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Which countries have stopped supplying arms to Israel?

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 14:36
As civilian casualties continue to mount in Gaza, global calls for countries to halt arms sales to Israel grow.

Bay FC break women’s football transfer record to sign striker Kunhananji

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 14:11
Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji becomes the most expensive female footballer as she signs for US side Bay FC.

‘Enough is enough’: Australian PM denounces US, UK legal pursuit of Assange

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 14:03
Anthony Albanese takes stand against attempts to extradite Australian to US ahead of court ruling next week.

Panic as Kashmir ‘survey’ seeks personal details, links with alleged rebels

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:51
'Intrusive' police exercise adds to fear and anxiety among residents in the disputed region.

Exodus from Rafah as Israel ramps up strikes on south Gaza

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:07
UN aid chief says notion that people in Gaza could evacuate to a safe place is an 'illusion'.

US official pressed about killings of Hind Rajab and Samer Abudaqa

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:04
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller was questioned about investigations into the killing of Hind Rajab.

Two South African soldiers killed in DR Congo amid uptick in violence

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:58
The soldiers are part of a Southern African contingent deployed to fight the many armed groups roaming eastern DR Congo.

The North Korean defectors finding fame in South Korea

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:30
101 East follows the North Koreans chasing fame and fortune as internet celebrities in South Korea.

‘I want to be the best’: Hattan Alsaif, the Saudi woman making MMA history

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 11:48
Alsaif, who has just signed for the PFL, shares the pain she's faced in her life and how she found her calling in MMA.

Earthquake fever grips Turkey’s Istanbul amid fears of ‘the big one’

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 11:44
People of Istanbul have long feared the advent of a monster quake but it's hard, and scary for some, to prepare for it.

Israeli air strikes kill 10 civilians in southern Lebanon

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 11:39
Hezbollah promises to retaliate for deadliest attack in more than four months of cross-border exchanges.

The beekeepers of Sine Saloum: How all-women team tends to Senegal mangrove

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 11:30
Experts say the management model can be adopted by communities across Senegal and elsewhere in the world.

Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: What we know about victims, suspects

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 11:11
At least one person was killed and 21 others wounded by gunfire at the end of Chiefs' Super Bowl parade in Kansas City.

Will Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’?

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 10:59
Amid growing calls for Barghouti to be released after 22 years in jail, Israel has placed him in solitary confinement.

World leaders warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 10:56
Australia, Canada, New Zealand say 'there is nowhere else for civilians to go', urge Israel to 'listen to its friends'.

Could a Southern African military force help bring stability to DRC?

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 10:10
Two separate foreign military missions withdraw from the country after an unimpressed Kinshasa asked them to leave.

One dead, 21 wounded in shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl parade

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:59
At least one person has been killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a Kansas City Super Bowl parade.

SpaceX launches private Odysseus lander as US shoots for moon

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:35
NASA, the main sponsor with experiments on board, hopes to jumpstart lunar economy ahead of astronaut missions.

UK economy slips into recession, official data shows

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:07
GDP shrank by 0.3 percent in the last three months of 2023, after contracting 0.1 percent in the third quarter.

‘He was nameless’: Orphaned children lose family, identity in Gaza

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 08:38
Unaccompanied children in the war-torn enclave are registered as 'unknown', or as 'wounded child, no surviving family'.

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