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South Sudan is on the brink of another civil war, the United Nations has warned, after weeks of escalating violence and rising tensions between Vice President Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir.

After Machar was placed under house arrest this week, his party said the 2018 peace deal that ended years of fighting had collapsed.

Can the rival parties overcome political mistrust?

Presenter: Cyril Vanier

Guests:

Patrick Oyet – journalist in South Sudan

Daniel Akech – senior analyst for…

Myanmar has been hit by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, which also affected neighbouring Thailand, its tremors felt as far afield as Cambodia and India.

Much of the devastation caused by Friday’s quake appeared to be in Myanmar’s ancient capital of Mandalay, close to the epicentre in the Sagaing region, where buildings toppled and infrastructure buckled. More than 140 people were killed in the country, according to state media.

Myanmar has been struck by several quakes since a magnitude 7.3…

Palestinians took to the streets this week in various parts of the Gaza Strip calling for Hamas to step down from power and bring an end to the war. Some of the demonstrators in places like al-Shuja’iyya in Gaza City called on Hamas to step down and leave ceasefire negotiations to the Palestinian Authority and other Arab states. 

The protests were called for by family and clan leaders in Gaza and a statement issued by family leaders in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood called on…

The administration of President Donald Trump has made a formal request to Congress to reorganise the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as the Republican leader faces constitutional challenges over his dismantling of the agency so far.

USAID was set up under an act of Congress. But on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a notification signalling that the Trump administration would fold the agency’s independent functions into the Department of State under…

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Massive Quds Day rallies took place in Mumbai, Tehran, and Sana’a, with thousands protesting Israel’s occupation of Palestine and Jerusalem. The annual event, initiated by Imam Khomeini, reaffirmed global solidarity with Palestinians.

Mumbai: Unity in the Streets for Palestine

In Andheri West, Mumbai, hundreds gathered despite the heat, marching with banners and chanting slogans against Israel. People from diverse backgrounds, including…