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The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several…

Major airlines have cancelled flights to Tel Aviv this weekend after Palestinian militant group, Hamas, launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel. On the arrivals board at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, Air France, Lufthansa,…

The Nigerian Government has called for the de-escalation of the latest crisis between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. In a statement signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, the Nigerian Government called on…

The head of the German military, Gen. Carsten Breuer, has warned that the war in Ukraine could escalate and has called for Germany’s and NATO’s capabilities to be strengthened, according to NAN reports. Breuer, who holds the rank of…

No fewer than 50 people were poisoned at a wedding in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk due to spoiled food, local media reported. According to the report, the incident occurred in the town of Hawija, west of Kirkuk, the capital city of…

At least 100 people were killed when a fire ripped through a crowded Iraqi wedding hall, officials said Wednesday, pointing to indoor fireworks as the likely cause for the blaze that sparked a panicked stampede for the exits, AFP reports…

Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter, Zoleka Mandela, has died of cancer aged 43, her family said, on Tuesday. Known for having detailed her long battle against the disease, the author was admitted into hospital on Monday as part of her ongoing…

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the United States has threatened to “aggressively” enforce existing sanctions and add new ones if Pyongyang provides weapons to Moscow for its war in…

At least 2,681 people died in the strongest-ever earthquake to hit Morocco, the interior ministry said on Monday, revising an earlier toll of nearly 2,500 dead. Another 2,501 people were injured, the ministry said, as rescue workers race…

Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has appointed two new officials to protect his security, who took up their duties, on Monday, with the head of state alluding to coups d’etat elsewhere in Africa AFP reports. AFP said that…