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UN: Famine over in Gaza, says 'situation critical'

ROME: A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire.More than...

Displaced Palestinians gather to receive donated food portions at a charity kitchen in Khan Yunis. — AFP

UN says Israel's Gaza plan risks 'another calamity'

A Palestinian man carries aid supplies he collected from trucks that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday. - Reuters

Israel faces growing calls to scrap new Gaza plans

Protesters wave flags as they march during a rally against the war in Gaza, in Amsterdam. — AFP

Jordan to host Syria-US meeting on reconstruction

A general view of a makeshift oil refinery in Hasaka countryside, Syria. — Reuters

Over 600 people hospitalised due to gas leak in Iraq

People walk through the Shalamcheh border crossing heading to Karbala, in Iraq. — Reuters

Israel far right presses Netanyahu for decisive win against Hamas

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There’s barely any food in Gaza, and barely any cash to buy it

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Palestinian Authority slams Israel's escalation in Gaza

Palestinians run toward food parcels dropped by a military aircraft in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. Gaza's civil defence agency said at least 10 people were killed across the Palestinian territory on August 9, including civilians who were waiting to collect aid.

Blast near border in Lebanon kills six soldiers

Lebanese army soldiers and onlookers stand near the wreckage of a vehicle. — AFP

Israel's Gaza plan sparks global outrage

A boy carries a stroller at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza on Friday. — Reuters

UN: Gaza escalation threatens Palestinians, hostages

A Palestinian boy carries a stroller at the site of a morning Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City. — Reuters

Israel to confirm plan for full capture of Gaza Strip

A Palestinian woman inspects the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City on Thursday. — Reuters

Gaza dad grieves, fights to save children from malnutrition

Palestinian mother Amira Muteir holds the hand of her five-month-old baby Ammar, whom she says is wasting away from malnutrition, in Gaza City. — Reuters

EU says Israel failing to honour Gaza aid deal

Palestinians run towards parachutes carrying aid packages airdropped over northern Gaza Strip. — Reuters

Putin says UAE could host Trump summit

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Kremlin in Moscow. — AFP

Sudan’s PM in Egypt on first foreign visit

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly welcomes his counterpart from Sudan Kamil Idris upon his arrival at the Cairo International airport in Egypt's capital. - AFP
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