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Israel frees 4 more Lebanese prisoners in a deal tied to missing Jews from Lebanon’s civil war

Israel has released four Lebanese prisoners to the International Committee of the Red Cross as part of a deal with Lebanon

The Independent UK

Surge of casualties in South Sudan as conflict intensifies: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

IN FOCUS: Doctors tell Liz Cookman that they are seeing a surge in gunshots wounds and hospitals are struggling to cope with the rise in cases as aid cuts continue to bite

The Independent UK

Myanmar snubs Asean’s call to free Aung San Suu Kyi

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi’s ‘full and unconditional release shall only be carried out in accordance with law’, says junta government

The Independent UK

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US and Asean chair call for unconditional release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

MANILA - The US State Department and the chair of the Association of ‌Southeast Asian Nations on Friday reiterated their calls for the unconditional release of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar ex-junta chief seeks political legitimacy on first Thailand trip as civilian leader

Fighting between Myanmar's military and myriad rebel factions has spilled over the long border with Thailand, which hosts millions of refugees from Myanmar.

Euronews

Aung San Suu Kyi Photographed for First Time in Nearly Four Years After Red Cross Visit

Aung San Suu Kyi was photographed for the first time in nearly four years, meeting with an ICRC representative, amid international concerns over her health and welfare under house arrest.

International Business Times UK

Red Cross visits Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar military pushed to prove she is alive

Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of detained former leader, who was ousted by coup in 2021

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Myanmar government said, amid concerns over the health of the 81-year-old.

Bangkok Post

Lack of DNA testing leaves the dead in Gaza without a name or dignity – and relatives in limbo

IN FOCUS: New data shows that at least 1,129 bodies have been recovered in Gaza but remain unidentified. Experts on the ground tell Maira Butt that the uncertainty is leaving families in agony

The Independent UK

Hamas returns remains of Israeli hostage after Red Cross’s help in search

Exclusive: Red Cross acts as ‘neutral intermediary’ to recover hostages’ remains in areas under Israeli control

The Guardian - UK

Reports from Gaza, Sudan, DRC honoured at French photojournalism festival

Among the numerous prizes at the Visa pour l'image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, the prestigious Visa d'or News was awarded to Ivor Prickett of the New York Times for his work on the war in Sudan. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Humanitarian Visa d'Or went to Saher…

Radio France Internationale

Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say

The wounded were carried to the hospital on donkey carts by locals who desperately tried to save their lives

Evening Standard

Israeli army only finds ‘professional failures’ in Gaza aid worker killings

The Palestine Red Crescent Society denounced the Israeli report as ‘full of lies’.

Al Jazeera

Bukavu hospital patients tell of being shot in chaos of Congolese withdrawal

Widespread shooting and looting preceded arrival of M23 rebels, overwhelming city’s poorly resourced facilities

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Middle East crisis: Hamas says Israel delaying prisoner release is ‘blatant violation’ of ceasefire deal – as it happened

Hamas released Israeli hostages Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert

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Yemen's Houthi Rebels Unilaterally Release 153 War Detainees

Yemen's Houthi rebels release detainees in peace efforts amid criticism for detaining U.N. workers. Red Cross confirms the release of 153 war detainees, si...

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Evening Standard

Freed Israeli hostages reunited with families in prisoner swap under Gaza ceasefire deal

Soldiers released by Hamas on Saturday in exchange for prisoners said to be in ‘stable’ condition

The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Ukraine pledges support for a new Syria

Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast

The Conversation

Attacks on health care during war are becoming more common, creating devastating ripple effects

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned attacks on health-care workers, patients and facilities “must not become the norm”.

France 24

Russia orders evacuations in Kursk region, Ukraine invites UN and Red Cross to ‘ensure rights’ there

Russian authorities have ordered the evacuation of “multiple” villages that border Ukraine in the Kursk region, a local governor said on Monday. The news comes as Moscow says its forces have wrested two more villages in the region out of Kyiv’s control. Ukraine’s foreign ministry has invited the UN and…

The Guardian - UK

Russia says 10 settlements recaptured in Kursk counteroffensive

Ukrainian president says his country’s incursion still going to ‘plan’, as Russian forces make rapid advances

The Guardian - UK

10 things you didn’t know about the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been supporting people through conflicts, disasters and emergencies for more than 150 years. Read on to discover 10 inspiring facts about one of the world’s leading humanitarian organisations

The Guardian - AU

At least 22 Palestinians killed in shelling near Gaza office of Red Cross, agency says

Territory’s health ministry says Israeli attack targeted tents of displaced people; Israeli military says report ‘under review’

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