War & Conflict
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UN chief urges Israel, Palestinians to avoid ‘devastating conflict’
Jul 22, 2018UN Secretary- General Antonio Guterres called Saturday on Israelis and Palestinians to avoid “another devastating conflict” after resurgent violence claimed five lives on Friday. “I am gravely concerned over the dangerous escalation of violence in Gaza... -
At least seven killed in suicide blast near Afghan ministry
Jul 15, 2018An apparent suicide attack close to a government ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday killed at least seven people and wounded more than 15 as staff were leaving the office in the evening rush... -
Killings sow fear inside Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
Jul 5, 2018Bangladesh is deploying thousands of extra police to Rohingya refugee camps in the south, officials said, after a series of mostly unexplained killings that have sown fear among hundreds of thousands of people who have fled... -
An explosion hit the center of Jalalabad in Afghanistan killing at least 12 people
Jul 1, 2018An explosion hit the center of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 and sending a plume of smoke into the sky, witnesses and provincial government officials... -
Four Malian soldiers killed by landmine
Jul 1, 2018Four Malian soldiers were killed on Saturday when their vehicle drove over a landmine in the central Mopti region, the local governor said, in the troubled desert region. Governor Sidi Alassane Toure said the Malian army vehicle... -
22 people injured after a dispute among rival gangs erupted into gunfire at an all-night arts festival in New Jersey
Jun 18, 2018A suspected gunman was shot dead and 22 people were injured on Sunday after a dispute among rival gangs erupted into gunfire at an all-night arts festival in Trenton, New Jersey, officials said. One of the... -
Netanyahu says, Israel has bombed Iranian-backed militias in Syria
Jun 14, 2018Israel has attacked Iranian-backed Shi’ite Muslim militias in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, casting such actions as potentially helping to stem a Syrian Sunni Muslim refugee exodus to Europe. Israeli officials have previously... -
Ongoing conflict leaves nearly half of children in Afghanistan out-of-school
Jun 6, 2018Nearly half of children aged between 7 and 17 years old – 3.7 million – in Afghanistan are missing out on school, according to the Out of School Children: Afghanistan Country Study released. The ongoing conflict... -
Putin seeks common cause with Merkel over Trump
May 18, 2018Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday that he would stand up to any attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump to block a Russian-German gas pipeline project. Berlin... -
52 Palestinians killed in protests by Israeli troops over US embassy in Jerusalem
May 14, 2018At least 52 Palestinians have been killed and 2,400 wounded by Israeli troops, Palestinian officials say, on the deadliest day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war. Gaza City has seen three wars with Israel in...
