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Israel has killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since the start of its genocidal war in Gaza in October 2023, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.The syndicate’s Freedoms Committee said in a report released late on Saturday that Israeli forces are systematically targeting the families of journalists as part of what it called a war aimed at silencing Palestinian reporting.- list of 4 itemsend of listThe report said the attacks represent a deliberate strategy rather than deaths as a result of war.Israeli violence against journalists has “evolved to take on a more dangerous and brutal dimension, represented…
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a 2021 coup.The heavily restricted election on Sunday is taking place in about a third of the Southeast Asian nation’s 330 townships, with large areas inaccessible amid a raging civil war between the military and an array of opposition forces.- list of 3 itemsend of listFollowing the initial phase, two rounds of voting will be held on January 11 and January 25, while voting has been cancelled in 65 townships altogether.“This means that at least 20 percent…
Aston Villa’s latest comeback win has highlighted coach Unai Emery’s remarkable record of turning around games, which has put his side firmly in the Premier League title race.After Saturday’s 2-1 win at Chelsea – their 12th in 13th league matches – Villa have claimed 18 points from losing positions so far this season, more than any other team.- list of 4 itemsend of listAnd it is not just this year that the Spaniard has been affecting games with his decision-making. Across the last three seasons, Villa have won more points from matches in which they were losing than any other…
The bus, which was travelling between Guatemala City and San Marcos, crashed for unknown reasons, authorities say.At least 15 people have been killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, local authorities say.The deaths included 11 men, three women and a minor, according to Leandro Amado, a spokesperson for local firefighters.- list of 4 itemsend of listAmado told reporters on Saturday that some 19 injured people were taken to hospitals near the scene of the accident.The crash occurred in the Solola Department between kilometres 172 and 174, in an…
NewsFeedA ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has come into effect after weeks of deadly fighting across the border. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig says artillery fire has stopped but the next 72 hours will be a critical test of whether the truce holds. Hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians are hoping it lasts.Published On 27 Dec 202527 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of using ordinary apartment blocks on the territory of its ally Belarus to attack Ukrainian targets and circumvent Kyiv’s defences.Zelenskyy made the allegations on Friday amid revelations by intelligence experts that Moscow has likely stationed its new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus – a move seen as bolstering Russia’s ability to strike targets in Europe.- list of 3 itemsend of list“We note that the Russians are trying to bypass our defensive interceptor positions through the territory of neighbouring Belarus. This is risky for Belarus,” Zelenskyy wrote on…
Israel’s systematic campaign of violence against Palestinian journalists since October 2023 has peaked in 2025 with the targeting of dozens of members of the press, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says.In a statement released on Friday, the Freedoms Committee of the syndicate said Israel is implementing a policy of “silencing the press through killing, injury and permanent disability”.- list of 3 itemsend of list“The Israeli occupation shifted from a policy of restricting journalistic work to a policy of neutralising the press through deadly force, with the aim of silencing witnesses, preventing the documentation of crimes, and undermining the Palestinian narrative on the…
Tensions are flaring along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border in Central Asia with the Tajik government reporting multiple armed incursions this month, straining its fragile relationship with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders.More than a dozen people have been killed in attacks by men whom Tajik authorities call “terrorists” and the resulting clashes with Tajik forces, officials in Dushanbe and Beijing said. Victims include Chinese nationals working in remote areas of the mountainous former Soviet republic.In the latest fighting this week, at least five people were killed in Tajikistan‘s Shamsiddin Shokhin district, including “three terrorists”, officials said.Tajikistan has long opposed the rise of the Taliban…
Statement comes day after Saudi Arabia told Yemeni separatists to withdraw from eastern governorates seized this month.The United Arab Emirates has welcomed Saudi Arabian efforts to support security and stability in Yemen and remains committed to backing stability in the country, the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.The UAE statement on Friday came a day after Saudi Arabia said it hopes Yemen’s main southern separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC), will end an escalation and withdraw its forces from the eastern provinces of Hadramout and al-Mahra.- list of 3 itemsend of listThe STC, which previously received military and financial…
These are the key developments from day 1,401 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is where things stand on Friday, December 26:Fighting Officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region reported a huge fire following a Ukrainian drone strike on two storage tanks holding oil products in the southern Russian port of Temryuk. The blaze spread across roughly 2,000 square metres (some 21,500 square feet). Long-range Ukrainian drones targeted oil storage facilities at Temryuk port, as well as a gas processing plant in Russia’s Orenburg region, Ukraine’s SBU security service said. Ukraine’s General Staff said its military also struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in…
