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Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning as UN humanitarians stressed that “no fuel or aid” is getting into the enclave.
“We’re not receiving any aid, the crossing area has ongoing military operations and is an active war zone,” said Scott Anderson, from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in a post on X.
KOHIMA, May 11: Sano Vamuzo, Social Worker and Educationist from Nagaland, was presented the Padma Shri Award by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on May 9, 2024. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar; Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Union Home Minister Amit Shah; and External Affairs Minister S.… Read the rest
KOHIMA, May 11 (NEPS): A large number of residents of the Naga Hospital Colony, Kohima, joined the mass social service in the colony on Saturday. The social service that started at 6 am and continued till 9 am was conducted under the banner of the Naga Hospital Colony Panchayat, Kohima.… Read the rest
As El Fasher stands on the ‘precipice of a massacre’, rights groups call for sanctions after new testimony describes atrocities carried out by RSF paramilitaries in Sudan
Gruesome new testimony details one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudanese civil war – the large-scale massacre of civilians as they desperately tried to flee an ethnic rampage in Darfur last summer.
Campaigners say last-minute compromise plays into the hands of petrostates and industry influences
Campaigners are blaming developed countries for capitulating at the last minute to pressure from fossil fuel and industry lobbyists, and slowing progress towards the first global treaty to cut plastic waste.