The ministers emphasized that they “support humanitarian pauses to facilitate urgently needed assistance, civilian movement and release of hostages.” .
Clashes in Myanmar close to China's border could endanger Beijing's multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project, the Belt and RoadInitiative, in the region, as well as the main trade route between the ... .
Negotiations are underway to reach a three-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of about a dozen hostages held by Hamas. That’s according to two officials from Egypt, one from the United Nations and a Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic efforts ...Photo / AP ... .
The Hamas party won Palestinian parliamentary elections in January 2006, but was prevented from forming a government as required by the Palestinian constitution ... He added that Israel would then ....
Hollywood actors and studios reached a tentative deal Wednesday to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions... .
Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre” sold for more than $139 million on Wednesday at a Sotheby’s New York auction, making it the most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year ...Picasso painted “Femme à la montre” at a pivotal year in his career ... .
After living in Pakistan for years, thousands of Afghans have gone into hiding to escape a government order to expel undocumented foreigners because they fear persecution under a Taliban administration in their homeland, rights activists say ... "The gate is locked from the outside... — AFP ... 1 ... 4, 2023. — AP ... — AFP ... 'WORSE THAN PRISON' ... — AFP ... .
Nine people were killed in US warplanes strikes on an Iran-linked weapons storage facility in eastern Syria on Wednesday in response to attacks against American personnel, US Defense SecretaryLloyd Austin said ... The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the nine people were affiliated with Iran-backed groups ... 'Stop attacking us' ... ....
A U.S. drone that was reportedly flying over Yemen's airspace has been shot down by Houthi rebels, according to a senior U.S. military official who spoke to The Associated Press. . The group, recognized by the United States as being backed by Iran, said its military arm shot down the aircraft using the group's air defenses ... The senior U.S ... .
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are about to take over Darfur entirely from the Sudanese army, experts and activists have told Al Jazeera... list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Sudan’s Darfur refugees report ethnically driven killings by RSF. list 2 of 4Photos. More Israeli attacks, more death and destruction in Gaza. list 3 of 4Russia-Ukraine war ... end of list ... .
Both Hamas and Israel have committed war crimes in the past month, the United Nations human rights chief said, as thousands of Palestinians fled south amid Israel’s intensifying offensive against the Islamist militant group ...Women, children and the elderly make up about 74% of those deaths, the report added.
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TAIPEI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's military has sent forces to keep watch on a Chinese naval formation led by the aircraft carrier Shandong sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday ... Taiwan has dispatched "appropriate" forces to keep watch, it added, without elaborating ... Our Standards.
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Nov 9 (Reuters) - The president of military-ruled Myanmar has said the country is at risk of breaking apart due to ineffective management of recent violence in its border regions with China... "It is necessary to carefully control this issue ... There have also been numerous reports of clashes elsewhere between the military and opposition fighters.