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1. Israeli troops recover bodies of three hostages in the Gaza Strip

   "The bodies were transferred to medical professional for forensic examination and identification. After the procedure was completed, we notified the families. Our hearts go out to them, to the families at this difficult time." Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, IDF spokesperson

2. Israel-Hamas war: Fighting intensifies in Gaza

   Seven months of Israel's war in Gaza have killed more than 35,000 people, most of them women and children, according to local health officials.

3. Sudan: UN condemns escalation of violence in El Fasher in Darfur

   “In Sudan, half of the population, 25 million people need humanitarian aid. Famine is closing in, diseases are closing in, the fighting is closing in on civilians, especially in Darfur" Jens Laerke, Spokesperson, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

4. Swift actions to mitigate the El nino weather patterns on food security paid off - FAO

   "The evidence that we have is that anticipatory actions, including the ones implemented for this El Niño, are very beneficial in terms of protecting food security, safeguarding food production and staple crop production, in some cases allowing the population to increase crop production,.."

5. Malawian man convicted of insulting the president in a TikTok video

   The video showed an animated figure, with President Lazarus Chakwera's face superimposed on it, doing some quirky dance moves.