Ceasefire brings hope for Gazans and the families of Israeli hostages

A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas finally got underway on Sunday morning. There had been a delay of a few hours as Israel insisted it first receive the names of the three hostages due to be released during the day. In a statement, Hamas reaffirmed its commitment to the deal, but said the hold-up […] More

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New contingent on Kenyan police officers arrive in Haiti

The latest contingent of 217 Kenyan police officers arrived in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince on Saturday where they were greeted by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime. They are being deployed to the Caribbean country to provide back-up to an understaffed international security mission. About 10 countries pledged troops for Haiti as part of a United […] More

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