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23 July

Palestinians gather to receive aid food distributed by charitable hospices in Gaza City, Palestine, on February 14, 2025.

UN Says Israeli Military Killed Over 1,000 Seeking Gaza Aid Since Late May

The UN on Tuesday said Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians trying to get food aid in Gaza since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started operations.

23 July

Africa

Security officers patrol near the destroyed Hayat Hotel after a deadly 30-hour siege by al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu

Staff Writer With AFP

Clashes Between Somali Army and Regional Forces Kill Five

At least five people were killed after fierce fighting broke out on Tuesday between the Somali army and forces loyal to the semi-autonomous southern Jubaland region, a security official said.

23 July

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Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Forces, Russian Fighters Killed Dozens of Fulanis: HRW

The Malian army and Russia's Wagner group killed dozens of ethnic Fulani men this year during anti-jihadist operations in the troubled west African nation, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

23 July

Middle East

A Syrian soldier gestures during the evacuation of insurgents from a rebel-held area of Aleppo toward rebel-held territory in the west of Aleppo province

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Launches Probes Into Extrajudicial Killings in Druze Heartland

Syria said on Tuesday that it had launched investigations into reported extrajudicial killings in the country's Druze heartland, promising to punish perpetrators including any government-affiliated personnel after a week of sectarian bloodshed.

22 July

Europe

19 January 2022, Berlin: The flags of Germany, Norway and the EU are displayed at the Federal Chancellery. Norway's Prime Minister Store and Chancellor Scholz (SPD) make statements before their joint talks at the Chancellor's Office. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa (Photo by KAY NIETFELD / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany, Norway Vow to Step Up North Atlantic Surveillance

NATO allies Germany and Norway agreed on Monday to step up surveillance against maritime and airborne "threats" in the northern Atlantic region amid high tensions with Russia over the Ukraine war.

21 July

Middle East

A rare and tense moment as Iranian and Israeli missiles strike each other's territory.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Says Replaced Air Defense Systems Damaged During Israel War

Iran has replaced the air defense systems damaged during its 12-day war with Israel last month, a senior army general said on Sunday according to state media.

21 July

Middle East

Anti-government fighters pose for a "selfie" picture on a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Calm Returns to South Syria After Violence That Killed Over 1,100: Monitor

Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more than 1,100 people.

21 July

Europe

A man walks in front of a destroyed school in the city of Bakhmut, in the eastern Ukrainian region of the Donbas

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Strikes on Kyiv Kill One, School Burning: Officials

Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Monday killed at least one person and left a shop and school on fire, according to city officials.

21 July

Middle East

Local residents receive supplies and walk through the destroyed town in Rafah, the southernmost part of Gaza Strip, on May 29, 2025. The distribution of aid led by Israel and United States of America began in Rafah, on the same day. Crowds rushed to the site, and according to the Middle Eastern satellite television station Al Jazeera, at least three people were killed and 46 were injured by Israeli gunfire. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by YOMIURI SHIMBUN / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Fire Kills 93 Aid Seekers

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces opened fire on crowds of Palestinians trying to collect humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory, killing 93 people and wounding dozens more.

20 July

Middle East