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World reacts as Gaza officials say 500 killed in Israeli strike on hospital
At least 500 people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities in the besieged territory. Several world leaders have condemned the attack. French President Emmanuel Macron said nothing could justify a strike against a hospital or targeting civilians. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the strike on the hospital, where women, children and innocent…
Israel: Hundreds killed in air strike on Gaza hospital, Palestinian officials say – BBC News
Hundreds are feared dead or injured in an Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza, Palestinian officials say. An Israeli army spokesperson says the cause of the incident is not known and the army is looking into the details. The BBC is working to verify details of the incident. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Gaza #Israel #BBCNews
Russia: North Korea’s Kim arrives, meets Kremlin officials
A train carrying the North Korean leader has arrived in Russia ahead of a meeting between him and President Vladimir Putin. The US suspects Pyongyang is ready to supply weapons to Moscow for the war in Ukraine. Any arms deal with North Korea would violate UN sanctions that Russia has supported in the past. Al Jazeera’s Fintan Monaghan reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow…
Ukraine war deaths climb dramatically, US officials say – BBC News
There has been a dramatic rise in Ukraine’s number of dead, according to new estimates by unnamed US officials. Ukraine gives no official toll of its war dead – the figures remain classified. But US officials, quoted by the New York Times, recently put the number at 70,000 dead and as many as 120,000 injured. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews
Over 200 former Afghan troops, officials killed since Taliban takeover: UN
More than 200 former Afghan soldiers and officials have been killed extrajudicially since August 2021 despite a general amnesty announced by the Taliban immediately after its takeover. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) – in its first report since the Taliban takeover two years ago – documented 800 cases of serious human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and enforced disappearances….
Zelensky sacks top Ukraine army officials following corruption allegations – BBC News
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired all of the country’s regional heads of military enlistment, following corruption allegations. In an announcement, Zelensky said “cynicism and bribery at a time of war is high treason”. The news comes as Kiev conscripts Ukrainians to fight in the country’s counteroffensive against Russia. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Ukraine #UkraineWar #BBCNews