Live blog: Palestine welcomes UN calling out Israel on child violations
Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 245th day, has killed at least 36,731 Palestinians — 71% of them being women, children and infants –– and wounded 83,530, Palestine reports, with 10,000+ believed to be buried under the debris of bombed homes.
US, UK launch fresh round of attacks on Yemen
The United States and the United Kingdom carried out a fresh set of attacks against targets on Yemeni soil.
Putin extends olive branch to South Korea in bid to mend ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin lauded South Korea for not directly supplying weapons to Ukraine, a gesture interpreted by observers as an olive branch aimed at mending ties with Seoul.
Fires break out in northern Israel as conflict with Lebanon intensifies
There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new report has concluded.
Live blog: Fresh deadly Israeli strikes hit ‘safe zone’ in central Gaza
Israel's war on Gaza, now spanning 242 days, has killed over 36,550 Palestinians — with a staggering 71% of them being women, children and infants — leaving another 82,959 wounded, as officials tally toll of colossal human suffering.
Is Israel going the way of the Crusaders?
Israel really looks more and more like the Crusaders, taking after them not merely in method - perpetual war - but in aspirations too. In July 2023, I completed what was supposed to become the fourth edition - and third update - of my book, The Gun and the Olive Branch: The Roots of Violence in the Middle East, a history of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
War on Gaza Jeopardizing Regional Peace: Lebanon’s FM
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Rashid Bouhabib warned against the negative consequences of the drawn-out Israeli war against Gaza on regional peace.
Israel’s starvation policy in Gaza puts 3,500 children at risk of death
Severe shortages of milk, food, nutritional supplements, and vaccinations for children are due to the Israeli humanitarian aid blockade after seizing the Rafah crossing.
‘No one will hold Israel accountable’ as it targets medics in south Lebanon
Israel is possibly committing war crimes by expanding its war on medics from Gaza to south Lebanon, say rights groups.
Ukraine can now use Western arms to strike inside Russia
Denys, a serviceman in Kyiv on leave from Ukraine’s eastern front, is indignant about how long it takes for each round of Western arms supplies to reach the country.