GAZA -- Hamas said Thursday that a delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya, the movement's leader in Gaza, held talks in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to follow up on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
In a press statement, Hamas said that the delegation, arriving in Cairo on Wednesday evening, held immediate meetings with mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye, and will also meet with leaders and officials of other Palestinian factions. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)
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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for the United States and Israel to stop the war against Iran, and for Iran to stop attacking its neighbors.
"My message is clear. To the United States and Israel, it is high time to stop the war that is inflicting immense human suffering and already triggering devastating economic consequences. To Iran, to stop attacking its neighbors," the UN chief said in remarks to the press. (UN-Iran)
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GOMA, DR Congo -- The death toll has exceeded 70 following an attack by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Panic has spread across several districts of Mambasa territory in Ituri Province, after the deadly attack left more than 70 people dead overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, according to civil society sources. (DRC-ADF-Attack)
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KAMPALA -- Four children were killed on Thursday in a stabbing attack at an early childhood daycare center in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, police said.
Rachael Kawala, spokesperson of Kampala Metropolitan Police, said in a post on social media platform X that the attacker entered Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program School in Makindye Division and carried out the attack. (Uganda-Daycare Center-Attack) ■
