WAR REPORT - AFRICA DAILY

Slain Hamas chief laid to rest in Qatar as escalation fears grow

Aug 02, 2024 (AFP)

Haniyeh was laid to rest in Lusail, north of the capital Doha, following funeral prayers at the Gulf emirate's largest mosque attended by thousands of people. H...

US to deploy more warships, fighter jets to Mideast

Aug 02, 2024 (AFP)

The announcement comes after Iran and its regional allies vowed retaliation for the killings of a Hamas leader in Tehran and a Hezbollah commander in Beirut, fu...

Myanmar airstrikes on border hospital near China kill 10: media

Aug 02, 2024 (AFP)

Military planes carried out at least two air strikes on Laukkai city, normally home to some 25,000 people, late on Thursday night, a resident told AFP, requesti...

Israel says Hamas militant killed in strike Jazeera said hit journalists

Aug 01, 2024 (AFP)

On Wednesday, Al Jazeera said its Arabic channel correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami al-Rifi were "targeted by Israeli occupation forces" in an air...

Colombia rebels to halt attacks during UN biodiversity summit

Aug 01, 2024 (AFP)

The rebels, who broke away from the FARC guerrilla movement when that group signed a peace deal in 2016, had ramped up attacks in towns around Cali in recent mo...

Hezbollah killing was Israel's only air strike that night: army

Aug 01, 2024 (AFP)

Army spokesman Daniel Hagari was commenting when asked about the death of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in an unclaimed attack in Tehran...

U.S. urges citizens in Lebanon to leave as tensions rise over assassination of Hamas leader

Jul 31, 2024 (UPI)

"Do Not Travel to Lebanon due to rising tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. If you are in Lebanon, be prepared to shelter in place should the situation deter...

U.S. unveils $1.7B in lethal assistance for Ukraine

Jul 30, 2024 (UPI)

The package includes $1.5 billion from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which sees the United States secure the weaponry and training from partners a...

Israel army opens probe into 'suspected abuse' of detainee

Jul 29, 2024 (AFP)

Since fighting between Hamas militants and Israeli forces began in Gaza, United Nations agencies, rights advocates, officials in the Hamas-run territory, and ex...

World leaders urge restraint as Israel considers retaliation for Golan Heights attack

Jul 29, 2024 (UPI)

At least a dozen youth were killed and more than two dozen others were injured Saturday when a soccer field in the Majdal Shams area of the Israeli occupied lan...

Russia claims two new villages in Donetsk region

Jul 28, 2024 (AFP)

The Russian defence ministry said troops had taken control of the neighbouring villages of Progres and Yevgenivka, a few kilometres apart. Ukrainian President V...

30 dead, 100 injured in IDF strike on Hamas command center

Jul 27, 2024 (UPI)

The Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the casualties without citing how many are civilians and how many are Hamas militants. The school compoun...

Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage rare peace march

Jul 26, 2024 (AFP)

Their agenda starts with a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but ultimately, they want to reboot Palestinian-Israeli relations, and breathe new life into the m...

Putin, Assad meet in Moscow, discuss Middle East 'escalation'

Jul 25, 2024 (UPI)

Putin told Assad he wanted the Syrian leader's opinion on the situation in the Middle East. "Unfortunately, there is a tendency towards escalation, we can see t...

Myanmar junta, ethnic armed group claim control of military regional HQ

Jul 25, 2024 (AFP)

Fighting has rocked the town of Lashio, home to the military's northeastern command, since July 3 when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive a...

South Korea looks to transform veterans cemetery into global destination

Jul 25, 2024 (UPI)

Seoul National Cemetery, which houses the remains of nearly 200,000 soldiers and members of the country's independence and democracy movements, was handed over ...

China's FM Wang discusses peace plans with Ukraine counterpart Kuleba

Jul 24, 2024 (AFP)

China presents itself as a neutral party in the war and says it is not sending lethal assistance to either side, unlike the United States and other Western nati...

Beijing deal for post-war Gaza leaves analysts sceptical

Jul 24, 2024 (AFP)

The agreement, signed by more than a dozen Palestinian factions on Tuesday, aims to find common ground for future Palestinian political institutions, which are ...

Ukraine tells China that Russia not ready for 'good faith' talks

Jul 24, 2024 (AFP)

China has sought to paint itself as a mediator in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sending envoy Li Hui to Europe on multiple rounds of "shuttle diplomacy." "Dmytr...

Italian fighter jet crashes in Australia military drill, pilot safe

Jul 24, 2024 (AFP)

It was not known what caused the Eurofighter Typhoon warplane to crash in the middle of a training flight, Italy's defence ministry said in a brief statement. "...