EU urges immediate halt to Israel-Hezbollah war as Israeli attacks kill more in Gaza and Lebanon
Israeli attacks have killed dozens in Gaza and Lebanon is the past 24 hours, while EU chief visits Beirut asking...Geostrategy
Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampage
Hassan Shami, Iraq - A decade after Islamic State group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children...Geostrategy
WHO chief warns pandemic accord hangs in the balance
Shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO's 194 member states decided more than two years ago to start negotiating an...But WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the momentum had been slowed down by entrenched positions and "a torrent of fake news, lies, and conspiracy theories".
Failure to strike an agreement would be "a missed opportunity for which future generations may not forgive us," he said.
Africa in debt spiral as restructuring efforts drag on
Paris, France -- While the explosion of debt is throwing a shadow over global economic growth, experts warn that sub-Saharan Africa,...In 2022, African public debt stood at $1.8 trillion, a 183-percent jump from 2010, having grown at around four times as fast as economic output, according to UN figures.
Private investors -- including investment funds and pension funds -- have in recent years risen to become the top lender to African nations.
Potential dangers of AI seen as major business risks for 2024
Davos, Switzerland -- Thdfe potential dangers of AI, particularly its influence on upcoming elections and the escalation of military conflicts,...Elections emerged as a focal point of discussion: 3 billion people across 40 countries, representing 60% of global GDP, are set to vote this year.
"Misinformation can destroy trust through an election and undermine society at large," said one CEO.
EU foreign ministers to meet Israeli, Palestinian diplomats
The bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell risked incurring Israel's wrath by accusing it on Friday of having "created" and...EU ministers will first meet with Israel's FM and then with the PA's top diplomat Riyad al-Maliki
A high-ranking EU official said there were no expectations of any breakthroughs
Wounded Gazans get medical care on French hospital ship
Israel responded with a military offensive that has killed at least 25,105Â people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to...French warship began treating patients in November, off the coast of the port of El-Arish, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the Egyptian border with Gaza
French doctor Marine, who is serving aboard the Dixmude said the warship has so far received 120 patients, all serious cases who needed long periods of hospitalization
Trump closes in on Republican presidential nomination in New Hampshire
Manchester, United States - Donald Trump aims to sew up the Republican presidential nomination after the contest narrowed to a two-horse...The ex-president won a crushing victory over DeSantis in Iowa last week, with Haley trailing in third
That makes New Hampshire make-or-break for Haley, Trump's one-time UN ambassador, who trails her former boss
Israeli strike kills Hizbollah fighter in south Lebanon
A Lebanese security official said the Israeli strike on a car in south Lebanon "killed a member of Hizbollah's protection...The attack also wounded a civilian woman who was in the area at the time of impact
The NNA said that Israel targeted several locations in Lebanon's south on Sunday
Stop military operations in Palestine: Saudi minister
Kampala, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed Al-Khereiji stressed on Sunday the imperative to halt...Al-Khereiji advocated for the two-state solution, citing international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative
He underlined the Kingdom's commitment to the security and stability of the region, expressing support for initiatives fostering cooperation
Hamas says ‘some faults happened’ during Oct 7 attacks due to ‘chaos’
The group admitted in a 16-page report justifying the attack that "some faults happened... due to the rapid collapse of..."If there was any case of targeting civilians it happened accidently and in the course of the confrontation with the occupation forces," Hamas said in the report.
The group said it wanted to "hold the Israeli occupation legally accountable" for the suffering it had inflicted on the Palestinian people.
Hamas says Gaza deaths top 25,000 as Israel pushes offensive
"Dozens are still under the rubble," the Hamas government's media office said, adding that the dead and injured "could not...The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says about 1.7 million people have been displaced in Gaza, with about one million crowded into the Rafah area.
Rising tensions and violence across the Middle East have also stoked fears of a wider conflagration involving Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
