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Three people have died in protests against the rising cost of basic foods in Sudan.

Protests sparked after the government decided to cut subsidies, which led to the increase in prices.

The finance minister says black-market manipulation is the reason behind the recent spike, but analysts blame the government’s policies.

Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from Khartoum, Sudan.

There's growing outrage in Pakistan over the rape and murder of six-year-old girl, Zainab Ansari.

Punjab authorities are being accused of not doing enough to keep children safe, after a series of similar killings in the same area.

There are calls for more awareness about the prevalence of sexual abuse in Pakistani society.

Al Jazeera's Dayana Karim reports.

Ahed Tamimi has made international headlines. The 16-year-old Palestinian's defiant slapping of an Israeli soldier was heard across the world as footage of the incident went viral. Tamimi, an already prominent activist, was later detained and she remains behind bars, charged with 12 different offences. But Ahed Tamimi is not alone.

There are hundreds of Ahed Tamimis and there have been thousands before her. According to the latest official figures, 331 Palestinian minors are currently held in Israeli prisons.

And since 2000, at least 8,000 Palestinian minors have been arrested and prosecuted in the Israeli military detention system, according to advocacy group Defence for Children International Palestine.

The most common conviction? Stone throwing.

Critics of the system say minors should not be processed through what they call kangaroo courts and that the real goal is to discourage resistance to occupation.

Israel says the minors have committed serious crimes and often threatened State security.

A bus collapsed from a hill after collided with a truck in the crash area, in the name of 'Devils Curve' in Peru. At least 48 people were killed in this accident.

Officials said that bus was coming Lima from Huaacho to 55 passengers. An accident occurred at the same time. The bus fell down 100 meters down from the hill and turned over the rocks on the seashore.

The Home Ministry posted on its website that at least 48 people have been killed in the incident.

Earlier, officials confirmed the killing of 36 people. Police say that due to reaching the tide and waves to the bus, the work of lifting dead bodies was stopped at night. Police helicopter sent some rescue workers directly to the bus, while others were transported there on foot. Many people have survived in the tragedy.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said a strong India-China relationship is important not only for the mutual benefit of the people of both countries but also for the region and the world.

Mr Modi said this during his meeting with State Councillor of China Yang Jiechi who called on him yesterday evening in New Delhi.

During the meeting, Mr Jiechi and India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval briefed the Prime Minister of India on the 20th round of talks between Special Representatives of China and India on the Boundary Question which was held earlier in the day.

The meeting focused on bringing out the full potential of the closer developmental partnership between the two countries.

MEA said in a statement that the Special Representatives undertook a comprehensive review of earlier rounds of the talks and agreed that an early settlement of the boundary question serves the fundamental interests of both countries. They re-emphasized their commitment to achieve a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the India-China boundary question at an early date. The two sides agreed that pending the final resolution of the boundary question, it is necessary to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas.

The UN Security Council has slapped new sanctions on North Korea that will restrict oil supplies vital for Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear programmes.

The council unanimously adopted a US-drafted resolution that also orders the repatriation of North Korean workers abroad and earning revenue for Kim Jong-Un’s regime. It is the third raft of sanctions imposed on North Korea this year and comes as the United States and North Korea are showing no signs they are willing to engage in talks to end the crisis on the Korean peninsula.

The measures are in response to North Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on November 28 that marked an advance in Pyongyang’s drive to threaten the US mainland with a nuclear strike.

South Africa’s ruling party says, the country’s embassy in Israel should be downgraded to a liaison office to show support for the Palestinians.

The African National Congress has said that delegates to a national party meeting endorsed the proposal to the government for an immediate and unconditional downgrade of the embassy in Tel Aviv.

US President Donald Trump has put Pakistan on notice for providing safe haven to the Taliban and other militant groups, Vice President Mike Pence has said, warning that the country has much to lose if it does not stop harbouring terrorists on its soil.

Pence’s remarks came during an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to assess ground realities in the war-torn country. During his visit on Thursday, Pence held meetings with top Afghan leadership to hear from them the progress on the implementation of Trump’s new South Asia Policy.

Trump while announcing his South Asia Policy in August had criticised Pakistan for not doing enough to combat terrorism.

Pence told American troops at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan that for too long Pakistan has provided safe haven to the Taliban and many terrorist organisations, but those days are over. President Trump has put Pakistan on notice, he said.

Pakistan has much to gain from partnering with the US, and Pakistan has much to lose by continuing to harbour criminals and terrorists, the vice president said, issuing another stern warning to Pakistan.

The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, has voted, 128-9, in favour of the UN resolution to declare the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital 'null and void'.

India voted in favour of UNGA resolution rejecting US President Donald Trump’s proposal to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

A total of 128 countries voted in favor of the UN resolution, nine voted against it and 35 countries abstained. The United States and Israel were joined by Guatemala, Honduras and Togo in opposing the resolution.

Washington’s North American neighbors Canada and Mexico abstained along with several eastern European countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania.

A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the result, calling it a 'a victory for Palestine.'

US President Donald Trump had warned ahead of the vote and threatened reprisals against countries that back the resolution.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said on Friday that his country has achieved rapid development in strategic weapons and has created enough nuclear threat to the United States.

EFE told through KCNA, Kim has held this meeting after a few days of successful testing of his most advanced Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with high level officials of the Workers Party. This speech of Kim came at the time when the UN Security Council planned to vote on a new proposal of the US to expand sanctions against North Korea in response to its ICBM trial on November 29.

According to the North Korean government, the most advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles are capable of carrying a large nuclear weapon and reaching all areas of America. In his initial address, Kim said, "The rapid development of nuclear power by North Korea has a major impact on the political and strategic environment of the world."

He said, "No one can deny the existence of North Korea, which has emerged as a strategic country capable of challenging enough nuclear threat to America."