Tue 02 December 2025: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned Tuesday that intensifying attacks in northern Mozambique have forced nearly 100,000 people to flee in just the last two weeks, with violence now spreading into areas previously untouched by the conflict. Speaking to reporters virtually in Geneva, UNHCR’s representative in Mozambique, Xavier Creach, said the […]
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Tue 02 December 2025: According to a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report released on Monday, international arms trade hit a record high in 2024, driven by governments’ rush to update military capabilities and ramp up weapons purchases in the face of persistent wars and escalating global rivalries. Revenues generated by the world’s 100 […]
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Tue 02 December 2025: Drinking alcohol is known to be harmful to people’s health. It’s also known to be harmful in other ways. For example, men experience more harm such as aggression, accidents, and injury, from their own drinking than do women. But when a man drinks, the women and children closest to him often pay a price too. […]
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Sat 29 November 2025: Nearly 9,300 children under 5 in Gaza were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition in October, UNICEF warned on Saturday, Anadolu reports. “High levels of malnutrition continue to endanger the lives and wellbeing of children in the Gaza Strip, compounded by the onset of winter weather accelerating the spread of disease and increasing the […]
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Sat 29 November 2025: Israel’s military has decided to monitor the social media accounts of its soldiers and review everything they post, including text, images and videos, local media reported on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Army Radio said the move follows reports that Hamas obtained information about the army and its movements ahead of the Oct. 7, […]
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Sat 29 November 2025: UNAIDS says millions across the world lost access to treatment and preventive care due to financial shortfalls. The United Nations agency for combating AIDS has announced that global funding disruptions for treatment and prevention programmes are leaving millions of people without access to care. In a report released on Tuesday, UNAIDS […]
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Sat 29 November 2025: Russia’s state communications watchdog said it is tightening restrictions on WhatsApp, claiming the US-owned platform violates Russian law and is being used to facilitate criminal activity, according to comments carried by the Tass news agency. Roskomnadzor said the messenger app “continues to violate” Russian legal requirements and alleged it is used […]
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Sat 29 November 2025: Aman says it will take ‘all available measures’ to stop Russian authorities from recruiting its citizens to fight in war. Jordan has demanded that Russian authorities stop illegally recruiting its citizens after two Jordanians were killed fighting in the Russian military. Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the warning on Thursday […]
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Fri 28 November 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said that he is initiating a full overhaul of the Office of the President, confirming that his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has submitted his resignation as Kyiv prepares for a new phase of negotiations with the US. In his evening address, Zelenskyy said he […]
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Fri 28 November 2025: Local sources tell Al Jazeera that three people were killed and others wounded in Israeli artillery and missile strikes targeting the town of Beit Jinn; Israeli soldiers were also wounded. Another Israeli incursion into Syrian territory in the Damascus countryside at dawn has reportedly caused casualties on both sides. Local sources […]
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