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US: Illinois state lawmakers attempt long-shot repeal of BDS ban
US: Illinois state lawmakers attempt long-shot repeal of BDS ban Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 16:16 The 2015 law prevents Illinois state pension funds from being invested in companies that have shown any kind of anti-Israeli bias, report shows Pro-Palestine protesters outside the United Center where the Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, on 22 August 2024 (Jim Vondruska/Getty...
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Trump tries to jump start peace talks with calls to Zelenskyy, Putin
US President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of both Ukraine and Russia in back-to-back calls.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Eyewitness video shows Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis
Eyewitness video captured an Israeli airstrike hitting west Khan Younis in Gaza as people flee tents amid gunfire.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Three more Unwra workers killed, bringing total over 300
Three more Unwra workers killed, bringing total over 300 Three staff members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) were killed in Gaza, the UN announced during a press briefing on Monday. The total number of staff killed is now over 300, the global organisation said. โThe vast majority of staff were killed by the Israeli Army with their children and loved ones: whole families wiped out,โ Unrwa...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Europeโs political centre holds in weekend of elections
The results will reassure a European Union seeking respite from a rise in populism.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Former President Bolsonaroโs coup trial opens in Brazil
More than 80 witnesses are expected to testify via videoconference over the next two weeks.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Poll shows Trump's Republican base support nuclear deal, as lawmakers push back
Poll shows Trump's Republican base support nuclear deal, as lawmakers push back Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 17:33 Iran acknowledges discussions on nuclear consortium but says it could not replace its right to enrich uranium US President Donald Trump gestures on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, following a trip to the Middle East, on 16 May 2025 (Saul Lob/AFP) Off A majority of...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Iran and Britain summon envoys over alleged spying in UK
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says there's been a rise in Iran-linked operations on UK soil.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Cair lambasts Israelโs aid entry into Gaza as an 'insufficient, psychotic PR stunt'
Cair lambasts Israelโs aid entry into Gaza as an 'insufficient, psychotic PR stunt' Civil rights and advocacy organisation the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) called Israelโs plan to allow only nine aid trucks into Gaza a โcompletely insufficient, psychotic PR stuntโ on Monday. Israel said it would end its almost three-month blockade to allow aid into Gaza by allowing nine aid trucks into the strip on...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Smog of war: Why Indian media misled its public in the conflict with Pakistan
Smog of war: Why Indian media misled its public in the conflict with Pakistan Submitted by Zarrar Khuhro on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 16:13 A large portion of India's media fabricated outlandish stories during the country's short war with Pakistan. But how did Indian media get to this point? Screengrab from India Today showing claims of India striking Pakistan's port city of Karachi and shooting down three Pakistani planes...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Israel's finance minister vows to 'level' all of Gaza
Israel's finance minister vows to 'level' all of Gaza Israeli forces will flatten Gaza the same way they flatten the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, Israelโs Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed, according to reports in Al Jazeera on Monday. โJust as we levelled Rafah, we will level all of Gaza,โ Smotrich said in comments reported by the Israeli Army Radio. โThe armyโs operation aims to occupy and cleanse areas in...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Measure targeting pro-Palestine NGOs disappears from US tax bill
Legislation would have allowed the executive branch to crack down on 'terrorism supporting' nonprofits.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Regeneron buys 23andMe for $256m after bankruptcy
Sale of genetic testing company raises concerns about privacy of 23andMeโs 15 million customers.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Israel allows limited aid to enter Gaza for the first time in nearly three months
Israel allows limited aid to enter Gaza for the first time in nearly three months On Monday, the first aid trucks entered Gaza after nearly three months of Israelโs complete blockade, according to the UN. According to Tom Fletcher, undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, nine trucks of aid, including baby food, have been cleared to enter the Gaza Strip via the Karem Abu Salem...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Israeli doctor compared killing Palestinians in Gaza to 'eliminating cockroaches'
Israeli doctor compared killing Palestinians in Gaza to 'eliminating cockroaches' Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 16:16 Reservist surgeon described taking part in military operations as a 'public health' matter in now deleted post on social media Israeli army doctor Sabo Amos, pictured at what he says is an Israeli army outpost in Lebanon in February 2025 (X) Off An Israeli doctor serving as an army...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Amnesty urges probe into US air strike on migrant detention centre in Yemen that left dozens dead
Amnesty urges probe into US air strike on migrant detention centre in Yemen that left dozens dead Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged a probe into a US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Saada, north-western Yemen, on 28 April that killed and injured dozens of migrants. The air strike was one of many undertaken by the US since March that led tohundreds of people being killed and injuredin what human...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Lithuania files case against Belarus at ICJ over alleged people smuggling
The Baltic nation is seeking damages, including compensation for border reinforcement costs.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:ICC prosecutor Karim Khan on leave amid misconduct probe and Trump sanctions
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan on leave amid misconduct probe and Trump sanctions Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 14:57 The Hague-based court says two deputy prosecutors will be in charge of Khan's work during his leave of absence International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan pictured during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, 16 January 2025 (Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw) Off The chief...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:US-backed group set to distribute Gaza aid is a 'dangerous sham', warn NGOs
US-backed group set to distribute Gaza aid is a 'dangerous sham', warn NGOs Submitted by Dania Akkad on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 16:43 The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation lacks Palestinian involvement and will serve to legitimise Israeli control while Gaza remains under siege, British aid and rights groups write Palestinians try to get a portion of cooked food from a charity kitchen in Jabalia in northern Gaza on 17 May 2025...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Project Esther and the weaponisation of Zionism
A conservative project to allegedly counter anti-Semitism is using a pro-Israel stance to mask white nationalist goals.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gaza medical supplies warehouse hit in Israeli attack
Gazaโs Nasser Hospital is โsuffering immenselyโ from a shortage of medical supplies after an Israeli attack.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Hamas condemns Israeli raid of Khan Younis and detainment of a mother and child
Hamas condemns Israeli raid of Khan Younis and detainment of a mother and child A specialist Israeli military unit entered the city of Khan Younis, disguised as women, and attempted to "kidnap" Ahmed Kamel Sarhan, the commander of the Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, according to a press release by Hamas on Monday. Hamas went on to say that Sarhan was able to thwart the operation but was killed in the process, and the...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:The West made us pay for its guilt - and now watches as Israel delivers the final Nakba
The West made us pay for its guilt - and now watches as Israel delivers the final Nakba Submitted by Ghada Karmi on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 18:47 Palestinians have long suffered for the West's unresolved history with its Jewish population. As Israel carries out its final ethnic cleansing, the world still refuses to act Palestinian women mourn for a loved one killed in Israeli strikes on Jabalia, at the Indonesian hospital in...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:What is Israelโs new major ground offensive, Operation Gideonโs Chariots?
Israeli military launches a ground offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip as ceasefire talks are held in Doha.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of thousands flee 'horrific' Israeli bombing in north Gaza
Hundreds of thousands flee 'horrific' Israeli bombing in north Gaza Submitted by Ahmed Dremly on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 14:04 Trapped Palestinians report unprecedented violence as Israel launches new military operation Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee Gaza City on 16 May 2025 (AFP) Off Youssef Halawa, 38, tried to calm his 66-year-old mother, Sawsan, as she grew increasingly anxious about the unusual drone...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Israel orders Khan Younis evacuation ahead of 'unprecedented attack'
Residents have been told to move to western Gaza in one of the largest evacuation orders of recent months.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Sudanโs army leader al-Burhan appoints former UN official as prime minister
Dagalo, who leads the rival Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, also announces a government as war ravages Sudan.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:UK funding cuts will endanger women and girls, aid organisations warn
UK funding cuts will endanger women and girls, aid organisations warn Submitted by Dania Akkad on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 14:09 Defunding programmes focused on gender equality and women and girls in favour of defence spending will make the UK and the world less safe, says leading British network The UK government has supported schooling for girls in Iraq, seen here on their first day of school in Baghdad in October 2022...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:If the Dead Come Home: Iraqโs Mass Graves
In Iraq, a mass grave excavation reveals the challenges of identifying remains and returning them to their families.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:UK, EU reach landmark deal: All you need to know
The new deal will allow EU boats to continue fishing in UK waters before the first post-Brexit UK-EU summit.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Israel should be excluded from Eurovision, Spanish prime minister says
Spanish PM Pedro Sรกnchez says Israel should be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest over its war in Gaza.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gazaโs Khan Younis latest focus of Israeli forced displacement, bombing
Israeli army warns of 'unprecedented' assault on the southern city as dozens killed in strikes across blockaded enclave.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Moscow outlaws Amnesty International for โRussophobiaโ amid Ukraine war
Amnesty International said the decision taken by Moscow is part of its 'broader effort to silence dissent'.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gary Lineker leaves BBC amid anti-Semitism row, pro-Palestinian comments
Britain's top football host is 'bowing out by mutual agreement' after backlash to a social media post about Zionism.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Tanzanian opposition leader makes defiant appearance at treason trial
The trial has added to rising concerns across East Africa about threats to democracy.
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