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Issued on: 23/03/2024 – 11:29Modified: 23/03/2024 – 11:51 01:26 As fighting rages in Gaza, the enclave is facing a dire humanitarian emergency, with a report from an international authority on hunger warning this week that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza and that escalation of the war could push half of the territory’s 2.3 million people to the brink of starvation. Thousands of children, a more vulnerable population, are facing severe malnutrition as Israel’s near-complete blockade on Gaza continues to restrict the flow of humanitarian aid coming in from Egypt. Read more on related topics: Source link

After weeks of wild speculation, the UK was on Saturday digesting the shock news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer, with many praising her courage and others criticising those who spread conspiracies.   Issued on: 23/03/2024 – 12:10 3 min Catherine revealed the news on Friday in a highly personal video, which came just weeks after King Charles III revealed he too is battling the disease. The candid disclosure leaves the British monarchy in an unprecedented crisis in modern times with two of its most senior members simultaneously fighting serious illness.Head of state Charles — 17 months into his reign…

Multiple air attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod adjoining Ukraine on Saturday killed two people and injured at least seven, the governor said. Issued on: 23/03/2024 – 08:08Modified: 23/03/2024 – 08:41 1 min Further east, an overnight drone attack on the Samara region caused a fire at a major oil refinery, the latest in a series of strikes against Russia’s fuel industry.Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram that two districts in his region as well as the regional capital, also called Belgorod, had been hit in drone and air attacks.”It’s shaping up to be a difficult morning,”…

Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”.The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published…

An attack by gunmen on a Moscow suburban concert hall Friday left at least 60 dead, 100 wounded and the theatre a blazing wreck, according to Russian authorities. Issued on: 23/03/2024 – 04:12 2 min Here is what we know about the attack on the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk ahead of a concert by the Piknik rock band:Attackers in ‘tactical uniforms’ A witness told AFP it was a few minutes before the start of the concert by Piknik when automatic gunfire rang out. There were screams and then panic, said Alexei, a spectator who did not give his family name.Emergency…

Venezuela’s parliament has approved a law creating a federal state in the disputed oil-rich area of Essequibo across the border in Guyana, which on Friday slammed a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty. Issued on: 23/03/2024 – 00:33 2 min Caracas has long laid claim to Essequibo, which makes up about two-thirds of Guyana’s territory, but started taking active steps to retrieve the land after massive offshore oil deposits were discovered there in 2015.Lawmakers unanimously approved a law on Thursday that was drawn up after a December referendum in which 95 percent of voters, according to officials, supported declaring Venezuela the…

After a political crisis with many twists and turns, Senegalese voters go to the polls on Sunday to choose their new president. Seventeen contenders are hoping to succeed President Macky Sall. FRANCE 24 examines the political backgrounds and main proposals of  four candidates: Amadou Ba, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Idrissa Seck and Khalifa Sall. Issued on: 22/03/2024 – 17:06 5 min A fast-paced electoral campaign is coming to an end for 17 Senegalese presidential candidates. Over just two weeks, they have been striving to convince voters to support them at the polls on Sunday.This extraordinary campaign was cut short by the political crisis that began on February 3, when Sall…

Supporters of an anti-corruption crusader and one of India’s most consequential politicians of the past decade held protests Friday against his arrest, which opposition parties say is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government before national elections. Issued on: 22/03/2024 – 17:28Modified: 22/03/2024 – 17:31 3 min Arvind Kejriwal, who is New Delhi’s top elected official, was arrested Thursday night by the federal Enforcement Directorate, which is controlled by Modi’s government. The agency accused his party and ministers of accepting 1 billion rupees ($12 million) in bribes from liquor contractors nearly two years ago.Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party,…

Russia’s Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall. Issued on: 22/03/2024 – 18:54Modified: 22/03/2024 – 19:04 3 min The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years.Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze. Russian media reported that the venue’s roof was collapsing.The attack comes days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on the country in a…

Kate, the Princess of Wales, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Issued on: 22/03/2024 – 19:25Modified: 22/03/2024 – 19:37 2 min The video announcement came after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal surgery.Kate, 42, hadn’t been seen publicly since Christmas until video surfaced this week of her with her husband, Prince William, heir to the throne, walking from a farm shop near their Windsor home. Kensington Palace had given little detail about Kate’s condition beyond saying it wasn’t cancer-related, the surgery was…