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Seven dead and 71 injured in strikes in Darfur

At least seven people were killed and 71 others injured on Saturday evening in airstrikes in Darfur, western Sudan, a medical source told AFP on Sunday, attributing the attack to paramilitary forces. The strikes targeted El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, which has been under siege by paramilitaries......

Netanyahu confirms Israeli strike targeting Hamas spokesperson Abu Obaida

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that the Israeli army carried out a strike targeting Abu Obaida, the spokesperson of Hamas’ armed wing, without immediately clarifying whether he survived. Speaking ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said in a statement,......

Wife of fugitive dezi freeman urges surrender amid police manhunt

The wife of a fugitive accused of killing two police officers in Porepunkah has publicly urged her husband to surrender, expressing “deep sorrow” for the tragic loss. Dezi Freeman, also known as Desmond Filby, fled into the bush on Tuesday following a deadly confrontation at a property approximately......

Australia’s social media age trial highlights errors and need for multiple safeguards

The Australian government has released the results of a long-awaited trial on age assurance technologies, designed to enforce the upcoming ban on social media use by children under 16. The report concluded that while several technologies showed promise, errors remain inevitable, particularly for users......

Family of murdered French woman seeks justice over state’s failure to protect her

The family of Sandra Pla, a French woman brutally killed by her former partner in 2021, will return to court on Monday to demand answers from state authorities about why she was not given protection despite repeated pleas for help. Pla, 31, had filed several complaints with police against her ex-partner,......

Leon XIV urges leaders to abandon arms and embrace peace

Vatican City – Pope Leon XIV on Sunday made a powerful appeal to the international community to put an end to what he described as the “pandemic of weapons,” lamenting the suffering of innocent children who are killed or injured every day in conflicts and acts of violence across the......

Eight kidnapped from Haitian orphanage released after three weeks

Eight people abducted from an orphanage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have been safely released after nearly three weeks in captivity, authorities and family members confirmed. Among those freed was Irish aid worker and missionary Gena Heraty, who ran the Our Little Brothers and Sisters orphanage in Kenscoff,......

Hurricane Katrina: 20 years later, new orleans remembers

Commemorative ceremonies were held in New Orleans on Friday to honor one of the darkest chapters in recent U.S. history. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the southern United States, leaving unprecedented human and material devastation. The events, organized across the city, aimed both to......

Car rams into pedestrians in Évreux: one dead and five injured

A tragic incident occurred overnight in Évreux, northwest of Paris, when a car deliberately struck a group of pedestrians, leaving one person dead and five others injured, according to the local prosecutor’s office. Authorities reported that the incident followed a street altercation that......

Greta thunberg leads humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza

A large humanitarian flotilla, led in part by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, set sail from Barcelona on Sunday with the declared aim of challenging the blockade of Gaza. The initiative, called the Global Sumud Flotilla, is presented by its organizers as the “largest mission of solidarity......

China showcases alternative world order at Tianjin gathering

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin and other key Eurasian leaders on Sunday as China hosts a major summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The gathering, held in Tianjin, is being presented as a showcase of a new international order led by China, at......

French foreign minister visits Greenland amid geopolitical tensions

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on Saturday evening for a two-day diplomatic visit. His trip aims to reaffirm France’s solidarity with the people of Greenland, at a time when the Arctic territory has become the focus of renewed international......

Volkswagen Brazil to appeal slavery ruling from 1970s and 1980s

Volkswagen do Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of the German automaker, announced it will appeal a court decision that found the company guilty of maintaining workers in conditions akin to slavery during the 1970s and 1980s. The labor court in the state of Pará ruled on Friday that hundreds of......