It has been seven months since the tragic attack by Palestinian radical groups on Israeli territory. That strike was incomparable … More
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Rafah: An Israeli military offensive will lead to mass atrocities
Statement from Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) following forced, unlawful evacuation orders in Rafah: “Israel’s … More
Blinken says Israel must still do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian … More
US Secretary of State Blinken is back in China, seeking pressure but also stability
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned Wednesday to China on his second visit in a year, as the United … More
US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela as Maduro continues opposition crackdown
President Joe Biden’s administration suspended some sanctions after Maduro’s government and the opposition agreed in Barbados last October to hold a … More
Philippine President Rules Out Giving US More Access To Military Bases
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday the United States would not be given access to more Philippine military bases. Marcos’s … More
Germany’s Scholz walks tightrope on trade and politics in China
Scholz touched down in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing on Sunday morning, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said, accompanied by a … More
Iran seizes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz: Reports
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the Iranian state-run IRNA news … More
Switzerland to host ‘high-level’ Ukraine peace summit in mid-June, says Russia will not attend
The conference will take place at the luxury Burgenstock resort near the central city of Luzern on June 15-16 and … More
Biden says he is ‘considering’ Australian call to drop Julian Assange charges
Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute … More
Netanyahu making a ‘mistake’ on Gaza, says Biden, as he urges Israel to push for ceasefire
US president Joe Biden has said prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach on Gaza was a “mistake” and urged Israel to … More
Israel announces ‘temporary’ opening of aid routes into Gaza
Israel announced on Friday that it would allow “temporary” aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza, hours after the United States … More
‘Only negatives for China’ as Biden readies for trilateral Camp David rerun, this time with Marcos Jnr and Kishida
US President Joe Biden will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr in Washington later this month, in the … More
US Unveils Draft UN Resolution Seeking Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza
The United States has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire linked to the release … More
Biden summons Israeli team in bid to avoid Rafah assault
US President Joe Biden said Monday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to send a team to Washington … More
North Korea tests ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul
North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters on Monday, amid US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Seoul … More
Putin warns the West: Russia is ready for nuclear war
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. … More
Ramadan brings no relief as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza
UN and aid groups say only a fraction of the supplies needed for Gaza’s 2.4 million people have been allowed … More