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Israel’s military says it has completed first phase of withdrawal, ahead of Monday peace summit in EgyptIn a post on X, Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that his country’s “big challenge” after the release of the Israeli hostages this week will be “the destruction of all Hamas terror tunnels in Gaza”.Katz wrote:Israel’s great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas’s terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States. This is the primary

Exclusive: Report by GMB union also finds pay disparity for women and disabled, trans, non-binary and gay staffersA race and gender pay gap among parliamentary staff means people of colour earn on average £2,000 less each year than their white counterparts, research seen by the Guardian suggests.A study due to be released this week will say that parliamentary employees who have a range of protected characteristics under equality legislation are more likely to suffer disparities in pay. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2025/oct/12/parliamentary-staff-of-colour-earn-2000-less-than-white-colleagues-study-suggests Author : Geraldine McKelvie Publish date : 2025-10-12 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Paul Biya, in power since 1982, has brushed off calls to retire but is rarely seen in publicCameroon goes to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election with Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state at the age of 92, the favourite to win an eighth term in power in the central African country.A fractured opposition of 11 candidates is standing against Biya, who, despite his advanced age and declining health, has dismissed calls for him to retire. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/cameroon-president-paul-biya-favourite-win-election Author : Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan and agencies Publish date : 2025-10-12 04:00:00

Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military postsIntense clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after an attack by the Taliban on Pakistani military posts.This escalation comes after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul this week, as reported by security officials from both nations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/heavy-clashes-erupt-along-pakistan-afghanistan-border Author : Haroon Janjua in Islamabad Publish date : 2025-10-11 22:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.