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Residents in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine say they feel scared and abandoned, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel rules out sending weapons to Kiev. Vanessa Johnston reports.
Rocket fire from both the Israeli army and Palestinian groups clouds out the sky over northern Gaza at sunset after Israel and Hamas brushed off international calls to renew an expired truce, as seen from the Israeli border city of Sderot. Both sides blame each other for the breakdown of the truce, which before it lapsed had enabled the release of 80 Israeli hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners. IMAGES
Images of the warring parties in the Ethiopian conflict signing a truce deal. Following the signing, the various African leaders involved in the truce negotiations pose for photographs. The deal was unveiled following marathon talks in South Africa almost two years to the day since the start of a war that has claimed many thousands of lives and unleashed a desperate humanitarian crisis. IMAGES
Images show houses up in flames in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as artillery fire roars through the area. Bakhmut found itself on the path of Russian troops pushing to take over the Donetsk region, causing many of its residents to flee. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for civilians to leave the frontline region bearing the brunt of the Kremlin's offensive. IMAGES
Yangon, Dec 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nyein Chan Naing) Some 250 people from the Rakhine state, Myanmar, travel back to their homes from Yangon, with the agreement reached with the Regional Government of Yangon, the Rakhine Minister of Ethnic Affairs for Yangon and other civil groups, following the ban imposed by Myanmar on travelling or meeting with family, at least until December 31, to stop the advance of the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE BUS STATION IN YANGON.
Mexican residents in Escuinapa wake up to damaged streets and fallen trees after Hurricane Willa lashed the Pacific coast with powerful winds and heavy rain before weakening to a tropical depression as it moved inland. IMAGES