PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

HAMAS BROADENS SEARCH FOR ISRAELI HOSTAGES' REMAINS WITH EGYPT JOINING EFFORT. (PHOTO).


 Hamas broadens search for Israeli hostages' remains with Egypt joining effort

Hamas intensified efforts to locate the remaining bodies of Israeli hostages in new areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a day after Egypt sent a team of experts to assist in the recovery process.

A convoy of trucks and heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, entered southern Gaza overnight as part of a push coordinated by international mediators to support the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, according to Egyptian officials speaking on condition of anonymity. Footage from Agence France-Presse showed the convoy in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached on Oct. 10, Hamas is expected to return all Israeli hostage remains promptly, while Israel has agreed to release 15 Palestinian bodies for each returned Israeli body. So far, Hamas has returned 18 hostage bodies, though no new returns have occurred in the past five days, while Israel has returned 195 Palestinian bodies. Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya said the group has begun searching new areas for the 13 hostages still in Gaza, noting challenges caused by extensive destruction, burying some remains underground.

In related developments, Israeli strikes hit the central Nuseirat refugee camp on Saturday night, wounding four people, according to Awda Hospital. Israel said it targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants allegedly planning attacks on Israeli forces, though the group denied these claims. Hamas condemned the strikes as a “clear violation” of the ceasefire and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining efforts to maintain peace. The strike occurred in the same area targeted on Oct. 19, when dozens of Israeli attacks killed at least 36 Palestinians, marking the most serious threat to the ceasefire since it began.


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