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Friday, 04 October 2024 00:08
Ukraine: Russia captures strategic town
Russia has captured the strategic eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a significant blow to Ukraine as it faces its third wartime winter. Russian soldiers have raised their flag over the devastated town, once home to 14,000…
Friday, 04 October 2024 00:06
Russia: journalists associated with Navalny put on trial
Four Russian journalists have gone on trial in Moscow, accused of involvement in an ‘extremist’ group linked to FBK, an organisation set up by the late dissident Alexei Navalny. The defendants face up to six years…
Thursday, 03 October 2024 23:44
Lebanon: Israeli airstrikes alongside ground offensive
An Israeli airstrike on central Beirut, targeting a building connected to Hezbollah’s health unit, has killed at least six people and wounded seven more. On 28 September another airstrike on the city resulted in the death…
Thursday, 03 October 2024 23:42
Brazil: ‘If these fires continue, we indigenous people will die’
The Amazon is experiencing a huge environmental crisis; fires have ravaged over 62,000 square kilometres of forest, exacerbated by Brazil’s most severe drought. The fires, usually deliberately started by loggers, miners, and farmers seeking land, are…
Thursday, 03 October 2024 23:39
Nigeria: president defends his reforms, protests continue
On 1 October, in a televised speech to mark Nigeria’s 64 years of independence, President Bola Tinubu acknowledged the financial struggles and search for meaningful employment faced by many people. He listed security gains and investments…
Thursday, 03 October 2024 23:37
Haiti: nearly half the population face acute food shortages
According to the IPC, a world hunger watchdog, nearly 48% of Haiti's population faces acute food shortages. Over five million people are enduring ‘high levels of acute food insecurity’ from August 2024 to February 2025. Armed…