Israel's controversial security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has again provoked strong reactions after on Sunday having prayed at the disputed Temple site in Jerusalem, reports AP.
World politicsAccording to the UN, at least 68 migrants from Africa have died and 74 are still missing after a shipwreck in the sea off the southern province of Abyan in Yemen. The death toll is expected to rise sharply.
WorldFewer people suffered from hunger in 2024 compared to the previous year, reports the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO. But the trend in Africa and Western Asia is the opposite. There, the proportion of hungry people increased instead.
WorldFor almost two years, Israel has been at war. Not only against Hamas in Gaza, but the country is also in an armed conflict in seven places in the region. For me, all of this is one and the same war. It is a war that is being fought between Israel on one side and Iran on the other, says Lieutenant Colonel Anders Ekholm.
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