Ceasefire
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The impact of the US/Israel–Iran crisis on Asia
The LNG shock was underestimated. The foreign exchange and inflation feedback loop has proved more challenging than anticipated
Immediate ceasefire declared as US and Iran head to Islamabad talks
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the ceasefire would apply “everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere”, positioning Islamabad as the central diplomatic…
Protesters demand that Cape Town holocaust centre recognise genocide in Gaza
The vigil also marked the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
Urgent need to form a global bloc against genocide
Unified action led by states must follow South Africa’s stand against Israel to stop the killings in Gaza and Western-backed impunity
Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas’s 7 October attack
The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza
Malala Yousafzai calls on SA to lead ‘gender apartheid’ fight
The Nobel peace prize winner said the world needs to stand up against oppression wherever it takes place This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
Sudan fighting hits home
First, they took away people’s dreams of democracy and peace. Now the men with guns are looting and occupying their homes
South African soldiers have been fighting in a distant land for 20 years
Troops were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001 as part of the UN peacekeeping mission that became an offensive against rebels
Israel declares seven-hour ceasefire in Gaza
Following international outrage over a strike on a UN school in the Gaza Strip, Israel has said it will temporarily cease its attacks in some areas.
Israel agrees to extend Gaza truce
Israel has extended the 12-hour truce by four hours after international powers called on it and Palestinian militants to extend the ceasefire.
Security tightened after deadly attack on UN base in South Sudan
South Sudan has sent troops to secure a UN base which was attacked by gunmen on Thursday, who killed at least 48 people.
Mali, Niger evacuate citizens from Central African Republic
Violence in the Central African Republic has uprooted nearly a million people, a fifth of the population, and is hampering aid efforts.
Eleventh-hour crackdown
Syria has been accused of killing at least 95 civilians and destroying hundreds of houses in Idlib, in a last-minute dash before the ceasefire was called.
Gaza, Israel truce begins to show progress
Previous ceasefire deals after earlier rounds of fighting have often got off to a slow start with guns falling silent within a day or two.
South Sudan accuses north of provocation
The south Sudanese army accused the north’s troops of provoking it, with the intention of breaking a ceasefire agreement between the two.