War & Conflict
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Pakistani military convicts 60 more civilians of pro-Khan unrest
Dec 27, 2024Following international criticism over previously reported convictions, Pakistan’s military courts condemned 60 additional civilians for participating in pro-Imran Khan protests last year, the armed forces stated Thursday. After being removed from office and launching an extraordinary... -
Yemeni rebels claim missile, drone attacks on Israel
Dec 26, 2024Days after an attack on Tel Aviv left 16 people injured, Yemen’s Huthi rebels claimed Wednesday that they had fired two drones and a ballistic missile against Israel. In the south of the country, close to... -
Zelensky condemns Russian ‘inhumane’ Christmas attack on energy grid
Dec 26, 2024Russia unleashed dozens of missiles and drones on Ukraine’s war-torn country’s electrical grid on Christmas Day, a “inhumane” strike that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned on Wednesday. The nation was alerted to an air raid at... -
Lebanon says Israeli air strike hits target in east
Dec 26, 2024Before daybreak on Wednesday, an Israeli airstrike struck the Baalbek region in the country’s east, according to Lebanon’s official media, which described the incident as a “violation” of the precarious ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Following... -
Pope’s sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war
Dec 25, 2024Christmas Wednesday was observed by Christians worldwide, although the atmosphere was soured by wars, a huge Russian attack on Ukraine on Christmas morning, and an aircraft crash in Kazakhstan. Pope Francis was also anticipated to plead... -
Ukraine says North Korean troops not had major impact yet on fighting
Dec 25, 2024The presence of North Korean soldiers alongside Russian troops in the Russian region of Kursk has not yet had a major impact on the course of the fighting, a Ukrainian military intelligence official told AFP on... -
Syria authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband
Dec 25, 2024Syria’s new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country’s rebel groups on their dissolution and integration under the defence ministry. Absent from the meeting were representatives of the US-backed, Kurdish-led forces... -
Bethlehem marks sombre Christmas under shadow of war
Dec 25, 2024Pope Francis presided over mass in the Vatican on Tuesday as Christians assembled at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem to commemorate a somber Christmas marred by conflict. For the second... -
Turkey says over 25,000 Syrians returned home since Assad’s fall
Dec 25, 2024Turkey’s interior minister claimed Tuesday that since Islamist-led HTS rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad, more than 25,000 Syrians have left Turkey and returned home. Nearly three million refugees have made Turkey their home since the civil conflict... -
Hundreds protest in Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned
Dec 24, 2024Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early Tuesday to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria, AFP journalists witnessed. “We demand the rights of Christians,”...
