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Gaza: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians

© UNICEF/Abed Zaqout Palestinian women mourn the loss of a family member at Al-Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. (file)

Attacks on buildings in Gaza where terrified civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent and must stop immediately”, a top UN humanitarian official insisted on Thursday following a direct hit on a United Nations training centre.

The death toll from intensified fighting “in the area” of the training centre in the southern city of Khan Younis in recent days has risen to 12 confirmed fatalities and 75 injured – 15 critically – said Thomas White, Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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Governor Ganesan Urges Fitting Tribute to Founding Fathers on the eve of the 75th Republic Day

KOHIMA, Jan 25 (NEPS): Nagaland Governor La. Ganesan, on the eve of the momentous occasion of the 75th Republic Day, extends warm greetings to fellow countrymen and calls for a fitting tribute to the founding fathers of the nation. In a message on the eve of the 75th Republic Day of India, today, he reflects on the historic promise made 75 years ago by the people of India to adopt the country’s constitution and embrace the identity of citizens in a sovereign democratic republic.… Read the rest

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Haiti: residents trapped as armed gangs target key pocket of Port-au-Prince

Residents of the Solino neighbourhood displaced from their homes due to clashes between armed gangs. Photograph: Odelyn Joseph/AP

Thick smoke rises above strategic neighbourhood of Solino as frantic residents call into radio stations for help

Staff and agencies in Port-au-Prince

Gang members have targeted a strategic neighbourhood in Haiti’s capital, in a four-day attack which has left residents trapped in their homes by flaming barricades and automatic gunfire.… Read the rest

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UK ‘will wait and see’ before deciding on further Houthi strikes

The UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps: ‘The goal was to send clear message.’ Photograph: Reuters

As Rishi Sunak prepares to address MPs, Grant Shapps says UK has no interest in wider Yemen conflict

Peter Walker
@peterwalker99

The UK has no interest in taking part in any wider conflict in Yemen but is “waiting to see what happens” before deciding whether further military strikes against Houthi forces might be needed, the defence secretary has said.

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