WFP seeks $718 million for continued operations in Afghanistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan says that it requires 718 million dollars to continue its operations in the next six months.
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Cyclone kills ‘thousands’ of people in French island Mayotte
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday.
Syrian authorities reopen schools a week after Assad government’s debacle
Students returned to classrooms in Syria on Sunday after the country’s new rulers ordered schools reopened in a potent sign of some normalcy a week after rebels swept into the capital in the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.
US officials in “direct contact” with Syria’s rebel rulers HTS
Antony Blinken said the US had made “direct contact” with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels as western and Arab states along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria.
Arab countries call for ‘inclusive’ government in Syria
MONITORING (SW) – Top diplomats from eight Arab League countries have agreed at a meeting in Jordan to “support a peaceful transition process” in Syria following President
Sweden donates $9 million to support Afghanistan
The Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan announced that the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has donated $9 million to support Afghanistan.
Australia plans new rules forcing Tech giants to continue paying news outlets
Australia’s Center-left government plans to unveil new rules that could impose fines on Big Tech companies if they refuse to continue to pay Australian media firms for news content hosted on their platforms, local media reported.
UNGA votes overwhelmingly for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
More Palestinians killed in Israel’s airstrike in Gaza as Qatar resumes mediation for truce
At least seven Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip.
New water supply projects improve access to clean water in Farah, Kunduz
In two separate initiatives, significant progress has been made in improving access to clean drinking water in Afghanistan’s Farah and Kunduz provinces.
How Syrian rebel leader rebranded himself?
Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has dropped that nom de guerre associated with his jihadist past, and been using his real name, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in official communiques issued since Thursday, ahead of the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.
South Korea President banned from foreign travel amid growing leadership crisis
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis.
