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At least 150 people killed and many more missing after torrential rains cause flooding in Mokwa city in Niger State.
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:Relentless monsoon rains across the northeastern states leave a trail of deaths and destruction.
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:Troops gun down starving crowds, capping deadly first week of operations for controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:Two Russian bridges near Ukraine have collapsed within hours.
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:Some 491 were arrested in Paris during post-match celebrations after PSG's Champions League victory.
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:Beijing says the US is touting Cold War mentality after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls China threat to the region.
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:It comes after the UN nuclear watchdog warned Iran has stepped up its production of enriched uranium.
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:The vote, held in the backdrop of a martial law bid by ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, could affect Seoul's foreign policy.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu rejects Hamas response, backs Witkoff on ceasefire talks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply criticised Hamasโs reaction to the latest ceasefire proposal, aligning with US envoy Steve Witkoffโs stance. In a brief statement, Netanyahu said: โWhile Israel has agreed to the updated Witkoff outline for the release of our hostages, Hamas continues to adhere to its refusal. As Witkoff said, Hamasโ...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Paris Saint-Germain beat Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich - a record winning margin in the Champions League final.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has branded it "unacceptable".
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:UN expert warns against scapegoating Netanyahu for Gaza atrocities Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, has cautioned against blaming only Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the destruction in Gaza. โThe problem will not be resolved by scapegoating him, ignoring the rest,โ Albanese posted on social media. She emphasised that Israelโs broader...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Russia has confirmed it will send a delegation to Istanbul, but Kyiv has not yet accepted the proposal.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Arab foreign ministers condemn Israelโs ban on West Bank visit Foreign ministers from several Arab states have denounced Israelโs refusal to allow their planned visit to the occupied West Bank this weekend. The Jordanian foreign ministry said the ministers condemned โIsraelโs decision to ban the delegationโs visit to Ramallah (on Sunday) to meet with the president of the State of Palestine, Mahmud Abbas.โ The group,...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:US envoy dismisses Hamas response to ceasefire US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff criticised Hamasโs reaction to his ceasefire proposal, calling it โtotally unacceptable and only takes us backward.โ Witkoff insisted Hamas should accept the framework as the basis for proximity talks, set to begin next week. He claimed this was the sole path to a 60-day ceasefire allowing some hostages to return home. Earlier on...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Israel says it killed Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar in May The Israeli army has claimedit killed Mohammad Sinwar, Hamasโs commander in Gaza, during a strike on 13 May. Sinwar was reportedly the target of an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza earlier this month. Mohammad Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the senior Hamas leader accused of masterminding the 7 October 2023 assault on southern Israel....
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:MIT bars student from graduation over pro-Palestine speech The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) barred its 2025 class president from attending Fridayโs graduation ceremony after she delivered an unauthorised pro-Palestinian speech a day earlier. The university announced the decision on Friday, without naming the student, stating she gave a speech during Thursdayโs OneMIT commencement that had not been...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:โNo voices, no lightโ: Palestinian buries husband alone after two months trapped under Israeli siege In a garden in southern Gaza underIsraeliattacks, Aziza Qishta dug a grave with her bare hands. With no shroud, the 65-year-oldPalestinianwrapped her husbandโs body in a window curtain and buried him alone. Ibrahim Qishta, 70, had died after being struck in the neck by shrapnel during Israelโs military incursion into...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Palestinian official slams Israel for blocking Arab ministersโ visit Hussein al-Sheikh, vice president of Palestine, has condemned Israelโs decision to block a ministerial delegation from visiting the occupied West Bank, calling it โarrogant, provocative, and unprecedented behaviourโ. โWe are examining, along with our Arab brothers, how to respond to this decision,โ he posted on X. Jordanโs Foreign Ministry confirmed...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:"Starving people will not let a food truck pass. They need to feed their families", the World Food Programme said.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Arab Israeli MP says Gaza โwonโ as he slams war and occupation Addressing a protest in Haifa on Saturday, Ayman Odeh, a prominent Arab Israeli lawmaker and head of the Hadash movement, called for an immediate end to the war and the creation of a Palestinian state. โGaza won, and Gaza will win,โ he told the crowd, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. Odeh described the ongoing war as โa historic loss for right-wing...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Hamas responds positively to Gaza truce plan, seeks changes Hamas has welcomed a ceasefire proposal for Gaza put forward by US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, but is requesting modifications, a senior official told Reuters on Saturday. The official confirmed the group responded โpositivelyโ to the initiative, though discussions remain ongoing. He declined to specify what changes Hamas is...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:General Anil Chauhan appears to confirm India lost at least one jet during conflict with Pakistan earlier this month.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Gaza hospital warns Israeli attacks on power generators threaten patients' lives A spokesman for Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli forces are โsystematically targetingโ Gazaโs already fragile healthcare sector by striking power sources that keep hospitals running. โThe occupation targets the electric generators that supply hospitals,โ he said, adding that the army has destroyed โthe three...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Hamas submits response to US-drafted Gaza ceasefire proposal Hamas announced on Saturday that it has officially responded to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal brokered by the United States, a plan that has drawn criticism for allegedly favouring Israel. โAfter conducting a round of national consultations, and stemming from our deep responsibility towards our people and their suffering, we have delivered our response...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Israel blocks Arab ministers from occupied West Bank visit Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 05/31/2025 - 13:55 Arab delegation was set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saudwas was to be the highest ranking Saudi official to visit the West Bank in almost 60 years Off A delegation of Arab foreign ministers has condemned Israelโs...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran now possesses over 400kg of uranium at 60% purity.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Declarations from abroad, however poignant, are not substitutes for showing up and standing up for democracy.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:UN nuclear watchdog warns Tehran could be close to weapons-grade enriched uranium, as negotiations with the US continue.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Cambridge students relaunch pro-Palestine encampment Students at theUKโs University of Cambridge haverelauncheda protest encampment outside Trinity College, one of its largest and wealthiest colleges, calling on the institution to disclose and divest from companies complicit inIsraelโs war on Gaza. The group behind the protest, Cambridge for Palestine (C4P), is demanding the University โtake urgent stepsโ to end what...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:UK: Cambridge students relaunch pro-Palestine encampment Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 05/31/2025 - 12:03 Students set up new encampment after 'months of frustration' as the university failed to deliver on pledges to review its investments last year Student campers erect a tent on the lawn outside the University of Cambridge's Trinity College, 31 May 2025 (Will Colebourne) Off Students at the UKโs University of...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Israel kills 60 in past day, brining Gaza death toll to over 54,380 Israeli forces killed at least 60 Palestinians and wounded 284in the past 24 hours, according to the Palestinian health ministry. This brings the death toll in the besieged enclave since 7 October 2023 to 54,381, including 4,117 killed since Israel broke the ceasefire on 18 March. More than 124,054 Palestinians have been wounded overall. At least...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia's foreign minister delays West Bank visit after Israel blocks it Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, has postponed his planned visit to the occupied West Bank after Israel blocked the trip, a Saudi source told Reuters. According to Palestinian sources, the visit was arranged at the invitation of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to host a Saudi-led delegation of Arab foreign...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Alaa Abd el-Fattahโs mother at risk of โsudden deathโ, doctor says Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 05/31/2025 - 11:48 Hospital tests reveal Laila Soueifโs blood sugar levels are too low to be detected as she marks the 244th day of her hunger strike Laila Soueif in hospital, London, 4 March 2025 (Supplied) Off The mother of British-Egyptian prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah is facing the risk of โsudden deathโ as her blood...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:As attacks intensify and starvation in Gaza worsens, some of Israel's allies finally start to speak up.
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