Children die of malnutrition as Rafah operation heightens threat of famine in Gaza
Arrival of Israeli troops in the southern border town has choked aid supplies, as hunger deepens in southern Gaza
Fayiz Abu Ataya was born into war and knew nothing else. Over his first and only spring, in a town stalked by hunger, he wasted away to a shadow of a child, skin stretched painfully over jutting bones.
In seven months of life, he had little time to make a mark beyond the family who loved him. But when his death from malnutrition was reported last week, it sounded a warning around the world about a rapidly deepening crisis in central and southern Gaza, triggered by the Israeli military operation in the southern town of Rafah.
At least 30 child victims of malnutrition have been recorded in Gaza, but almost all died in the north, until recently the area with the most extreme shortages of food and medical care, where a top US aid official said famine had taken hold in some areas.
Rwanda ClassifiedEurope's Deals with an Autocrat
By Sophia Baumann, Heiner Hoffmann, Bastian Obermayer und Maria Retter
German parliamentarian Jens Spahn takes a close look at the beds. Two small pillows have been neatly placed at the heads, the sheets are bright white, and a brown decorative ribbon is draped across the covers. Spahn, of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), seems satisfied. The tour then continues to the sickbay, which is equipped with a bed, and to the computer room with its desktop devices. Everything is in perfect shape.
A number of journalists, politicians and other emissaries have already been led through the Hope Hostel in Kigali, and now it is the turn of Jens Spahn. This is where migrants from Great Britain are to be housed in the future. The idea is that instead of being granted asylum in Great Britain, migrants will be sent straight to Rwanda – in order to deter others from making the trip. It is a plan that has triggered intense international criticism and was briefly suspended by the courts. Nevertheless, Spahn would like to see the EU make a similar deal. The prospects are good, Spahn says in Kigali.
Top Indian opposition leader returns to jail, vows to fight ‘dictatorship’ as Modi eyes victory
Arvind Kejriwal is among several opposition leaders under criminal investigation, with colleagues describing his arrest the month before the general elections began in April as a "political conspiracy" orchestrated by Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The chief minister of the capital Delhi and a key leader in an alliance formed to compete against Modi, Kejriwal was detained in March over a long-running corruption probe.
He was later released and allowed to campaign but ordered to return to jail once voting ended.
"When power becomes dictatorship, then jail becomes a responsibility," said Kejriwal, who promised to continue "fighting" from behind bars.
North Korea to stop flying trash-filled balloons south
North Korean officials say they will temporarily halt sending balloons filled with trash into South Korea but are ready to resume if Seoul sends leaflets north.
After sending hundreds of balloons loaded with trash and excrement across the border into South Korea, North Korean officials said on Sunday the effort would be halted.
"We will temporarily suspend the action of scattering waste paper beyond the border," said the official Korean Central News Agency. "This is because our action is a thorough countermeasure."
They warned that the balloons would fly south again if Seoul sent any anti-North Korean leaflets northwards.
50 bodies recovered from Jabalia refugee camp
- Qatar, Egypt and the United States call on Hamas and Israel to finalise an agreement that embodies the principles outlined by US President Joe Biden on May 31, 2024. Meanwhile, a Hamas leader says the group is still waiting to receive the proposal.
- Rescuers find 50 more bodies from the Jabalia refugee camp days after the end of Israel’s three-week operation. Nonstop Israeli attacks on Gaza continue, killing at least 60 people in the last 24 hours.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) says there are almost no health services remaining in Rafah after the city’s last partially functioning hospital, al-Helal al-Emirati, shut down amid the ongoing hostilities.
- Thousands of Israelis took to the streets urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike a deal with Hamas and free the captives held in Gaza.
- At least 36,439 Palestinians have been killed and 82,627 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s attacks is at least 1,139, with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.
With shake-up at defense ministry, ‘Putin’s chef’ gets his wish from beyond the grave
Removing a long-time defense minister from his post is nothing out of the ordinary. Arresting five of his senior staff, however, is clearly more than just a search for fresh blood — especially in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
After the shock ouster, two weeks ago, of Sergei Shoigu as the minister for defense, a wave of arrests has gutted the defense ministry’s top brass under the guise of an anti-corruption campaign.
The timing is as intriguing as the arrests and reshuffle. After almost three years of failure on the battlefields in Ukraine, Russia has just gained the upper hand. It has, in recent weeks, launched a largely successful offensive in the north, toward Kharkiv, coupled with victories in the Donbas region in the east, too.
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