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Russia proposes new round of Istanbul talks; Ukraine pushes for memorandum

The renewed diplomatic push comes under growing pressure from Trump and heavy bombardments.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Aid entering Gaza is like 'a lifeboat after the ship has sunk', UN official says

Aid entering Gaza is like 'a lifeboat after the ship has sunk', UN official says The UN's envoy for the Middle East told the Security Council on Wednesday that Palestinians are sinking into an "abyss" with a "manmade" famine stalking the enclave. "Since the resumption of hostilities inGaza, the already horrific existence of civilians has only sunk further into the abyss. This is manmade," Sigrid Kaag, the UN's special...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UN says two Palestinians died storming warehouse for food

UN says two Palestinians died storming warehouse for food The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said that two Palestinians died while storming a warehouse for food in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah. The deaths underscore how famine-like conditions are driving Palestinians in Gaza to desperation. β€œHumanitarian needs have spiralled out of control after 80 days of complete blockade of all food assistance and other aid into...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Houston-based Avelo Airlines faces backlash for deportation flights

The first commercial airline to use its planes to deport migrants says contract 'too valuable not to pursue'.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Nowhere to Belong

Mass deportations of Haitians from the Dominican Republic are tearing families apart and causing widespread fear.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Harvard University agrees to transfer ownership of slavery photographs

The photographs of a father and daughter have sparked conversations about the legacy of slavery and who profits from it.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Dozens injured by Israeli gunfire as crowds overwhelmed Gaza aid site, UN says

The Israeli military says troops fired warning shots into the air but not at Palestinians during Tuesday's incident in Rafah.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Afghanistan’s children starve as calls for help go unanswered

Afghanistan’s children are starving as aid cuts and the freezing of Taliban assets hit the most vulnerable people.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Gaza

Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Gaza Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Gaza, in one of his first official statements on Israel's war since becoming Pontiff. "From #Gaza, the cries of parents rise to heaven ever more intensely as they clutch the lifeless bodies of their children, searching for food and shelter from bombs," he wrote on X. "I renew my appeal to leaders: cease fire, release all hostages,...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Who is behind Tren de Aragua?

A look at the gang at the centre of US President Donald Trump’s immigration policy.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel killed at least 10 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza in two days, Gaza media office says

Israel killed at least 10 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza in two days, Gaza media office says At least 10 Palestinians were killed and 62 injured over two days as they scrambled to retrieve aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centre, the Gaza media office said on Wednesday. The office said that the Israelis β€œopened direct fire on hungry Palestinian civilians who had gathered to receive aid". β€œThis...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli strike kills eight relatives of Palestinian photojournalist

Palestinian photojournalist Osama al-Arbid lost eight of his family members in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Chaotic scenes emerge from UN warehouse as starving Palestinians search for flour and children's food

Chaotic scenes emerge from UN warehouse as starving Palestinians search for flour and children's food Chaotic scenes are emerging on Wednesday of hundreds of starving Palestinians storming a UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine, or Unrwa, warehouse in Gaza. "It’s chaos: a human tide surging toward hidden aid. Thousands are pushing, shouting, and clawing for sacks of flour and child nutrition boxes," Palestinian...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

What's inside the boxes of aid being distributed in Gaza?

What's inside the boxes of aid being distributed in Gaza? Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/28/2025 - 16:15 Backed by the US and Israel, the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is distributing supplies that Palestinians say are woefully inadequate A Palestinian man shows the food supplies he received as part of a box distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah, southern Gaza, on 27 May 2025...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Smotrich calls for 'rebuilding temple' during Jerusalem Day celebrations

Smotrich calls for 'rebuilding temple' during Jerusalem Day celebrations Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/28/2025 - 16:13 Call by far-right finance minister would entail the destruction of Al-Aqsa Mosque Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich walks to visit the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day, 26 May 2025 (Reuters) Off Far-rightIsraeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza 'go beyond what is necessary' to fight Hamas

Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, says the bloc also does not support a new aid distribution model which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian organisations.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Crowds overrun US-backed group's new aid distribution site in Gaza

Videos show people walking over torn-down fences at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's site in Rafah.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Argentinian judge withdraws from negligence case over Maradona’s death

Judge Julieta Makintach was accused of participating in a documentary about the famed football player's death.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Brazilian prosecutors sue Chinese carmaker BYD over labour conditions

Labour prosecutors allege that workers were brought to Brazil illegally and toiled in 'slavery-like conditions'.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel blowing up residential buildings near Gaza City

Israel blowing up residential buildings near Gaza City Israel's military is blowing up residential buildings near Gaza City, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Wednesday. Israel has demolished swaths of Palestinian homes throughout Gaza, as it pressed for a forced displacement of Palestinians from the enclave.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US pauses student visa processing amid plans to up social media vetting

Latest Trump administration move comes amid wider pressure campaign against top universities, targeting of students.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Ireland moves to ban trade with Israeli-occupied territories

Ireland moves to ban trade with Israeli-occupied territories The Irish government approved on Tuesday the drafting of a bill to ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements considered illegal under international law, an unprecedented move for a European Union member. The move comes after the International Court of Justice last year said Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip was illegal...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Sudan says cholera outbreak killed 172 people in a week

Water treatment stations attacked by RSF unable to provide clean water in Khartoum state, where 95 percent of cases are.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Texas to require age verification for app purchases

The law requires parental consent to download apps or make in-app purchases for users aged below 18.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

US judge temporarily bars Trump admin from ending NYC congestion pricing

The ruling comes as US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is set to pause federal funds to New York state.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel accuses UN of failing to distribute aid after US contractor site swarmed by starving Palestinians

Israel accuses UN of failing to distribute aid after US contractor site swarmed by starving Palestinians The Israeli military accused the UN of β€œfailing to fulfil its role" in distributing aid inside Gaza. β€œWith the renewed entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, we have reached out to all humanitarian aid organizations and the international community, and called for them to take part in the distribution of aid to...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Mapping Israel’s military campaign in the occupied West Bank

Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Netanyahu vows more aid sites in Gaza despite chaos in Rafah

More aid distribution sites are being set up in Gaza with US support, according to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Netanyhu says Israel and US temporarily lost control of Gaza aid site

Netanyhu says Israel and US temporarily lost control of Gaza aid site Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the US "momentarily" lost control of their aid site in southern Gaza as it was stormed by starving Palestinians on Tuesday. "We worked out a plan with our American friends to have controlled distribution sites where an American company would distribute the food to Palestinian families,"...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump administration on the defensive after Gaza aid plan spirals into chaos

Trump administration on the defensive after Gaza aid plan spirals into chaos Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 20:26 After proudly listing the number of meals distributed, spokesperson Tammy Bruce brushed off criticism and blamed Hamas Palestinians ride a cart after securing some aid from a distribution site run by the US-Israeli initiative known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump looking to cancel all government funding for Harvard University

Trump looking to cancel all government funding for Harvard University Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 18:30 A letter to federal agencies tells them to end contracts worth an estimated $100m after previously freezing billions in funds Demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common outside Harvard University to protest against its stance on the Gaza war and show support for the Palestinian people, in Cambridge,...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to begin on June 4

Officials say more than one million Muslim pilgrims from around the world have already arrived in the country.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

King Charles III warns, yet assures, as he opens Canadian parliament

King Charles III made references to US President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada in remarks to its parliament.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Photos: Thousands of Palestinians crowd a controversial aid centre in Gaza

Israeli soldiers have fired warning shots to disperse the thousands who thronged the aid centre seeking food.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump administration to cut remaining US federal contracts with Harvard

Government escalates row with university over demands to curb pro-Palestine student activism, racial diversity policies.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East