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Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign ‘genocide’

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

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

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

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

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.

Firefighters battle blazes in Turkey, Greece and Albania

Firefighters battle blazes in Turkey, Greece and Albania
Flames and thick smoke rise from a wildfire in the Orhaneli district of Bursa, Turkey

Firefighters are battling to put out wildfires in three separate provinces of Turkey, in Greece and near a tourist resort in Albania, stoked by strong winds after days of searing heat across the Mediterranean region.

Tariff deal avoids ‘damaging trade war’, says Taoiseach

Tariff deal avoids 'damaging trade war', says Taoiseach
'Nobody is welcoming tariffs with open arms', Taoiseach Micheál Martin said

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the new trade agreement reached between the US and EU means a “damaging trade war” has been avoided.

Madaxweyne Xasan oo Gudoomiyahw Midowga Afrika kala hadlay xiisadda Gedo

Jul 28 (Jowhar)-Guddoomiyaha Midowga Afrika, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf ayaa xafiiskiisa kulan kula yeeshay Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud oo Addis-ababa u jooga ka qeyb galka shirka Sugnaanta Cuntada.

25 tonnes of aid dropped into Gaza amid IDF ‘pauses’

25 tonnes of aid dropped into Gaza amid IDF 'pause'
An airplane drops humanitarian aid over Gaza this afternoon

Israel has said it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates air-dropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world.

As it happened: Pharma included in 15% rate – EU chief

As it happened: Pharma included in 15% rate - EU chief
As it happened: Pharma included in 15% rate - EU chief

During a recent press conference, European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced that pharmaceutical companies would now be included in the proposed 15% global tax rate.

Albanians protest over Kushner-linked luxury resort

Albanians rally against Kushner-linked luxury resort development plans

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Anger is spilling onto the streets of Tirana as thousands of Albanians rally against a proposed luxury resort tied to Jared Kushner, warning it...
Serbian UN peacekeeper killed in south Lebanon

Serbian UN Peacekeeper Killed During Incident in Southern Lebanon

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Shelling that slammed into a United Nations base in southern Lebanon has killed one peacekeeper and wounded two others, the United Nations Interim Force...
Ukraine, Moldova move to next stage of EU membership bids

Ukraine and Moldova advance to the next phase of EU membership talks

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The European Union has agreed to push Ukraine and Moldova into the next phase of their bids to join the bloc, after diplomats said...
WHO chief says progress being made on Ebola outbreak

WHO Director-General: Steady progress reported in containing the Ebola outbreak

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Ebola is outrunning the response in central Africa, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in Geneva, saying the outbreak in the Democratic...
Israel and Lebanon agree to implement conditional truce

Israel and Lebanon Reach Conditional Ceasefire Agreement to Implement Truce

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A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is set to take hold after negotiations in Washington, the Trump administration said, raising hopes that the truce...