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2024: Deadliest year ever for aid workers amid global conflicts – UN says/in /by
“Before the year is even over, 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel worldwide,” OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke said.
UK sanctions Angola’s Isabel dos Santos in corruption crackdown/in /by
The measures also impact an exiled Ukrainian oligarch, Dmytro Firtash, and Aivars Lembergs, one of Latvia’s richest men.
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko’s Pastef party secures historic election victory/in /by
This victory grants Pastef significant power to push through structural reforms, with representatives hailing the “massive support of the people”. Voter turnout reached nearly 50%.
Prices soar as people in Gaza face severe food shortages/in /by
The United Nations has warned of a “stark increase” in the number of households experiencing severe hunger in Gaza.
Analyst says ICC arrest warrants unlikely to end Gaza war/in /by
Chatham House's Nomi Bar-Yaacov the warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Ibrahim Al-Masri were expected due to the ongoing war and the rising death toll in Gaza.
Netanyahu: ICC “biased court”, arrest warrant against me “black day in history”/in /by
Israel like the US or Russia is not a state party to the ICC. It questioned the jurisdiction of the ICC on the matter, but its challenge was rejected.
Record participation at 24th Sofi Great Ethiopian Run/in /by
More than 43,000 participants took part in the 24th edition of Ethiopia’s annual international 10km road race earlier this week. This is a record, exceeding last year’s total by almost 5,000 runners. A host of distance running legends in attended included race founder Haile Gebrselassie.
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli Defence minister and a Hamas official/in /by
Netanyahu, and ex-minister Yoav Gallant are wanted for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts. Mohamed Deif, a Hamas military chief, is also wanted for questioning.
Mali’s junta appoints military general as new prime minister/in /by
The appointment further consolidates power in the hands of the military, which has governed Mali since seizing power in a 2020 coup, followed by a second coup in 2021.
Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the U.S. indicts the tycoon/in /by
President William Ruto in a state of the nation address said the decision was made “based on new information provided by our investigative agencies and partner nations.”