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9 January

People walk through rubble and debris outside Abu Hamisa School in Al-Bureij camp, Gaza, on May 10, 2025. The school, used as a shelter for displaced families, was bombed twice on the same day several days ago. (Photo by Moiz Salhi / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Attacks Kill 13 Including 5 Children

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory killed at least 13 people, including five children.

9 January

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Kyiv Confirms Oreshnik Fired on Western Region, Shows Missile Fragments

Ukraine confirmed Russia fired its new Oreshnik ballistic missile on the western Lviv region close to the EU border.

8 January

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Slams Ukrainian-European Plan for Peacekeeping Force

Russia labelled Ukraine and Europe an "axis of war," rejecting proposed peacekeeping force plans as unacceptable to end the war.

8 January

War

Russian drone strike in the village of Vasylkivka, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Seizes Another Village in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Region

Russia said it had taken another village in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, where its troops have been advancing since last year.

7 January

Middle East

Members of the special forces of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

Staff Writer With AFP

Syrians Flee Aleppo’s Kurdish Areas as Army Declares Them ‘Military Zones’

Civilians fled parts of Aleppo after the Syrian army declared them "closed military zones," amid fighting with Kurdish forces.

7 January

Europe

Volodymyr Selenskyj (l-r), President of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of Great Britain, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) commemorate the victims of the war on the Maidan in Kiev.

Staff Writer With AFP

Zelensky Hails ‘Substantive’ Declaration on Ukraine Security Guarantees

President Zelensky welcomed security guarantees for Ukraine put forward by allies, which would come into force in the event of a ceasefire.

6 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Strike Kills 10, Including 7 Children, in Sudan’s El-Obeid: Medical Source

A drone strike on the Sudanese city of El-Obeid killed 10 people, including seven children, a medical source said.

6 January

Asia Pacific

Thai military personnel stand guard overlooking the Moei river on the Thai side of the shared border with Myanmar

Staff Writer With AFP

Thailand Says Cambodia Violated Truce With Cross-Border ‘Accident’

Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier.

5 January

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Patient Killed in Russian Strike on Kyiv Clinic

Russian strikes hit a medical clinic in Kyiv, forcing evacuations into freezing temperatures and killing two people.

3 January

Americas

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro displays a map showing an oil-rich region it disputes with Guyana

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Captured in ‘Large Scale’ US Strike

President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.

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