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Did US Ambassador Huckabee admit to using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza? Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 19:05 Many online say the US ambassador to Israel has unmasked US support for Israel's humanitarian blockade of Gaza The US's new ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, places a note given to him from US President Donald Trump in the cracks of the Western Wall during Huckabee's visit to the...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:PM Netanyahu sparks political turmoil with Shin Bet dismissal as Israel grapples with war and divided public opinion.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:During Agni Keli, a fire-throwing ritual in Mangaluru, India, shirtless men hurl burning palm fronds.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Mahdawi, a Columbia University student now held in a Vermont, US prison, says he has faith in the 'ability of justice'.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:In sweeping crackdown, UAE lists 11 political dissidents as 'terrorists' Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 18:34 Human Rights Watch says the move represents an escalation of the UAE's transnational repression, targeting dissidents and family members UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrives to welcome Ukraine's president during a visit of the United Arab Emirates at al-Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Economists recently echoed concerns of global financial uncertainty and say a recession is more likely.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Trump administration to respond in court to Harvard lawsuit over antisemitism allegations The Trump administration will respond in court to Harvard University's lawsuit seeking to block a federal funding freeze imposed after the institution rejected a list of White House demands that it said would undermine its independence, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. Leavitt said the elite research...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Rotimi Adeoye says Trumps push to return the US to a past economic era is a recurring theme in American history.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:At least 28 killed after gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 17:13 Casualties include Italian and Israeli tourists, as well as an Indian naval officer Indian army personnel stand guard as they speak with tourists near Pahalgam, south of Srinagar, on 22 April 2025 (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP) Off Over two dozen people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces bulldozing Palestinian farmland, Tulkarm officials say The Israeli military is now razing farmland just outside the Palestinian city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, Tulkarm city officials said on Tuesday. "The occupation army has reinforced its military presence around the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, and expanded its bulldozing operations to include agricultural lands adjacent to the gate of the...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:The first Latin American pope has died. We look at his legacy, reforms and what his death means for the Catholic Church.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Deportation action against Israel's critics sets a dangerous precedent of immigration law abuse.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Trump says he and Netanyahu on 'same side' after phone call US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone, and that the two leaders are "on the same side of every issue." The call involved "numerous subjects including Trade, Iran, etc," Trump wrote on his TruthSocial account. "The call went very well."
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is visiting Russia ahead of a third round of talks between Tehran and Washington.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Qatari PM indicates Israel is scuttling ceasefire talks Qatar's Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Tuesday that Israel has been an obstacle in talks to reach a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking to Aljazeera outside the US Department of State where he met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, al-Thani said Doha, alongside Washington, remains committed to securing a deal for...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Despite their differences, Trump, Milei, Zelenskyy and others are to attend the pontiff's funeral.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:US sanctions Iranian energy magnate for alleged indirect funding of Houthis, others The Trump administration on Tuesday said it has sanctioned Iranian national and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporations, which are "collectively responsible for shipping hundreds of millions of dollarsβ worth of Iranian LPG and crude oil to foreign markets," the Department of the Treasury...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Israel expects 'significant crisis' in Gaza as it plans to continue total blockade Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 16:30 Sources in Israel's Southern Command tell Israeli media they are more concerned about Hamas than humanitarian situation A view shows truck carrying an Israeli military buldozzer by the fence of the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, 20 April 2025 (Amir Cohen/ Reuters) Off...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Senior British MP rages at 'delusional' pro-Israel lawyer in parliament meeting Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 15:50 Emily Thornberry, chair of the foreign affairs select committee, appeared visibly frustrated by Natasha Hausdorff's answers during an inquiry session Emily Thornberry delivers a speech during the Labour party conference in Brighton, England on 23 September 2019 (AFP) Off A British...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil barred from attending birth of his son Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 16:09 Khalil's wife says US immigration authorities are punishing the newborn child over his father's right to free speech Mahmoud Khalil addressing the media during a pro-Palestine encampment at Columbia University in mid-2024 (Instagram/Screenshot) Off Detained pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:UNRWA says Gaza has become 'a land of desperation' as Israel continues to pound the strip and block humanitarian aid.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:US senator meets with detained Columbia protester US Senator Peter Welch, who represents the state of Vermont where Columbia University protester Mohsen Madawi is currently being held in detention, was able to visit with him on Monday. Madawi is a green card holder originally from the West Bank. He was lured to his US citizenship test and then taken away by immigration agents in handcuffs for his pro-Palestine activism...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Pro-Palestine students in Australia call for repeal of IHRA definition of antisemitism Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 15:17 The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism has been criticised for conflating criticism of Israel with hatred of Jewish people Students chant at a pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Melbourne on 17 May 2024 (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:At least eleven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a residential building in Khan Younis.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:People & Power examines whether the forced transfer of Palestinians is Israelβs ultimate goal.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Egyptian and Qatari mediators suggest a truce of up to seven years and a permanent end to the war.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Police say multiple tourists suffered gunshot wounds in attack that comes during heavy military crackdown in region.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Attack on Hezbollah ally one of two deadly strikes as Lebanon PM under pressure to dismantle armed groups.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Thousands pay their respects at St Peter's Square as more visitors are expected over the nine-day mourning period.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:What will Pope Francis be remembered for? Al Jazeeraβs Virginia Pietromarchi looks at his legacy.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Footage posted online shows a swimmer flailing in the distance as beachgoers yell in shock.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Calls for more aid, support for police amid surge in violence in the Caribbean nation since the end of last year.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:US air strikes kill at least 12 people in Sana'a US air strikes on a market and residential area in the Yemeni capital Sana'a have killed at least 12 people and wounded 30 others, a statement from the Yemeni Ministry of Health said on Monday. The nightly bombings, which began on March 15, aim to dislodge the Houthi naval blockade in the Red Sea. The Houthis have said only an end to the war on Gaza would end their...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Israeli far-right minister says retrieving Israeli captives not top priority Israeli far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday told a local radio station that bringing home the Israeli captives in Gaza is not the top priority. βBringing the hostages home is important, but itβs not the most important goal,β Smotrich said, according to a report in The Washington Post. βThe alternative to surrender is seizing...
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