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Scotlandβs former First Minister Humza Yousaf and his wife say their relatives in Gaza are being deliberately starved.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:The plan is said to put pressure on China and build new data centers in the US.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Brazilian Foreign Ministry says international community 'cannot remain inactive' in the face of 'ongoing atrocities'.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:A confrontation unfolded between ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and Israeli police over conscription order arrests.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Islamic State may be responsible for atrocities against Druze, not Syrian forces, Barrack says Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 19:45 US envoy says Syria may find it needs a 'federal system' and that President Sharaa's 'theme isn't working' Syrian security forces stand by as a United Nations convoy evacuating families from Sweida moves through the buffer zone in Busra al-Harir in Syria's southern Daraa...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Protesters rally for a second day after Ukrainian leader signs law curbing powers of anticorruption agencies.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Salvador Plasencia did not supply Perry with the fatal dose but has admitted to obtaining ketamine for the actor's use.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Columbia University suspends or expels almost 80 students for pro-Palestine protest Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 19:16 The actions come as the university seeks to regain $400 million in cancelled federal funding Members of the Columbia faculty and staff protest against the universityβs policies at the university's campus in New York City, US, 6 June 2025 (Ryan Murphy/Reuters) Off Columbia University...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:A former security guard for Gaza Humanitarian Foundation βaid distribution sitesβ described abuses he witnessed.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Hamas submits response to US-Israeli short-term ceasefire proposal Hamas has handed its response on the ceasefire proposal to mediators, a Palestinian official close to the talks told Reuters on Wednesday. The official did not immediately disclose the content of the response. - Reporting by Reuters
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Three Israeli strikes hit homes and a tent in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people, mostly women and children.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Using the term 'genocide' is just Hamas 'propaganda,' US diplomat says The interim US ambassador to the United Nations, Dorothy Shea, told the Security Council on Wednesday that use of the term 'genocide' to describe Israel's actions in Gaza is nothing more than "propaganda" fueled by Hamas. "The representative of Israel has addressed allegations of genocide made by some in this room. I am also compelled to speak on...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:US contractor recounts gruesome details of Gaza aid delivery Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 17:22 Man who claims to have worked for US Mercenary firm UG Solutions says he has never seen such violence inflicted on unarmed civilians Palestinians carry a young man who was wounded in a stampede as he waited for humanitarian aid along al-Rashid street in western Jabalia on 22 July 2025 (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP) Off...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Tunisian president shows photos of starving Palestinian children to US envoy during visit Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 16:10 President Kais Saied showed the images to Massad Boulos during his visit to the north African country Tunisia's President Kais Saied (R) shows Trump's senior adviser for Africa, Massad Boulos, pictures of starving children in Gaza during their meeting at the presidential palace in...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:An uncle remembers his nephew, an American killed by Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a probe will ensure the programme does 'not run contrary to our nation's interests'.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Governing party says it has downgraded ties with Cambodia after a landmine incident that injured a Thai soldier.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:The US returns as a seller of critical anti-ballistic systems, but remains neutral, with no ideological standpoint.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Neo-Nazis in Sweden are using mixed martial arts events to try to attract new followers.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Palestine's foreign ministry condemns Knesset annexation vote Palestine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the motion passed in Israel's Knesset on Wednesday that called for the assertion of "Israeli sovereignty" in the occupied West Bank. Describing the proposals as "colonial" measures, the ministry's statement called on the international community to take Israel's discussions of annexation seriously in the...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Motion calling for Israeli annexation of occupied West Bank passes through Knesset in landslide vote Lawmakers in Israel's Knesset have voted 71-13 in favour of a non-binding motion for the agenda calling for the annexation of the West Bank. βThe land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel,β declared Knesset speaker Amir Ohana following the vote. Advanced by a cross-party group of MPs, the largely symbolic motion...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Israel claims over 100 aid groups lying about starvation of their staff in Gaza Israel has responded to a statement signed by over 100 aid organisations earlier on Wednesday by describing reports of the mass starvation of NGO staff in Gaza as "the propaganda of Hamas". "Instead of challenging the terror organization, they embrace it as their own,β its foreign ministry claimed. Besides the 109 NGOs who are...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Over 100 humanitarian groups sound alarm on starvation of staff in Gaza More than 100 international human rights and humanitarian organisations have called for an end toIsrael's siege of Gaza, citing widespread starvation affecting their staff. Famine caused by Israel's ongoing war and blockade has led to a growing number of deaths from malnutrition and dehydration in recent days. A joint letter released on Wednesday,...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:France condemns extension of Israeli military offensive into central Gaza The French Ministry for Foreign Affairs has condemned Israel's extension of its military offensive into central Gaza. The statement follows targetedIsraelishelling of thecentral Gaza city of Deir el-Balah on Monday after the Israeli army warned it was launching an operation"in an area where it has not operated before". βFrance strongly condemns...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:US envoy Tom Barrack accused of plotting Turkey's partition Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:13 Opposition figures blame Trump's special envoy for trying to 'Lebanonise' Turkey based on inaccurate readings of statements attributed to him US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack gives a press conference after his meeting with Lebanon's prime minister at the government palace in Beirut on 21 July 2025...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Children will die quickly amid 'genocidal starvation' in Gaza, warns top famine expert A renowned expert on famine, Professor Alex de Waal, has accusedIsraelof βgenocidal starvationβ ofPalestiniansinGazawith its continued deadly siege on the enclave. At least 101 Palestinians, including 80 children, have died ofstarvationsince Israelβs blockade resumed in March, including 15 whodiedof malnutrition on Monday, according...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:"Our own staff are fainting on duty from hunger and exhaustion", Unrwa communications director tells BBC The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) has said that its own staff members are fainting due to severe hunger amid reports of mass starvation in Gaza due to Israel's ongoing aid blockade surrounding the enclave. "Gaza is a hell on Earth", said Unrwa Communications Director Juliette...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:The Latin and Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Jerusalem describing starving people not "batting an eyelid" at the sound of bombing.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Khalil, who continues to be targeted for deportation, says he will continue to advocate for Palestine and free speech.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration quickly acted to remove Habba's replacement following a decision not to extend her term.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of protesters rally in Kyiv to oppose the measure, in a rare show of antigovernment anger.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Extremist Israeli politicians and right-wing settlers hold Gaza annexation conference Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 07/22/2025 - 21:45 Right-wing groups present what they say is a clear future for Gaza - a land without Palestinians and only for Jews Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the US gave Israel a 'green light' to transform the Gaza Strip into a 'resort town' (Reuters/File photo) Off...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Those who have survived relentless attacks so far now face famine
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Gaza health officials seeing increased cases of muscle weakness leading to paralysis The ministry of health in Gaza said on Tuesday that since the beginning of June, it has registered 45 cases of what it described as "acute flaccid paralysis," marking an "unprecedented increase in such cases". The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website describes the condition as "an uncommon but serious neurologic condition"...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Israelβs blockade has plunged Gaza into an increasingly dire malnutrition crisis.
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