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Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire holding but ‘still fragile’

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Thai army accuses Cambodia of breaking truce
Cambodian migrant workers carry their belongings as they returned from Thailand through the Doung International Gate in Battambang province

An uneasy ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be holding, as military commanders met despite Bangkok’s allegations the truce had been breached with overnight skirmishes.

Ukraine to let over 60s into armed forces amid shortages

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Ukraine to let over 60s into armed forces amid shortages
A building damaged in Russian strikes in Bilenke, in the region of Zaporizhzhia

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law allowing Ukrainians aged over 60 to join the armed forces, amid struggles to find recruits as the Russian invasion drags through a fourth year.

Thirty dead as China hit by heavy rain, landslides

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Thirty dead as China hit by heavy rain, landslides
A bridge in Beijing was badly damaged by floods

At least 30 people were killed as heavy rain in the Chinese capital Beijing prompted authorities to evacuate 80,000, state media said.

‘Unlike anything we have seen’ – famine warning for Gaza

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'Unlike anything we have seen' - famine warning for Gaza
Severely malnourished six-year-old Yusuf Abdurrahman Matar and his four-year-old brother Emir Abdurrahman Matar are pictured in Gaza City

Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts have warned, as the health ministry in the territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.

Holand oo dalkeeda iney galaan u diiday Wasiirada Amniga iyo Maaliyada Israel

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Jul 29 (Jowhar)-Xiisadda u dhaxeysa Israel iyo Holand ayaa cirka isku sii shareertay ka dib markii dowladda Holand ay dalkeeda ka mamnuucday iney galaan laba wasiir oo sare oo Israa’iili ah, kuwaas oo kala ah Wasiirka Maaliyadda Bezalel Smotrich iyo Wasiirka Amniga Qaranka Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign ‘genocide’

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Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign 'genocide'
Family members mourn after a relative was killed in an Israeli strike on Khan Younis

Israeli rights groups B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel have said that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to “genocide” against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.

Itoobiya oo ku amartay taliyaha NISA ee Doolow iyo askartiisa iney deg deg uga baxaan nagaalada

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Jul 29 (Jowhar)-Wararka naga soo gaaraya degmada Doolow ee gobolka Gedo ayaa sheegaya in ciidamadda Itoobiyaanka ee ku sugan halkaasi ay ku amreen ciidamadii NISA ee taabacsan dowladda Soomaaliya iney si deg deg ah uga baxaan magaaladaasi ama ay taageeraan dhanka maamulka Jubaland.

Thai army accuses Cambodia of breaking truce

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Thai army accuses Cambodia of breaking truce
Cambodian migrant workers carry their belongings as they returned from Thailand through the Doung International Gate in Battambang province

Thailand’s army accused Cambodia of violating an hours-old truce, saying clashes continued despite a deal meant to end the bloody fighting that engulfed their jungle-clad frontier.

Silence on Gaza will be ‘moral failure’, says President

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Silence on Gaza will be 'moral failure', says President
President Michael D Higgins made the comments in a letter to the Arraiolos Group, which represents non-executive European presidents (File image)

President Michael D Higgins has urged his European counterparts to call for action on Gaza and said “failure to take an initiative will be rightly construed as a moral failure”.

Thailand and Cambodia truce agreement comes into effect

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Thailand and Cambodia truce agreement comes into effect
Cambodian migrant workers carry their belongings as they return from Thailand through the Doung International Gate in Battambang province

The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to a ceasefire effective from midnight local time (6pm Irish time), in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting.