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S Africa’s Ramaphosa renews call for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian state | Politics News
In annual State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa addressed domestic issues and Israel’s war on Gaza. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to helping secure a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and an eventual two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, during his annual State of the Nation Address. Speaking before lawmakers at Cape Town…
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Mapping Israel’s destruction of Gaza | Explainer
NewsFeed The scale of destruction across Gaza has been described as being among the worst in modern history. Al Jazeera’s Nada Qaddourah illustrates the extent of the damage through maps. Published On 8 Feb 20248 Feb 2024 Source link
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America’s underemployment problem | Business and Economy
New York City, USA – Makalah Monroe works at an Outback Steakhouse in Laurel, Maryland. She is a student and the only one in her household with a car. By any account, Monroe has a full plate of responsibilities that she is working hard to keep up with. She works full-time and yet struggles to get by. “I often leave…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy names new army chief after dismissing Zaluzhnyi | Russia-Ukraine war News
President Zelenskyy thanked General Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his service, says he should remain ‘on his team’. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Oleksandr Syrsky, who has led Ukraine’s ground forces since 2019, as the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces, after he dismissed General Valerii Zaluzhnyi. In a post on X, Zelenskyy on Thursday thanked Zaluzhnyi for his two years…
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Pakistan voting ends, results expected soon, amid charges of manipulation | Elections News
Lahore, Pakistan — Amidst raucous protests of pre-poll manipulation, mobile service suspension and bomb blasts in the country which killed at least nine people, Pakistan’s 12th general election were declared closed on Thursday evening. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that the counting process started soon after the closure of the poll. The results are expected to start…
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UN committee urges Russia to end ‘forcible transfer’ of Ukrainian children | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv claims 20,000 children have been taken from Ukraine to Russia without families’ or guardians’ consent. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has urged Russia to end the forcible transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine and return them to their families. Last month, a panel of 18 independent experts pressed Russia on deportation allegations…
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Senegal elections: Why has President Macky Sall postponed voting? | Elections News
Last week, Senegal’s President Macky Sall unilaterally postponed presidential elections by several months just weeks before the planned date of February 25, sparking protests across a country already on edge from months of political tension. On Monday, the National Assembly descended into chaos as opposition members who tried to block a bill cementing the delay were arrested and policemen fired…
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Poll observers say Azerbaijan presidential vote marred by irregularities | Elections News
Ilham Aliyev wins expected landslide victory, but OSCE monitors say vote was ‘restrictive’ and ‘not competitive’. Election observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have raised “serious questions” about the validity of Azerbaijan’s presidential election, which saw incumbent Ilham Aliyev secure a fifth term with more than 90 percent of the vote. The election was “not…
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Iraq condemns ‘clear-cut assassination’ operation after US strike | Israel War on Gaza News
Baghdad says the US ‘has become a factor for instability and threatens to entangle Iraq in the cycle of conflict’. Iraq has denounced a US drone strike in Baghdad that killed a commander of an Iran-aligned group, saying the United States-led military coalition in the country is becoming a “factor for instability”. Army spokesperson Yahya Rasool said on Thursday that…
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Suspect in Boston femicide case escapes from police custody in Kenya | Crime News
Suspect was jailed and awaiting a ruling on a US extradition request after being accused of killing his girlfriend in Massachusetts. A Kenyan national awaiting extradition to the United States after being accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in a car at a Boston airport has escaped from police custody in Kenya, police say. Kevin Kangethe, 40,…
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