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Famine in the Gaza Strip has exceeded the limits of catastrophe, after 579 days of war and siege, during which thousands of families were forced to grind legumes and grains to obtain alternatives to bread after flour ran out.

The policy of collective starvation pursued by the Israeli occupation has turned daily life in the enclave into a daily struggle for survival.

Legume flour… a desperate solution
With the absence of flour and the closure of crossings, what is…

Seoul’s military says launches may have been to test weapons intended for export.

North Korea has fired a flurry of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military has said, in what Seoul called a possible test of weapons intended for export.

North Korean forces launched the missiles from an area near the eastern port city of Wonsan between 8:10am (23:10 GMT on Wednesday) and 9:20am (00:20 GMT), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on…

Washington (Quds News Network)- Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday at Columbia University during one of the largest demonstrations at the school, opposing the university’s ties to Israel and condemning the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Videos and photographs on social media showed the protesters with banners saying “Strike For Gaza” and “Liberated Zone” beneath the Lawrence A. Wein Reading Room’s chandeliers in the Butler Library.

The demonstrators…

Trump administration wants Israel ‘to come to its senses’ and strike a ceasefire deal on Gaza, Israeli media reports.

A senior United States official has reportedly warned that Washington could move forward with its deal with Saudi Arabia without Israeli involvement, unless Israel changes course, according to Israeli media.

The Jerusalem Post reported that the unnamed official met on Monday with families of captives still held in Gaza. During the meeting, the official said President…

Africa is a continent rich in natural resources with a young population. African nations in theory have the potential to transform their economies. But many of them are facing mountains of debt.

Africa’s external debt climbed to more than $650bn last year.

More than half of African countries are either in debt distress or teetering on the edge. But credit restructuring is…