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An entire class of schoolchildren was killed in the devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Morocco last week, officials have reported. According to emergency officials, the 32 children were among the over 3,000 people killed by the earthquake of September 8 which was the strongest quake ever recorded in the North African country in over 60 years. The school, according to …

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso are working on a political and monetary alliance. The Nigerien military leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, announced the move that could mark a further break with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on national television on Sunday night. Tchiani, who did not give a timeline or details about the project, said it was one …

The United States of America, United Kingdom and Germany have all asked their citizens to leave Lebanon over fears that border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah may intensify over Israel’s war with Hamas. A statement from the US Embassy in Beirut, reads: “We recommend that United States citizens in Lebanon make appropriate arrangements to leave the country; commercial options currently …

The Israeli Defence Minister, Youvi Gallant, has taken responsibility for the October 7 attack by the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. In the early morning of October 7, the group launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip and killed over 1,000 people. Since then over 3,000 people had been killed and hundreds of thousands of others displaced in …

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia has approved the forthcoming presidential election to be held in partially occupied Ukrainian regions, a report by Interfax indicated on Monday. Interfax, a Russian news agency, also reported that Russia’s Armed Forces and the Federal Security Service have expressed their belief that it is feasible for the voting process to proceed in regions …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will send about 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip daily. The WHO regional emergency director for the Eastern Mediterranean office, Richard Brennan, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday in the United States. He said the US President, Joe Biden, announced that he had secured an agreement from Israel and Egypt to allow …

News/The meeting Keyword: ECOWAS to resume talks with Niger junta The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday resolved to reopen talks with the leadership of the Niger Republic military junta. In a communiqué issued at the end of the 64th session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Abuja and read by ECOWAS …

The prime minister of Qatar stated on Sunday that despite the ongoing Israeli shelling “narrowing the window” for a good resolution, mediation efforts are still underway to establish a fresh truce in Gaza. “The state of Qatar and its allies are still working on these projects. More than two months into the Israel-Hamas conflict, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani …

Israel has agreed to allow Egypt deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip in what analysts say is the first crack in a “punishing 10-day siege” on the Hamas-controlled territory. The announcement which was made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, is coming a day after devastating air strikes at the Gaza City’s al-Ahli Hospital where over 500 people …

●Former president says it’s deliberately filed during political campaign Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called an indictment approved by a Fulton County grand jury in the U.S. state of Georgia “rigged”. Trump added that it was deliberately presented in the midst of his political campaign and that the move was a “witch hunt.” On Monday night, the Fulton …