Thu 25 April 2024: World Malaria Day is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. It was instituted by WHO Member States during the World Health Assembly of 2007. This year the theme for World Malaria Day is “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a […]
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Thu 25 April 2024: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has stated in a new study that 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, were “summarily executed” by Burkina Faso’s military forces in two villages in February. According to the investigation released on Thursday, the mass murders occurred in the northern villages of Nondin and Soro on […]
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Thu 25 April 2024: A top Hamas official, Khalil al-Hayya, has said the group was willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and transform into a political party if a two-state solution is implemented, The Associated Press news agency has reported. Al-Hayya, who made his comments in an interview […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Tech workers are protesting against the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies by Israel in its war on Gaza. Google employees based in the United States have staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle to oppose a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government. […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Qatari Foreign Ministry have both dismissed reports alleging that Doha is planning to deport Hamas leaders, Anadolu reported. Speaking to journalists upon his return from Iraq, Erdogan said that he does not believe Qatar will take such a step, adding that the focus should be on […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that he has fully funded plans to increase defense spending every year to 2.5% of the country’s gross domestic product by 2030. At a news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at a military base in Poland, Sunak declared Britain’s commitment to bolstering […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Seven U.S. states are likely to decide the outcome of the U.S. presidential election between Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican president Donald Trump in November – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. These states – known as swing states because they swing between Democratic and Republican candidates – play a critical role in determining […]
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Tue 23 April 2024: Saudi Arabia bought more arms than any country in the Middle East in 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The think tank’s latest report said that Riyadh spent $76 billion on arms in 2023, a four per cent increase compared to the previous year, making it the biggest spender […]
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Tue 23 April 2024: Pakistan has officially classified the Iran-backed Shia militia, Zainebiyoun Brigade, as a terrorist organisation, amid the ongoing tensions with Iran and the group’s potential risk to national security. According to the American news outlet, The Media Line, Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs released a public notification on 11 April which announced the […]
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An analysis of satellite imagery shows the presence of approximately 120 military vehicles at the Zikim base, on the northern side of the border with Gaza [Planet Labs PBC] Tue 23 April 2024: Israel looks ready to escalate its devastating war on Gaza after stationing troops and vehicles at nearby army bases and outposts […]
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