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Live Israeli military signals it will occupy sections of southern Lebanon Middle East

Somali police seize control of parliament; lawmakers report threats of lethal force MOGADISHU, Feb. 7 — Armed police units took control of Somalia’s Federal Parliament main hall on Saturday, paralyzing proceedings as lawmakers said officers threatened to open fire on anyone attempting to speak and a female representative was physically assaulted during a chaotic standoff. Witnesses and parliamentary sources said police deployed inside the House of the People imposed extraordinary restrictions that blocked members of…

Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), violence has elevated within the Benices area in latest months, inflicting important displacement of the inhabitants. After abandoning every little thing, a number of the displaced have nowhere to spend the night time after strolling miles. Some have taken refuge in colleges like Oicha, about thirty kilometers from Beni.…

For almost two months, artists have occupied the National Arts Council in Johannesburg. This institution would distribute EUR 17 million through a presidential fund to support employment, but not all applicants could benefit from it. At the initiative of opera singer Sibongile Mngoma, artists took possession of the building in early March to demand transparency in the distribution of funds and to…