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What you need to know ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | On the morning of Oct. 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out a massive attack on Israel that was nearly unprecedented in its scale and scope. Hamas fired rockets from Gaza and infiltrated its operatives across the border, where they engaged …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua |  Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has conceded defeat in the country’s landmark referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and vowed continued efforts to address disadvantages faced by First Australians. Speaking in Canberra on Saturday night hours after polls closed, Albanese said it was clear a …

New York, US | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that the relocation of Gaza residents from the north to the south as ordered by the Israeli military is extremely dangerous. After days of airstrikes, the Israeli military has ordered the Palestinians in Gaza City and its …

Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT |  All is set for the world’s biggest music awards, the 2023MTV EMAs in November that will be broadcast to DSTV audiences. Taylor Swift leads the pack with seven nods, including “Best Artist,” “Best Song” and “Best Video.” Olivia Rodrigo and SZA follow closely with six …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the southern area of the coastal enclave ahead of a possible Israeli ground offensive. “The IDF calls for the evacuation of all civilians … for their own safety and protection,” read …

Gaza | Xinhua | The next of kin of the commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, were killed during an Israeli airstrike in the south of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian outlet reported on Wednesday. An Israeli warplane targeted the house of the brother …

Jerusalem, Israel | X inhua |  The following are the latest developments related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The death toll and injuries from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have risen to 687 and 3,726, respectively, according to the latest update by the Palestinian Health Ministry on Monday. The Palestinian …

Marrakech, Morocco | Xinhua |  The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings opened Monday in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakech. The meetings will run from Monday through Sunday and are expected to gather more than 12,000 participants, including 190 delegations led by finance ministers and …

About 1,500 Hamas militants bodies found in Israel Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  An Israeli deputy commander was killed in a clash with militants who crossed from Lebanon on Monday, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Alim Abdallah, the Deputy Commander of the IDF’s 300th Brigade, was killed “during a confrontation …

Poor maternal health and malnutrition underpin the high numbers London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early (before 37 full weeks of pregnancy) in 2020  which is around 1 in 10 of all live births – according to a detailed study published in the Lancet …