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UN condemns Israeli airstrikes in Gaza's Beit Lahiya
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (158+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The UN peace envoy for the Middle East on Sunday condemned continued attacks on civilians after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza's Beit Lahiya killed dozens late on Saturday "This follows weeks of intensified operations resulting in scores of…...
Hargeisa demands recognition before granting Addis Ababa access to sea
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (209+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The breakaway region of Somaliland maintains its stance of not implementing the contentious deal with Ethiopia until Addis Ababa extends official recognition, indicating fractures in the controversial agreement signed in January Somaliland's top diplomat, Essa Kayd, has…...
Kenya voices support for Qatar-Egypt-US initiative to halt Israeli-Hamas conflict
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (323+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Kenya has voiced strong support for a joint initiative by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States to establish a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas The conflict has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and widespread…...
Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (259+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Pope Francis has suggested the global community should study whether Israel's military campaign in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people, in some of his most explicit criticism yet of Israel's conduct in its year-long war…...
Brutal Mau Mau camps were an extension of British colonial prison system " Historian traces their roots
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (664+ words) The Eastleigh Voice...
Pope Francis decries deaths of Gaza children in Israeli bombings
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (240+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Pope Francis on Friday decried the deaths of Palestinian children in Israeli military strikes in Gaza, calling bombings of schools, on the "presumption" of striking Hamas militants, "ugly" On the flight back to Rome from Singapore, the…...
Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: is the United Nations failing?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (491+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The United Nations turned 80 in October last year; a venerable age for the most significant international organisation the world has ever seen But events of recent years " from last weekend's Trumpian military action to seize Venezuelan President…...
UN Human Rights Chief condemns over 500 West Bank killings, calls for accountability
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (306+ words) The Eastleigh Voice UN Human Rights Chief Volker T'rk on Tuesday issued a renewed call for an end to the sharp rise in deadly violence in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023, and urged accountability for the killing of over…...
The mobility photobook: Archiving Somali and its diasporic legacies through gender
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (307+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The Somali diaspora across the African continent embodies a profound narrative of migration, identity, and resilience Fleeing conflict, economic challenges, and environmental adversities, many Somalis have established thriving communities in cities such as Cairo, Nairobi, Johannesburg, and…...
UNICEF "outraged" by killing of Gaza water truck drivers, calls for probe
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (276+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm over the killing of two contracted workers delivering clean water to families in the Gaza Strip In a statement issued on Friday, the agency warned that the incident threatens…...