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Jan- 2025 -

8 January

US Says Sudan’s RSF Committed ‘Genocide’

The US determined that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had "committed genocide" and imposed sanctions on the paramilitary group's leader.

7 January

Americas

Warring gangs control much of Haiti's capital city and main port

Staff Writer With AFP

Over 5,600 Killed Last Year in Haiti Gang Violence: UN

Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year - over 1,000 more than in 2023 - thousands injured or kidnapped, UN said.

3 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Soldiers From Guatemala, El Salvador Deployed in Haiti

More than 80 soldiers from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti as part of the Kenyan-led multinational mission to counter spiraling gang violence.

Dec- 2024 -

28 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Approves New AU Force to Take on Al-Shabaab in Somalia

The UN Security Council has green-lighted a new African Union force in Somalia that is meant to take on the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab.

26 December

Middle East

United Nations peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL) patrol near the village of Mais el Jabal, along the southern Lebanese border with Israel.

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UN Force Sounds Alarm Over Israeli ‘Destruction’ in South Lebanon

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon expressed concern at the "continuing" damage done by Israeli forces despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah.

24 December

Land

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon PM, UN Peacekeepers Call for Accelerated Israeli Withdrawal

UN peacekeepers and Lebanon's PM called for the Israeli army to speed withdrawal from the country after fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.

15 December

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill 17 Including Mayor

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes on the territory killed 17 people on Saturday, including seven at a UN school housing displaced people that the Israeli military said was used as a Hamas command center.

14 December

Land

An Israeli military vehicle patrols near the Syrian border in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Aug. 3, near the location where the army said it killed four men placing explosives at a security fence.

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Israel Orders Troops to ‘Prepare to Remain’ in Syria Buffer Zone Through Winter

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to "prepare to remain" throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.

11 December

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Britain, France, Germany Urge Iran to Halt ‘Nuclear Escalation’

Britain, France, and Germany on Tuesday pressed Iran to "immediately halt its nuclear escalation" after the UN nuclear watchdog reported Tehran had sharply stepped up uranium enrichment activity.

1 December

Africa