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New satellite assessments show the destruction of buildings in Gaza has climbed by nearly 10 per cent since October¡¯s faltering ceasefire between Hamas and Israeli forces aim to end the two-year war, which reduced cities to rubble and displaced more than one million people, ±¬ÁÏÍø agencies said on Thursday.

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are tracking a growing share of people exposed to Ebola, but the epidemic in the country's restive east continues to outpace their ability to find and isolate the sick, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

Five years since the Taliban seized power in Kabul, life for some Afghans has improved while many others suffer growing hardship.

Civilian casualties in Ukraine reached their highest monthly level in July, with more people killed and injured than at any time since March 2022, the ±¬ÁÏÍø Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, said in an update on Thursday. 

±¬ÁÏÍø human rights chief Volker T¨¹rk on Thursday condemned an amendment adopted by T¨¹rkiye¡¯s parliament that would allow judges to give life sentences to child offenders convicted of serious crimes.

As tensions triggered by the US-Iran war continue to ripple across the Middle East, the Security Council held an open debate Thursday on Yemen, where escalating deadly military clashes are worsening an already fragile humanitarian situation amid fears that recent Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels could threaten the 2022 truce between Houthi militia and the internationally-recognised Government. ±¬ÁÏÍø News app users can follow our live coverage here.