The main United Nations aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition is rising more quickly in the north of the enclave, while Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks.
India on Saturday announced its six-week-long general election will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the country of 1.4 billion people.
Israel has unveiled its Eurovision entry for a second time after being told its original submission would be rejected on the grounds that it referenced Hamas's Oct. 7 attack, making it too political. Still, calls persist for a boycott of the popular European song contest if Israel is allowed to compete as the war in Gaza continues.
Canadians have been asking CBC News how — and why — this country is involved in the international response to the current state of anarchy and widespread gang violence in Haiti. The answers are complicated — because Canada's involvement is much more limited than it might appear.
The first UN mission to Khartoum State since the start of Sudan's civil war paints a grim picture of constant gunfire, maimed children and a population on the brink of famine.
