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In the Jabaliya refugee camp, families line up for hours under the sun, in front of water barrels waiting to fill up their buckets and containers with water. Every single drop is precious and is carefully rationed. Gaza’s entire potable water infrastructure has almost all been destroyed by Israel. “There is no water or food. Our children died of dehydration.… Read More

South Africa’s opposition parties have started talks aimed at considering the ruling African National Congress’ offer to become part of a government of national unity. The meeting which started on Friday, June 7 is expected to continue to next week. ANC failed to secure a majority in last week’s highly contested election, but some opposition parties are already rejecting the… Read More

US citizen, Amanda Knox, says she was surprised by an Italian appeals court’s decision to find her guilty of slander. A Florence court on Wednesday found her guilty of slander over accusations she made in relation to the murder of her British flatmate in Perugia in 2007. Knox had falsely accused Congolese bar owner Patrick Lumumba of murdering Meredith Kercher… Read More

A Zambian court on Friday jailed 22 Chinese nationals over cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates. The Magistrates Court in the capital, Lusaka, jailed them for periods ranging from 7 to 11 years. The court also fined them between $1,500 to $3,000 after they pleaded… Read More

SOUTH AFRICA South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other senior officials of the African National Congress party were in a critical meeting Thursday to decide if they should formally propose a “unity” government bringing in all major parties to solve a political deadlock in Africa’s most industrialized country before a June 16 deadline. GUINEA Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived… Read More

The Doctors Without Borders NGO rescue ship, Geo Barents, recovered the bodies of 11 people on Friday who died at sea while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. According to an MSF post on X on Friday afternoon the GeoBarents received an alert from the crew on board of the SeaBird, the Sea Watch NGO rescue plane, who spotted… Read More

At least 94 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza on Saturday, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as Israeli operations intensified in the central belt of the enclave. Qatari broadcaster Al jazeera reported 210 fatalities on Saturday evening, citing the Gaza government media office. It said more than 400 were wounded. Many of the dead arrived in… Read More

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change according to scientists. Coral reef bleaching across at least 53 countries, territories or local economies has been confirmed from February 2023 to now, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and International Coral Reef Initiative reported… Read More

Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were taken captive by Hamas fighters on October 7. The army said it rescued Noa Argamani,25, Almog Meir Jan 21, Andrey Kozlov 27, and Shlomi Ziv (40), in a complex special daytime operation in Nuseirat. The hostages were rescued in two separate locations in the heart of Nuseirat, it said. Hamas kidnapped… Read More

A rare and expensive beauty in her hands. This is the Eden Rose, a pink diamond ring that is expected to fetch $10 million when it’s auctioned on Tuesday. The stone is being sold by Christie’s in New York. The auction house believes it’s worth the sky-high price tag. “The Eden Rose, which I’m holding in my hand is a… Read More