Hostage families join nationwide protests over Gaza offensive
• Aug 8, 2025, 9:11 AM
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The protest followed Israel’s overnight approval to occupy Gaza City, stopping short of full control of the Strip, amid fears for around 20 surviving hostages held by Hamas.
A day earlier, hundreds chained themselves together near the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem as the Security Cabinet debated further military expansion.
Demonstrations also took place in Tel Aviv, where burning tyres and hostage photographs lined the streets.
In Gaza, where nearly two years of war have caused mass displacement, destruction and hunger, hospitals reported at least 42 people killed in strikes and shootings across the south on Thursday.
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Since January 2025, nearly 600 people—many fleeing conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the DRC—have entered Uganda each day. Among them are thousands of children, many unaccompanied, who dream of continuing their education despite the overwhelming challe
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• 2:19 PM
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Pix of the Day: August 8, 2025
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A South African court grants Zambia rights to repatriate Edgar Lungu for State funeralal
• 1:25 PM
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Duda defeats world champion Gukesh in Katowice blitz clash
• 1:16 PM
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U.S reevaluates Kenya's NATO status amid concerns over China ties
• 11:03 AM
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Air ambulance crashes in residential area just outside Nairobi, killing 6
• 10:36 AM
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Ghana mourns as crash victims’ remains sent to South Africa for forensic analysis
• 10:21 AM
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Nagasaki ceremony remembers Koreans killed in atomic bombing
• 10:16 AM
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Israel announces plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war
• 9:30 AM
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Hostage families join nationwide protests over Gaza offensive
• 9:11 AM
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Protesters demanding the return of hostages and an end to the Gaza war staged a beach display outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday, depicting Donald Trump’s profile with the slogan “End BB’s War”.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu
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Japan issues top-level warnings as floods and landslides hit Kyushu
• 9:04 AM
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• 9:02 AM
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• 7:35 AM
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Wealthy businessman appointed leader in Haiti as gangs threaten to overthrow government
• 7:13 AM
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Egypt seeks to renew cooperation with Sudan
• 4:44 AM
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Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib Idris on Thursday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/egypt-seeks
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Ivory Coast marks 65th independence anniversary with military parade
• 4:27 AM
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U.S. stops issuing visas to Zimbabeans
• 12:47 AM
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Gaza troupe rehearses daily in shadow of bombing and displacement
• 12:27 AM
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U.S. doubles bounty on Venezuela’s Maduro to $50 million over drug charges
• 12:22 AM
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