November 20, 20240 Comments

MSF charity halts work in Port-au-Prince over attacks

The humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended its operations in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, following a violent attack on its staff and the alleged killing of two patients they were treating by Haitian police officers. The incident took place last week as violence continued to worsen in the country. An estimated 25 people were killed in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday alone in what police say was a foiled

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Moscow targeted as Ukraine and Russia trade huge drone attacks

Reuters Flames rise from a residential building in Russia after a drone attack from Ukraine Russia and Ukraine have carried out their largest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war. Russia’s defence ministry said it intercepted 84 Ukrainian drones over six regions, including some approaching Moscow, which forced flights to be diverted from three of the capital’s major airports. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 145

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November 9, 20240 Comments

We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says Dutch king after attacks on Israeli football fans

Clashes in Amsterdam as Maccabi Tel Aviv play Ajax The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said “our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse,” adding that the country could not ignore “antisemitic behaviour”. Youths on scooters had criss-crossed the Dutch capital in “hit-and-run” attacks on Maccabi Tel

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November 8, 20240 Comments

UN peacekeepers accuse Israel of ‘deliberate and direct’ attack in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

The Israeli military, which has hit UNIFIL positions several times, denies responsibility despite footage. United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have reported another Israeli assault on their positions as ground and air attacks on Lebanon continue to claim lives. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Friday that two Israeli military excavators and one bulldozer had destroyed part of a fence and a concrete structure at a UN

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