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Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Fierce and deadly clashes between rival factions in Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon have killed two children and 10 others, while at least 56 have been wounded according to sources at Al Hamshari Hospital. The extremist groups Jund al Sham and Shabab al Muslim have been facing off against Fatah fighters in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, near the city of Sidon, close to the Israeli border. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has reported that more than 2,000 people were forced to flee in search of safety…

Amnesty International warns that Sudan is witnessing extensive war crimes as the conflict continues to devastate the nation. In a new report, Amnesty International warned that extensive war crimes are being perpetrated by both sides involved in the conflict in Sudan, which has been ongoing since April. The warring parties are led by two feuding generals, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the regular army chief, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The report revealed that these crimes include sexual violence against girls as young as 12 and the indiscriminate targeting of civilians. “Civilians throughout Sudan are suffering unimaginable…

Russian Defense Ministry records show over 230,000 men have enlisted so far Almost a quarter million Russians have signed contracts to enlist in the military so far this year, Deputy Head of the National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev stated on Thursday. “According to Defense Ministry records, more than 231,000 people have signed enlistment contracts between January 1 and today, August 3,” Medvedev noted at the council meeting in Moscow. “First and foremost, we succeeded in adapting the contract enlistment system to the conditions of the special military operation, and this has yielded results,” Medvedev said, adding that a series of government measures intended…

The 45th US president is on the way to Washington to face January 6 riot charges Being arrested for challenging the 2020 election is a “great honor,” former US president Donald Trump said on Thursday, before getting into a motorcade headed for Washington, DC. He is supposed to appear in court later in the day to answer a six-count indictment by special counsel Jack Smith. “I am now going to Washington, DC to be arrested for having challenged a corrupt, rigged and stolen election,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “It is a great honor, because I am being arrested for you.” He…

“At a difficult point in time, caused by strong external pressure, Serbia cannot, has no right, should not and will not turn its back on Republika Srpska,” Serbian president stated Serbia will never turn its back on Republika Srpska (an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH) and will continue to provide whatever support it needs, regardless of the enormous pressure from the West, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said during his visit to the entity. “At a difficult point in time, caused by strong external pressure, Serbia cannot, has no right, should not and will not turn its back on Republika…

President Mahmoud Abbas today discussed in telephone calls the situation in Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp, south of the southern Lebanon seaport of Sidon, with the head of the Lebanese caretaker government Najib Mikati and the Acting Director General of the Lebanese Public Security, Major General Elias al-Bisari. In a phone call he received from Mikati, the President affirmed that the Palestinian presence in Lebanon is temporary until a time the related United Nations resolutions are implemented, stressing support for what the Lebanese government and army are doing to preserve law and order and to maintain the calm and the cease-fire.…

Violations of human rights by border agents range from deaths in custody amid unclear circumstances, abusive language, food deprivation, and the forceful separation of families.  A report issued by two Latin America-focused NGOs said Wednesday that violations of human rights by US border police are “persistent” and that the lack or absence of accountability was problematic. “Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the federal government’s largest civilian law enforcement agency, has a persistent problem of human rights abuse without accountability,” the report from the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) read. Violations of human…

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov will take part in the summit in person, while President Vladimir Putin will join via video Russia will “fully participate” in the upcoming BRICS summit taking place in South Africa later this month, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. Peskov was responding to questions on a rumored decision by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to skip in-person participation at the summit and join it via video instead. However, the spokesman refused to provide any assessment on such media reports.“We cannot speak for the Prime Minister of India, but as for President [Vladimir] Putin, he aims to…

The US president’s ex-boss has reportedly claimed that his Republican rival could be a far tougher candidate than Democrats expect Ex-US President Barack Obama has reportedly cautioned his former running mate, Joe Biden, that Republican frontrunner Donald Trump could be a far more formidable challenger in the 2024 election than many Democrats realize. Obama issued his warning against underestimating Trump during a private White House lunch meeting with President Biden in June, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing two unidentified people familiar with the talks. Although he pledged to support Biden’s re-election bid, Obama “voiced concern about Donald Trump’s political strengths,” the newspaper…

The incident marks the second crash involving an American tactical vehicle in the European country this week alone A US Army soldier stationed in Germany was killed after the armored vehicle she was traveling in as part of a US convoy was struck by a civilian semi-truck on Tuesday, according to the Pentagon and local authorities. Assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the victim was peering out of her Stryker vehicle’s roof hatch at the time of the collision, with its heavy door hitting her in the head and inflicting such injuries that “she died a short time later in a…