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Gaza families face starvation as food shortages worsen

The United Nations warns that levels of starvation and malnutrition in Gaza are at their highest level since the war began.

Israel strikes and protests demand Gaza war end, hostage release

Thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday in a nationwide strike amid fears further fighting could endanger the 50 hostages believed to still be in Gaza.

Spain expands firefighting force as record heat drives wildfires

Spain has announced the deployment of an additional 500 soldiers to combat wildfires that continue to ravage drought-stricken forests during an extended period of extreme summer heat.

Burkina Faso repatriates Alino Faso’s body amid outcry for justice

Human rights groups, meanwhile, warn that the case could aggravate diplomatic tensions between Ouagadougou and Abidjan and underscores the broader political sensitivity surrounding dissent and detention in West Africa.

South Africa slams U.S. human rights report as “deeply flawed”

Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola recently warned that repeated U.S. interference in South Africa’s domestic affairs had pushed bilateral relations “to a low.”

New negotiations between DR Congo and M23 rebels to take place in Qatar

On Sunday, a Qatari official said a draft agreement to end fighting between the army and the rebels had been shared with the two sides.

Dozens of Israelis arrested in protest to demand end to Gaza war and release of hostages

Thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday in a nationwide strike amid fears further fighting could endanger the 50 hostages believed to still be in Gaza.

People in Gaza scramble for food aid as the death toll from hunger rises

The United Nations warns that levels of starvation and malnutrition in Gaza are at their highest level since the war began.

France says citizen arrested in Mali is an accredited embassy employee

The junta took Yann Vezilier into custody recently along with others, accusing them of taking part in an alleged plot to destabilise the country.

DR Congo government rejects Kenya’s naming of consul to occupied Goma

Kinshasa said the appointment amounted to disrespect for the country’s territorial integrity and could appear to legitimise the M23’s occupation of the eastern city.