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Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:30
Israel: could Netanyahu form a government?
Elections are on 9 April and a new poll, taken after the attorney general said he would indict prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, shows that he could not form a right-wing government if elections…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:27
India and Pakistan: violent peace
War would be terrible for India and Pakistan, but for the people of Kashmir peace sounds like the same thing. Shelling has increased along the official Line of Control that divides Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:24
Colombia / Venezuela: crisis
Colombian charities and churches are delivering food and basic supplies to families in Cucuta, a border town in crisis. Poverty, lack of services, and lack of medical attention is driving families to knock on church doors.…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:07
Iraq: Yazidi captives come home
21 Yazidis who were held by IS have returned home to Iraq from Syria. Most are children, young boys who were held by IS for five years and whom experts believe were likely to have been…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 21:58
Algeria: taking down a picture frame
82-year-old President Bouteflika has not spoken in public in years. At public ceremonies or meetings his handlers place a framed picture of him on an easel. The government has announced that Bouteflika, who suffered a debilitating…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 21:52
North Korea: activity at missile site
The satellite launch facility at Tongchang-ri became dormant last August. Now satellite images show that rebuilding efforts began between 16 February and 2 March - either just before, during or immediately after Kim Jong-Un and Donald…