County Referral Hospital when they were kidnapped on April...

Situation in southern Gaza ‘horrific and apocalpytic’ - WFP
UN News  |  Jun 02, 2024

From May 7 to May 20, not a single WFP truck crossed from the southern corridors from Egypt into Rafah.

Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry
Reuters  |  May 28, 2024

Survivors said families were preparing to sleep when the strike hit the Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood where thousands were sheltering after Israeli forc...

800,000 Palestinians displaced from Rafah - UN
Hanifa Adan  |  May 19, 2024

The closure of the Rafah crossing has left thousands of sick and injured Palestinians trapped in Gaza, unable to seek treatment abroad.

Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
UN News  |  Apr 23, 2024

The development follows the recovery of hundreds of bodies “buried deep in the ground and covered with waste” over the weekend at Nasser Hospital in K...

Pressure mounts on Israel for Gaza ceasefire
Agency  |  Feb 13, 2024

CIA Director William Burns was due in Cairo Tuesday for a new round of talks on a Qatari-brokered ceasefire proposal that would temporarily halt fight...

Hamas says US, UK strikes on Yemen to cause more 'turmoil'
Agency  |  Feb 04, 2024

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani earlier accused the United States and Britain of "fuelling chaos, disorder, insecurity and instability...

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