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Nepal has recognized the marriage of a first LGBT+ couple in the country, the Nepalese authorities announced this Thursday, November 30. The newlyweds, now officially united, congratulate each other on a victory “for all”. Maya Gurung, a 41-year-old transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey, a 27-year-old man, who were married in …

As the deadly fighting continues in the Gaza Strip on November 23, women and children are the main victims, according to reports. Commenting on the situation, the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said that 74% of the dead were children and women. A truce agreement …

The Israeli army has called for the evacuation of the Indonesian hospital in the northern Gaza Strip within four hours, a Palestinian Ministry of Health official said. The Israeli army wants to enter the hospital for “military operations” and is therefore demanding its evacuation within four hours, Ministry of Health …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the deal between Israel and Hamas for a four-day pause in fighting. The start of the pause is due to be announced within 24 hours. As part of the deal, Hamas will free 50 hostages it seized last month; Israel will release about …

After the formalization of an agreement between Israel and Hamas for the release of 50 people taken hostage on October 7 in exchange for 150 political prisoners, international reactions are pouring in. Many diplomatic voices have expressed their satisfaction with the success of the negotiations, carried out under the mediation …

South African lawmakers have voted to close the Israeli embassy in Pretoria and to suspend all diplomatic relations, the BBC reported. The governing African National Congress – which dominates parliament – has long been critical of Israel and it supported the motion in parliament. The motion called for the closure …

Former Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has died at age 68 following a heart attack, Chinese state media reported on Friday. “Comrade Li Keqiang was recently taking rest in Shanghai. On October 26, he had a sudden heart attack and died at 00:10 on October 27 (Thursday at 16:10 GMT) …

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Sunday called on Hamas to release all Israeli “civilian hostages”, while declaring himself “very concerned” about Israeli bombings against “Palestinian civilians” in the Gaza strip. “Innocent civilians and children are paying the price,” he warned from Manila, at the …

Two South Africans have been killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has announced. Dirco announced the news on Friday, but did not reveal the identity of those who had died. “The Department of International Relations and Cooperation can …

At least 100 people died and 150 others were injured in a fire during a mega-wedding organized in a village hall in northern Iraq, according to a “preliminary assessment” announced Wednesday by the authorities. According to emergency services, “fireworks” and “highly flammable construction materials” were at the origin of the …