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Israel assassinates Qassam commander in Gaza; RSF shell military hospital and advance in South Kordofan; Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election

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  • José Antonio Kast 12 min read

    The article highlights his presidential victory as a major headline. Understanding his political background, ideology, and rise in Chilean politics provides essential context for readers unfamiliar with Chile's far-right movement and its historical roots in the Pinochet era.

  • Rapid Support Forces 14 min read

    The RSF features prominently in the article's Sudan coverage, including kidnappings, hospital shelling, and sexual violence. Understanding this paramilitary group's origins from the Janjaweed militia and its role in Sudan's ongoing civil war is crucial context for readers.

  • UNRWA 19 min read

    The article discusses UNRWA's operations in Gaza amid Israeli efforts to shut it down. Understanding this UN agency's unique mandate for Palestinian refugees, its 75-year history, and the controversies surrounding it provides important background for the humanitarian situation described.

Israel carries out more strikes near Gaza City. Israeli navy seizes at least four Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Khan Younis. Israel employs drones to smuggle narcotics into Gaza, Al Jazeera reports. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly kidnapped thousands of fleeing civilians in El-Fasher and attempted to extract ransoms from them. Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed by a drone in Sudan’s border region. RSF shelling of a military hospital kills 9, wounds 17. The RSF committed sexual violence in Kordofan, a Sudanese rights group documents. A mass shooting kills at least 15 at Australia’s Bondi Beach. Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. A 26-year-old Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli custody. Two people are killed and nine wounded in a shooting at Brown University. U.S. administration figures are vying to control the billions in revenue that might accompany dominion over Gaza’s aid distribution. A federal appeals court rules in favor of the Trump administration’s attempt to stop federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election. An ISIS attack kills three U.S. military personnel in Syria.

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Jose Antonio Kast is elected president of the Republic of Chile for the period 2026 to 2030. Kast won the runoff election with approximately 58.2% of the vote, defeating his rival, the Communist Party’s Jeannette Jara, who secured about 41.8%. This victory makes him the 38th President of Chile. Kast is set to be sworn into office on March 11, 2026 (Photo by Cristobal Basaure Araya/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images).

The Genocide in Gaza

  • Casualty counts in the last 24 hours: Over the past 24 hours, the bodies of two Palestinians arrived at hospitals, while six Palestinians have been injured, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. The total recorded death toll since October 7, 2023 is now 70,665 killed, with 171,145 injured.

  • Total casualty counts since ceasefire: Since October 11, the first full day of the ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 393 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 1,068, while 632 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble, according

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