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All hospitals in East Aleppo out of action

All hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy air strikes on the besieged area of the Syrian city, its health directorate said late on Friday but a war monitor said some were still working. "This destruction of infrastructure essential to life leaves the...

Saudi-led coalition to start 48-hour truce in Yemen

A Saudi-led military coalition will start a 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen's war at noon (0900 GMT) on Saturday in the latest effort to end a conflict that has displaced millions and caused a worsening humanitarian disaster. The coalition has been fighting Houthi rebels and forces loyal to...

Battle for Aleppo escalates, UN sees 'bleak moment'

Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-regime forces trying to advance into opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo and warplanes kept up their bombardment of the area Friday in a renewed bid by Damascus to retake the entire city. The U.N. humanitarian adviser said the besieged population of...

New suspected ISIS mass grave found near Mosul

Iraqi forces have found another suspected mass grave containing the remains of ISIS victims in territory recaptured from the extremists near Mosul, AFP journalists reported Friday. An AFP team visited the isolated site that was recaptured recently by elite interior ministry forces down a...