EXPLAINERHouthi attacks are discouraging shipping through the Red Sea, as Gaza’s health system collapses – here are major update.Here’s how things stand on Friday, December 22, 2023:
The latest developments
Over two-thirds of all structures in northern Gaza have been...
Regional tensions are rising over the US-backed war.More than 20,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel, armed and backed by the United States and European allies.
More fighting nearby too: Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen among...
As the sun sets on the narrow streets of Africa’s largest informal settlement, children hurry to change from daily clothes into pointe shoes and other ballet gear.
Fifteen-year-old Brenda Branice is among the dancers and can’t hide her joy....
As the war enters its 666th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Thursday, December 21, 2023.
Fighting
Nine people, including four children, were injured in Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, as Russia...
The EU imposed punishment on the oligarch in 2022 as part of measures targeting Russia and Putin’s close allies.Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has lost a legal challenge aimed at overturning European Union sanctions imposed on him in the wake of Russia’s invasion...
Voting has begun, after almost a three-hour delay, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) presidential election as authorities scrambled to finalise preparations in an election facing steep logistical and security challenges.
Some 44 million people — almost...
NewsFeedThis is the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on the Al Salam Charitable Society building in northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, which killed and injured dozens of Palestinians. Civilians are searching under the rubble for survivors.Published On...
Eat This with Yara has been named Outstanding Lifestyle Programe at the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.Los Angeles – The AJ+ show, Eat This with Yara, has won “Outstanding Lifestyle Program” at the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in...
Kinshasa, DRC – This Wednesday, millions of Congolese citizens vote in one of the most anticipated elections of 2023. The high-stakes vote could represent the second peaceful civilian-to-civilian transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s history since...
The Qassam Brigades releases the one-minute video, titled Don’t Let Us Grow Old Here, on its Telegram account.Hamas has posted a video of three elderly Israeli captives pleading for their immediate release.
The Palestinian group’s armed wing, the Qassam...
