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As Gaza is in a "desperate humanitarian crisis" according to the British Red Cross, the IDF claims that it has "completed" the dismantling of Hamas' command structure in Northern Gaza

More than two million Palestinians in Gaza are facing daily threats to their existence, UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has claimed as the death toll of Israel's assault passes 22,000

As the rest of the world celebrated the start of 2024, a group of Palestinians cowered under the Al-Aqsa University in Gaza City as it was bombarded by Israeli missiles

North Korea has welcomed in the new year by issuing further military threats against its neighbours in the south and the United States, saying it is prepared for all-out war

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), a UN agency, says the population in Gaza face "catastrophic hunger" and are at risk of famine

Following deadly overnight strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the Russian despot Putin has warned Russia will "never back down" in a chilling New Year's Eve message

Hamas criticised the attack on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza as a 'massacre' - the Israeli military said 'feasible steps' were being taken to minimise harm to civilians

Ever since the first festive address of this kind was delivered in 1932, the annual tradition has become a key event. Families across the country gather together to remind themselves of what has come and what to look forward to in the next year

The strike on a building in Gaza City was among the deadliest of the Israel-Hamas war, which is now in its 12th week, and among the dead include children, officials said

A crucial oil storage in Guinea exploded on Monday destroying infrastructure nearly a mile away and leaving hundreds of people injured in addition to the eighteen people who died

Kim Jong-un's daughter, Kim Ju-Ae, has publicly appeared once again at her father's side, this time during a intercontinental ballistic missile test in North Korea

At least 61 people died when the boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea capsized off the coast of Libya, as rescuers reported seeing a 'deflated rubber boat' in high waves

Despite protests from a majority of countries as well as experts and civil activists, the agreement reached at the Cop28 summit did not include a promise to reduce fossil fuel use

Many fans of the Eurovision Song Contest have vowed to boycott next year's competition due to Israel being allowed to participate, with Iceland now threatening to pull out of the contest should they qualify

As the death toll of Israel's onslaught against Gaza threatens to reach 20,000 before the end of the year, the IDF is pumping seawater into the tunnel system used by Hamas

As fierce bombing and fighting continues in the north of Gaza, Hamas terrorists warned that no hostages will leave Gaza unless Palestinian prisoners in Israel are exchanged

The World Health Organisation warned 'nowhere and no one is safe in Gaza' as snipers and tanks took their positions to oversee fighting against Hamas

According to Hamas-run health ministry figures, Gaza’s death toll has exceeded 17,000 since the war was sparked by the militant group’s October 7 strikes against Israel

Israel Defence Forces rounded up scores of men, described in the Israeli media as Hamas fighters who had surrendered, lined them up, and stripped them to their underwear

A day after Hamas's October 7 massacre, the bodies of slaughtered female Israeli soldiers were taken back to a base in southern Israel, with many of them wearing nothing but underwear or "bloody shredded rags"

Although some hospitals can be adapted to face the effects of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, severe storms, flooding and forest fires, many will have to be moved at great expense. But limiting global heating to 1.8C would half the damage compared to a high emissions scenario

While it is better organised than many previous Cops, it is strangely quiet. Cop26 in Glasgow in 2021 was full of protesters, placards and demands for action.

WARNING, DISTRESSING IMAGES: The Hamas-run Health Ministry inside Gaza said at least 200 Palestinians have died since fighting resumed on Friday as a seven-day ceasefire came to an end

Palestinians are at a loss about where to go after Israel's defence forces divided Gaza into parcels of land into random numbered sections - and have been asked to learn their locations in case of evacuation

Nearly 100,000 delegates have registered for Cop28 - four times the size of the 2021 COP26 in Glasgow - as we head towards what is set to be the warmest year on record