War & Conflict
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Australia police arrest 554 in domestic violence crackdown
May 20, 2024Amidst a string of high-profile attacks on women, police in Australia’s most populous state said on Monday that they had prosecuted and arrested 554 suspects of domestic violence during a four-day investigation. Some of “the worst... -
IS group claims deadly Afghanistan attack on tourists
May 20, 2024Three Afghans and three Spaniards were killed in an attack on tourists in Afghanistan on Sunday, which the Islamic State organization claimed to be the cause of. In a statement posted on its Telegram channels, the... -
UN aid chief warns of ‘apocalyptic’ consequences of Gaza shortages
May 20, 2024As he issued a warning of starvation in the beleaguered enclave, UN humanitarian head Martin Griffiths said on Sunday that the blockade of aid reaching Gaza threatens a “apocalyptic” conclusion. “If fuel runs out, aid doesn’t... -
Five Israeli troops killed by friendly fire in Gaza
May 16, 2024A schism over how the Palestinian territory should be governed going forward surfaced among the war cabinet on Thursday, when Israel said that five of its soldiers had been killed by friendly fire during a combat... -
Sudan facing ‘inferno’ of violence, crushing aid holdups: UN
May 16, 2024Citizens of conflict-affected The UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Sudan issued a warning on Wednesday, saying that the country is “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence” and that the rainy season and blocked aid are putting... -
Erdogan says Israel will ‘set sights’ on Turkey if Hamas defeated
May 16, 2024Israel would “set its sights” on Turkey, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, if it were to defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan has frequently stated his support for the Palestinian organization as defenders of... -
First UK maritime aid delivery is on its way to US-built Gaza pier
May 16, 2024The UK’s first aid delivery to a US-built pier in Gaza left Cyprus on Wednesday, the foreign office in London said, adding that it would be distributed “as soon as feasible”. The shipment includes nearly 100... -
Myanmar air strike wounds around 20 at clinic: media, an armed group
May 15, 2024An ethnic armed group, a local, and local media said on Wednesday that about twenty persons were injured in a military air strike by Myanmar on a medical center in western Rakhine state. Since the Arakan... -
Russian air defenses down several projectiles near Sevastopol, Belbek airfield
May 15, 2024Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of the city, reported that numerous projectiles over the sea close to Sevastopol and the Belbek airbase were shot down by Russian air defenses. “Service personnel are still fending off an assault... -
Russia rains attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region after launching offensive
May 14, 2024Days after launching a surprise ground offensive across the border that drove thousands of people to flee, Russia trampled through towns and villages in the northeastern Kharkiv area of Ukraine on Monday. After Russia launched a...
