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Mar
07
2024
By KATIE TOTH
After two years in Poland, Ukrainian refugees ask when – and if – they will go home

After two years in Poland, Ukrainian refugees ask when – and if – they will go home

WORLD
NEARLY one million Ukrainian refugees live in Poland, 41% of them school-age children. Two years after Russia launched its attempted full-scale invasion of Ukraine, they are facing destabilising and pressing questions: How much of a new life should they build; and when – if ever – will they be able to return home?  The war has settled into a grinding stalemate in eastern and southern Ukraine, punctuated by periodic Russian missile barrages throughout the country. Out of a population of around 37 million, some 14.6 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance and 3.7 million are internally displaced. Another 6.5 million Ukrainian refugees have been…
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Mar
06
2024
By RILEY SPARKS, HAJAR HARB and OMAR NABIL ABDEL HAMID
In northern Gaza, Palestinians eat grass to survive Israeli siege and food shortages

In northern Gaza, Palestinians eat grass to survive Israeli siege and food shortages

WORLD
ON 29 February, the killing of more than 100 people waiting for food aid in Gaza City put a spotlight on the extreme deprivation and violence facing those who have remained in the north of the enclave during Israel’s nearly five-month-long military campaign and siege. Israeli authorities acknowledged that troops shot some people in the crowd that gathered on a coastal road to receive aid from a rare delivery to the north, but claimed most of the casualties were caused by a stampede or were run over by the aid trucks. Witnesses and doctors treating the wounded, however, said many of the victims appeared to have…
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Mar
06
2024
By ANTONI SLODKOWSKI, ANDREW HAYLEY and EDUARDO BAPTISTA
China vows to ‘transform’ economy, sets ambitious growth target

China vows to ‘transform’ economy, sets ambitious growth target

WORLD
CHINESE Premier Li Qiang announced an ambitious 2024 economic growth target of around 5%, promising steps to transform the country's development model and defuse risks fuelled by bankrupt property developers and indebted cities. Delivering his maiden work report at the annual meeting of the National People's Congress, China's rubber-stamp parliament, Li also flagged higher defence spending, while hardening the rhetoric on Taiwan. In setting a growth target similar to last year, which will be harder to reach as a post-COVID recovery is losing steam, Beijing signals it is prioritising growth over any reforms even as Li pledged bold new policies, analysts said.…
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Mar
06
2024
By SARAH MORLAND, HAROLD ISAAC and VALENTINE HILAIRE
Haiti’s neighbours prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence after jailbreak

Haiti’s neighbours prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence after jailbreak

WORLD
HAITI'S neighbours began shoring up their defences and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting. On Sunday, Haiti's de facto government issued a 72-hour state of emergency and imposed nightly curfews after armed men busted thousands from prison and a gang leader called for the ousting of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and last year deported tens of thousands of Haitians, said on Monday that its defence minister was touring the border to supervise progress on a border fence, while the president ruled out…
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Mar
05
2024
By JEFF MASON
Kamala Harris calls out Israel over ‘catastrophe’ in Gaza

Kamala Harris calls out Israel over ‘catastrophe’ in Gaza

WORLD
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris bluntly called out Israel for not doing enough to ease a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza as the Biden administration faces increasing pressure to rein in its close ally while it wages war with Hamas militants. Harris, speaking in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where state troopers beat U.S. civil rights marchers nearly six decades ago, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept a deal to release hostages in return for a 6-week cessation of hostilities. But she directed the bulk of her comments at Israel in…
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Mar
05
2024
By YEW LUN TIAN
Explainer: What to look for in China’s annual parliament session this week

Explainer: What to look for in China’s annual parliament session this week

WORLD
CHINA'S parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), will kick off its annual session, with all eyes on plans to support growth in the world's second-largest economy. A property crisis, deepening deflation, a stock market rout, and mounting local government debt woes have pressured China's leaders so that the stakes for this year's session loom large for international investors and companies operating there. Here are key details and issues to look out for: WHAT ARE THE "TWO SESSIONS"? Parliamentarians and political advisers gather in Beijing every March for two parallel sets of meetings called the Lianghui or "Two Sessions". Fanfare surrounds the week-long meetings in the…
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Mar
05
2024
By The African Mirror
Teenage Uzbek fencer alleges she was raped by three Italian athletes

Teenage Uzbek fencer alleges she was raped by three Italian athletes

WORLD
A teenage Uzbek fencer has accused three Italian fellow athletes of raping her during a training camp in Tuscany last summer when she was a minor, her lawyer said. The alleged assault took place on the night of August 4-5, 2023 during an international camp for young fencers in Chianciano Terme, near Siena, in which the Uzbek fencer took part along with members of the Italian junior national fencing team. Three Italian fencers, including a minor, are under formal investigation but their lawyer denies wrongdoing and the Italian Fencing Federation (FIS) has not suspended them. The names of the alleged…
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Mar
04
2024
By NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and BASSAM MASOUD
Israel reported to boycott ceasefire talks in Cairo over Hamas’ rejection of hostage list

Israel reported to boycott ceasefire talks in Cairo over Hamas’ rejection of hostage list

WORLD
ISRAEL boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that are still alive, an Israeli newspaper reported. A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for the talks, billed as a possible final hurdle before an agreement that would halt the fighting for six weeks. But by early evening there was no sign of the Israelis. "There is no Israeli delegation in Cairo," Ynet, the online version of Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, quoted unidentified Israeli officials as saying. "Hamas refuses to provide clear answers and therefore there is no reason to dispatch the Israeli delegation."…
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Mar
04
2024
By The African Mirror
Germany accuses Russia of “information war” after military recording

Germany accuses Russia of “information war” after military recording

WORLD
GERMANY'S Germany's defence minister said that Russia was conducting an "information war" aimed at creating divisions within Germany, his first reaction to the publication in Russia of an audio recording of a meeting of senior German military officials. Russian media on Friday published a 38-minute recording of a call in which German officers were heard discussing weapons for Ukraine and a potential strike by Kyiv on a bridge in Crimea, prompting Russian officials to demand an explanation. On Saturday, Germany called it an apparent act of eavesdropping and said it was investigating. "The incident is much more than just the interception and…
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