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Battle rages on in Rafah as Palestinian families suffer severe lack of food

Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza yesterday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave.

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ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali

The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali, notably for abusing prisoners as the de facto chief of the Islamic police in Timbuktu.

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Risk of famine in Gaza increases as 500,000 Palestinians on ‘brink of starvation,& new report shows

The threat of famine in the Gaza Strip has been revived after Israel&s military operation in the southern city of Rafah disrupted aid deliveries, leaving more than 500,000 Palestinians on the brink of starvation, a UN-backed group of experts said yesterday.

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Taliban congratulates Afghanistan cricketers after they reach T20 World Cup semis as country erupts with joy

Celebrations erupted in Afghanistan on Tuesday after the Afghan cricket team's dramatic victory over Bangladesh, winning them a place for the first time in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.

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Netanyahu casts into doubt US plan to wind down Gaza war

The viability of a US-backed proposal to wind down the eight-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a &partial& ceasefire deal that would not end the war, comments that sparked an uproar from families of hostages held by Hamas.

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Gaza: It can take months to officially declare a famine & but first damage to a child's body is counted in days

Nearly 166 million people worldwide are estimated to need urgent action against hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global partnership which measures food insecurity.

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