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Armed group says Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki takes over as new leader after Batarfi’s death, according to SITE Intelligence Group.Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has announced the death of its leader Khalid Batarfi and appointed a successor, according to an intelligence service monitoring armed group networks worldwide. SITE Intelligence Group reported late on Sunday that a statement by AQAP did not give a cause for Batarfi’s death. It said Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki would take over as new leader. “God took his soul while he patiently sought his reward and stood firm, immigrated, garrisoned and waged jihad,” SITE quoted…

The world’s second-largest economy is facing challenges, including an ailing housing market and weak domestic demand.China’s leaders are wrapping up a weeklong key conclave at which they admitted more was needed to revive a sluggish economy battered by an ailing housing market, poor domestic demand and record-high youth unemployment figures. Top officials have been upfront about the myriad challenges China is facing, admitting that a modest 5 percent growth goal will not be easy and that “hidden risks” are dragging the economy down. But details of how they plan to tackle the problems have been scant. They have also simultaneously…

Palestinians in Gaza observe Ramadan in ruined mosques as Israeli siege and bombardment leaves ‘hunger everywhere’. Source link

Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Amsterdam against Israel’s war on Gaza.Israeli President Isaac Herzog has attended the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where his presence prompted protests over Israel’s war in Gaza. The opening took place on Sunday as pro-Palestine demonstrators chanted “Never again is now” and “Ceasefire now” near a square close to the museum. Thousands of protesters demonstrated against Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 31,000 people since October, according to Palestinian health authorities. Israel launched the assault after Hamas, the Palestinian armed group that governs Gaza, led an attack…

Sudan general rejects truce after UNSC calls for cessation of hostilities during the Islamic holy month.Senior Sudanese Armed Forces General Yasser al-Atta has said there will be no truce in Sudan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan unless the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group leaves the homes and sites of civilians. The statement follows an appeal by the United Nations Security Council for a truce during Ramadan, which begins this week. The RSF said it welcomed the truce call. Al-Atta’s statement, issued on the army’s official Telegram channel on Sunday, cited recent military advances by the army in…

NewsFeed25 million people affected by the war in Sudan don’t know where their next meal is coming from, according to the World Food Programme. The UN had demanded a ceasefire during Ramadan.Published On 10 Mar 202410 Mar 2024 Source link

Doha, Qatar — Israel must stop its war on Gaza, and the world needs to drop its “double standards” over the killings in the besieged enclave, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar told Al Jazeera. Tuggar was visiting Qatar as part of a delegation led by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Nigeria and Qatar signed a series of memorandums of understanding and discussed potential collaboration in sectors such as energy, trade, labour, agriculture and more. The visit came at a time when Nigeria faces mounting economic and social challenges with armed attacks proliferating and an inflation rate at 30 percent. Yet…

Armed group says it launched dozens of rockets on Israeli village of Meron, after Israeli strikes killed five people in southern Lebanon.Lebanon’s Hezbollah has said it has fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel after Israeli strikes the day before killed at least five people in southern Lebanon, including three of the group’s members, as fears grow of a regional escalation. Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian group Hamas, and Israel have been exchanging near daily fire across the border since Israel launched a brutal war on Gaza on October 7 in the wake of a deadly attack inside Israel.…

Vote is a major step towards finalising the 2024 federal budget after months of deadlock in the divided Congress.Lawmakers in the United States Senate passed a spending package shortly before a midnight deadline, averting a partial government shutdown. The lower house on Friday voted 75-22 to approve a $460bn spending package of six bills that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, veterans and other programmes through the end of the fiscal year on September 30. The lights would have gone out across several departments and agencies this weekend if the funding was not passed. The vote was a crucial step…

The United States military has dispatched a ship carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian supplies by sea amid increasing numbers of Palestinians dying of starvation and a widening famine as Israel obstructs aid operations. The vessel, General Frank S Besson, left a Virginia base “less than 36 hours after President Biden announced the US would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea,” the military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. The logistics support vessel is “carrying the first equipment to establish a temporary pier to deliver vital humanitarian supplies”, it said.…