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As the death toll climbs and the threat of famine looms, Israel’s closest allies are expressing their growing doubts about the ongoing war in Gaza following the October 7 terror attack in Israeli territory, which left 1,160 people dead and 250 taken hostage. Allies are particularly concerned by the Israeli government’s insistence that it will proceed with plans to launch a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.1 million people have sought refuge. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the offensive is necessary to wipe out the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which the US, EU…

For us, every day in Port-au-Prince starts with a situation report on the latest outbreak of fighting in this beleaguered capital city. It’s often near the presidential palace and government buildings in the downtown district, but in truth it can be anywhere – nowhere feels safe.Every day as we drive around town we see bodies on the road. Cars, motorcycles and buses don’t stop, and people step around the dead.Sometimes the bodies are covered with sheets, sometimes they are set on fire, and sometimes they just lie there in the blistering heat.Families often don’t retrieve their loved ones because they…

Polls closed in the first round of Slovakia’s presidential election on Saturday, with the country headed for a runoff. The final round of voting will pit the Russia-leaning ruling camp, represented by Peter Pellegrini, against pro-Ukraine candidate and ex-foreign minister Ivan Korcok. Korcok attracted 42.5% of the vote on Saturday. Pellegrini emerged with 37% of the vote, final results showed. Sitting president chooses not to run again Slovaks are electing a successor to Zuzana Caputova, the country’s first female president, after she decided not to seek a second term. The outgoing president, who has sued the country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico for labeling her a traitor,…

France on Sunday rose its security alert to its highest level after a recent deadly attack at a concert hall on the outskirts of Russia’s capital, Moscow. The attack was claimed by the Afghanistan-based “Islamic State Khorasan Province” (IS-K) group. Over 137 people were killed and 140 injured in the attack on the Crocus City Hall on Friday. Authorities have remanded four suspects, identified in Russian news reports as citizens of Tajikistan, in custody pending trial. What did the French government say about the terror alert? Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced the measure in a post on the platform X, formerly…

Three out of four suspects have pleaded guilty after appearing in court charged with terror offences after the concert hall attack near Moscow which killed more than 130 people.All four suspects, from Tajikistan, have been remanded in custody until at least 22 May before facing trial, according to Russian authorities.Russia attack latest:Court appearances as they happened; France raises threat levelDalerdzhon Barotovich Mirzoyev, 32, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, 30, Shamsidin Fariduni, 25, and Muhammadsobir Fayzov, 19, appeared at the Basmanny district court in Moscow on Sunday.The number of people killed in the attack on the Piknik rock concert at Crocus City Hall…

Mexican authorities said they rescued 42 hostages, including 18 children, who were kidnapped by criminal groups in the northwestern state of Sinaloa. Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, 66 people were initially reported missing, with 42 now found.  The search continues for the remaining 24 victims abducted on Friday in La Noria, outside Culiacan, the state capital.  La Noria is a known hotspot for cartel violence, situated within the territory of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel. In the home turf of the Sinaloa drug cartel Authorities deployed special forces, additional soldiers, and a National Guard battalion to conduct…

Russia observed a national day of mourning on Sunday after a shooting massacre at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow. At least 137 people were killed and more than 140 injured when attackers stormed the Crocus City Hall on Friday. The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) claimed responsibility for the rampage, but there were indications that Russia was pursuing a Ukrainian link despite firm denials from Kyiv. It was the deadliest attack in Russia for almost two decades. Putin says all four gunmen arrested Russian President Vladimir Putin said all four gunmen responsible for the attack were among the…

Four people have died after a rally car veered off the road and crashed into a group of spectators in Hungary. At least eight others were injured in the crash during a race between the towns of Labatlan and Bajot near the Danube River in the northwest of the country. Police said in a statement that the reason for the crash is not yet known.Eight ambulances and four rescue helicopters went to the scene, according to local media.Read more from Sky News:What Moscow atrocity footage tells us about attackSenior MP warns ‘China trying to undermine democracy’Man dies after ‘driving wrong…

Germany’s Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said on Sunday that he’s “always happy to talk” with German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf about the decision to switch from Adidas to Nike as the national team kit manufacturer. The heads of the German football association previously said the US-based Nike will take over from Adidas, a German company, in 2027. The move has ruffled feathers in Germany and prompted protests from high-level politicians. On Friday, Habeck praised the 70-year relationship between DFB and Adidas as “a piece of German identity.” The economy minister said he “would have liked a bit more local patriotism.”Habeck has…

Over 100 kidnapped schoolchildren were rescued in northern Nigeria on Sunday after they were abducted two weeks ago. The mass kidnapping of 287 students in Kuriga, in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna, was the first mass abduction in the West African country since 2021. Authorities said 137 students — 76 girls and 61 boys — were rescued in the neighboring Zamfara State. “In the early hours of 24 March 2024, the military working with local authorities and government agencies across the country in a coordinated search and rescue operation rescued the hostages,” army spokesperson Major General Edward Buba said. The reported numbers for mass…