The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba suffered ‘extensive damage’ in the strike this morning.

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The UN has issued a dire warning over the worsening crisis in Sudan,where arbitrary civilian killings have tripled in recent months amid escalating warfare between rival military factions.

Kenya’s President William Ruto has defended his leadership in the face of growing public protests and international condemnation,asserting that his presidency is focused on long-term transforma

Morocco and Rwanda have agreed,under an agreement signed Wednesday in Rabat,to enhance military cooperation in training,exercises,logistical support,military health and exchange of expertise in areas

The European Union has strongly condemned the recent escalation of armed clashes in South Sudan,describing the situation as the worst since 2018.

Pro-Israel hackers have infiltrated Iranian state TV,calling for an uprising against supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei,it has been claimed.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda will sign a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on 27 June,aiming to end years of deadly conflict in eastern Congo.

An Israeli flag placed over a damaged car after a ballistic missile strike in a residential area in Ramat Gan,near Tel Aviv,Israel (Picture: EPA)

In a post on its Farsi-language X account this morning,the Israel Defence Force (IDF) told Iranians near weapon factories or ‘their support facilities’ to ‘immediately leave these areas and not ret