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Hunger mounts, cemeteries grow in Sudan’s besieged al-Fashir
Hundreds of thousands of people under siege in the Sudanese army’s last holdout in the western Darfur region are running out of ...Dire water shortages compound hunger and displacement in Gaza
By Chloe ROUVEYROLLES-BAZIRE AFP Atop air strikes, displacement and hunger, an unprecedented water crisis is unfolding across Gaza, heaping further misery on ...South Korea dismantles border loudspeakers to ease tensions with North Korea
South Korea’s military said it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing ...Ukrainian drone attack sparks massive fire at Russian oil depot near Sochi
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials ...Tens of thousands turn out for Sydney pro-Palestinian march
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday, closing the world ...Trump deploys nuclear submarines to critical areas after ‘provocations’ from Russia
By Sebastian Smith with Sergii Volskyi and Victoria Lukovenko in Kyiv AFP US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear ...Thailand returns some Cambodian soldiers ahead of key border talks
Thailand’s army sent home two Cambodian soldiers from a group of 20 on Friday, ahead of a key meeting in Malaysia next ...US envoy visits distribution site in Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and JULIA FRANKEL,Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff visited southern Gaza on Friday amid ...Trump’s new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of ...Canada follows France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state
By Dave Chan with Ben Simon in Toronto AFP Carney said the move depends on democratic reforms, including the Palestinian Authority holding ...