UK to reduce the number of migrants arriving by legal routes
Home secretary vows to review, improve processes to accelerate decision making on asylum cases
Houthi group targets US-owned ship off Yemeni coast with rockets
Last Thursday, US, UK started series of airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to their targeting ships in the Red Sea
Burkina Faso bolsters firepower with Chinese-made weapons
West Africa security: Burkina Faso bolsters military with Chinese firepower, including WMA301s and CS/SM1 mortars.
100,000 Palestinians killed, wounded, missing by Israel in 100 days
Of those killed in Israeli air, artillery attacks in enclave, 28,951 (92%) were civilians, including 12,345 children, 6,471 women, says human rights monitor
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Israeli government
Protesters demand Netanyahu’s resignation, release of hostages, says media reports
Algeria condemns US-British airstrikes in Yemen
Foreign Ministry expresses ‘deep concern,’ warns airstrikes may jeopardize UN efforts to resolve conflict in Yemen
UN: Developments in Red Sea ‘alarming’
Thursday’s events ‘further demonstrate that region is on dangerous escalatory trajectory which could potentially impact millions in Yemen,’ says official
Egypt raises alarm over Red Sea military Activity after US-UK Yemen strikes
US-UK respond to Houthi attacks on Red Sea ships with Yemen strikes, Egypt warns of escalation.
Deadly minibus blast rocks Somalia, leaving nine dead, several injured
Nine people, including women and children, were killed in a minibus bombing in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region.
Ukrainian crew among hostages in Somalia helicopter seizure
Al-Shabaab militants hijack UN chopper in central Somalia, hostages include Ukrainian crew members.
Somali leader’s son freed in fatal car accident trial in Turkey
Diplomatic car crash in Istanbul leads to court case for Somali leader’s son, warrant scrapped after his appearance.
Saudi Arabia calls for restraint amid Red Sea tensions
Riyadh says it is closely monitoring with ‘great concern’ the military operations taking place in the Red Sea region
Nearly 10,000 deaths in December 2023 because of Covid-19
WHO says holiday gatherings and the spread of the largest variant globally have led to an increase in Covid-19 transmission on last month.
Houthis carry 27 attacks in Red Sea since Nov. 19: US
No injuries, damage reported after group fires anti-ship ballistic missile toward international shipping lanes, says US Central Command
US, UK carry out strikes against Houthis inside Yemen
‘I will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary,’ says US president
France’s new government unveiled
Stephane Sejourne appointed France’s new foreign minister
Blinken concludes Gaza diplomacy blitz in Egypt with Sisi meeting
US Secretary Blinken concluded a week of intensive diplomacy between Israel, its neighbors, and Palestinian leaders, seeking a path forward from the Gaza war and post-conflict rehabilitation.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi visits Egypt, Tunisia, Togo, Ivory Coast
Marking 34 years of tradition, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi focuses on Africa in his first 2024 trip, discussing cooperation with Egypt, Tunisia, Togo, and Ivory Coast.
UN adopts resolution condemning Houthi attacks in Red Sea
Draft resolution approved with vote of 11 in favor, zero against and four abstentions, including Russia
UK and US navies thwart ‘largest attack’ by Houthis in Red Sea
‘These illegal attacks completely unacceptable and if continued Houthis will bear consequences,’ says British Defense Ministry
Secret tunnel discovered under synagogue in New York
New York Police Department uncovers illegally built tunnel under Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn.
Health situation in Gaza ‘beyond catastrophic’
How the UK responds to that situation is an existential question for Palestinians in Gaza, not just humanitarian,’ says official at British charity
14 soldiers dead in Daesh ambush on Syrian military bus
A Daesh attack in the Syrian desert killed 14 soldiers on a military bus, marking the second such incident this year.
Egypt not cooperating with Israel on Philadelphia Corridor
Israeli reports claimed that Israel had asked Egypt for more security measures to be enforced to buffer zone.
Israel starving 2.2 million people in Gaza
B’Tselem says starving Gaza’s population direct result of Israel’s declared policy of denying them food
Pope Francis condemns global crises in address to Ambassadors
Pope Francis addressed ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on Monday,
Turkey rescues 75 irregular migrants in Aegean Sea
Irregular migrants pushed back by Greek authorities into Turkish territorial waters, says Turkish Coast Guard