Abiy Ahmed retains majority in Ethiopia election amid conflict fears
Ethiopia's general election has returned Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party to a large parliamentary majority, in a vote overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression and limited participation by opposition parties. The party has won 438 of the 501 seats declared, according to the confirmed results available so far. Abiy is now set to be sworn in for another term at the beginning of October.The result strengthens the position of the 49-year-old leader, who first came to power in 2018 after anti-government protests. He was initially praised for efforts to reduce political divisions and later won the Nobel Peace Prize... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jun 2026 16:30 LONDON
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Israeli drone strike kills Al Jazeera cameraman in central Gaza
An Israeli drone strike on a house in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, according to the broadcaster. A correspondent at the scene said the strike also wounded several people. The incident adds to the toll on media workers reporting from the Gaza Strip during the war that began on 7 October 2023.Al Jazeera said Wishah was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the camp. An Israeli military spokesman confirmed the strike and alleged that Wishah was a Hamas operative, but did not provide evidence to support the claim.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jun 2026 10:30 LONDON
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in central Gaza strike as death toll rises
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least six people, including Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah and at least one child, according to health officials and rescuers. The latest deaths were reported on Saturday local time, with one strike hitting a home in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. Another strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killed four members of the same family, including two children, according to civil defence officials and a nearby hospital.Al Jazeera said Wishah was killed in what it described as an Israeli bombardment that targeted a house in Bureij camp. The network condemned the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Jun 2026 23:31 LONDON
Israeli strike in Gaza kills Al Jazeera cameraman and members of family in Gaza City
An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza has killed Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, according to the broadcaster and Gaza health officials. The strike hit a house in the Bureij refugee camp, while separate overnight strikes in Gaza City killed four members of the al-Safadi family. The latest deaths come despite a ceasefire and amid continuing accusations between Israel and Hamas that the truce is being violated.Al Jazeera said Wishah was killed in an Israeli strike on a house in Bureij refugee camp. The Israeli military said it had struck Wishah and described him as a Hamas terrorist, but did not... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Jun 2026 20:00 LONDON
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German journalist released after months held in Syria, family says
A German freelance journalist detained in Syria has been released and has returned home, according to her family. Eva Maria Michelmann had been held in the city of Raqqa since January 18, after being arrested during a military operation, her brother said. The family said she arrived from Jordan on Friday and is doing well given the circumstances.Her brother told the dpa news agency that she had spent an extended period in solitary confinement. He said there was still no trace of a Kurdish-Turkish journalist, Ahmed Polad, who was arrested at the same time and is a Turkish citizen. The... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Jun 2026 13:05 LONDON
