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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Barbara Plett Usher |Dearbail Jordan
Six Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli gunfire in the latest deadly incident close to an aid distribution centre in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency says. People had gathered to collect food supplies on Saturday morning when the shooting started, a spokesman for the agency said. Reports quoting an eyewitness said the Israelis opened fire when people tried to advance towards the site.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Barbara Plett Usher |Ian Aikman
Israel has retrieved the body of a Thai national taken hostage during the Hamas-led attack in October 2023, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says. He said the body of Nattapong Pinta was retrieved during a special operation in the Rafah area of southern Gaza on Friday. The 35-year-old was working as an agricultural labourer in southern Israel when he was kidnapped. Mr Nattapong is likely to have been killed during his first months of captivity, an Israeli military official said.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Barbara Plett Usher |Rushdi Abualouf
In a statement, Witkoff said: "I received the Hamas response to the United States' proposal. It is totally unacceptable and only takes us backward. Hamas should accept the framework proposal we put forward as the basis for proximity talks, which we can begin immediately this coming week.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Barbara Plett Usher |Rushdi Abualouf
4 hours agoGermany: Thousands of PSG fans rally in Munich, show support for Palestine SHOTLIST: MUNICH, GERMANY (MAY 31, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF PSG SUPPORTERS RALLYING ON STREETS AS THEY DISPLAY PALESTINIAN FLAGSMUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 31, 2025: Thousands of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) supporters gathered in Munich on Saturday, May 31, ahead of the UEFA Champions League final against Inter Milan.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
msn.com | Barbara Plett Usher |Natasha Booty
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Barbara Plett Usher |Natasha Booty
Warning: This article contains details of sexual violence that some people may find distressingArmed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan's civil war, says the UN children's agency, Unicef. Mass sexual violence has been widely documented as a weapon of war in the country's nearly two-year conflict. But Unicef's report is the first detailed account about the impact of rape on young children in Sudan.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Barbara Plett Usher |Anne Soy
'People will starve' because of US aid cut to SudanBarbara Plett Usher & Anne SoyGetty ImagesThe community kitchens, like this one photographed in December, have provided a vital lifeline for manyThe freezing of US humanitarian assistance has forced the closure of almost 80% of the emergency food kitchens set up to help people left destitute by Sudan's civil war, the BBC has learned.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Barbara Plett Usher |David Wafula |Maureen Nyukuri
The reported disappearance of more than 80 government critics over the last six months has caused a huge public backlash in Kenya. A judge has warned he will imprison top security officials for contempt of court on Monday if they fail to appear for a third time to account for a recent string of alleged abductions. The case is linked to the disappearances documented by Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights since nationwide protests against proposed tax hikes began last June.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Barbara Plett Usher
There was a snarl of cars when we arrived. We could hear chanting. Someone was waving a rebel flag. Overnight news that Damascus had fallen and Syria's president had fled spurred Syrians in Lebanon to rush to Masnaa, the border crossing closest to their capital. We'd been planning to spend a day reporting from there, but packed a small overnight bag when we heard the Syrians had abandoned their side. Maybe we would be able to get to Damascus ourselves.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
24horas.cl | Barbara Plett Usher
Sudán está al borde del colapso. Después de 17 meses de una brutal guerra civil que ha devastado el país, el ejército lanzó una gran ofensiva en la capital, Jartum, atacando zonas en manos de su implacable rival, las paramilitares Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido (FAR). Las FAR se apoderaron de la mayor parte de Jartum al comienzo del conflicto, mientras que el ejército controla la ciudad gemela de Omdurman, justo al otro lado del río Nilo.
