🌿 Your Peace Pulse


Explore inspiring stories, grassroots movements, and peace-building initiatives from around the globe.


Browse by Category

Trump says there's a 'chance' on a Gaza ceasefire

Trump says there's a 'chance' on a Gaza ceasefire US President Donald Trump said he believes his administration is close to a Gaza ceasefire and may have an announcement later today β€œor maybe tomorrow”. β€œWe have a chance of that,” Trump told reporters on Friday. Hamas says it is reviewing the proposal to pause Israel's war on Gaza.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Is a Palestinian state being derailed by Israel’s illegal settlements?

Israel is expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank while it wages its war on Gaza.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Despite Gaza plan β€œmany Israelis” hoping their govt is β€œover”

β€œIt shows in the polls that more than 50 percent of Israelis hate the idea that Israel is becoming another South Africa.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

UN special rapporteur criticises Israel for using humanitarian aid to 'mask atrocities'

UN special rapporteur criticises Israel for using humanitarian aid to 'mask atrocities' Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, said on Friday that Israel was using aid as a figleaf to carry out "crimes in Gaza”. β€œIsrael pretends to promote humanitarian solutions in order to continue its control of Gaza and sustain its systematic denial of life-saving...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke humanitarian parole for 530,000

The ruling means people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua can be targeted for deportation as lawsuits continue.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Pakistan to designate an ambassador to neighbouring Taliban-run Afghanistan

Pakistan has become the fourth country to appoint an ambassador to Kabul, after China, UAE and Uzbekistan.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Judge rules in favour of Harvard University keeping its international students

Judge rules in favour of Harvard University keeping its international students Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/30/2025 - 17:49 Judge blocks Trump administration's attempts to bar students, Potus responds by instructing increased social media vetting of new visa applicants to Harvard A graduating student wears a hat, decorated with a statement of support for international students, during the 374th commencement...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Hamas says it is weighing Witkoff proposal with other Palestinian factions

Hamas says it is weighing Witkoff proposal with other Palestinian factions Hamas said on Friday it was mulling a phased ceasefire proposal sent by US envoy Steve Witkoff with other Palestinian factions. Hamas has demanded a permanent end to Israel's war on Gaza in return for releasing captives, but according to reports, the US proposal does not guarantee a permanent end to fighting. A January ceasefire backed by the US...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel's Ben Gvir mocks Macron over wife slap as French leader ups Gaza criticism

Israel's Ben Gvir mocks Macron over wife slap as French leader ups Gaza criticism Israeli far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir mocked French President Emmanuel Macron for apparently being slapped by his wife. Ben-Gvir's criticism comes as Macron says he could impose sanctions on Israeli settlers over the risk of widespread famine in Gaza. Ben-Gvir said β€œMacron plays into the hands of Islamic terrorism,"...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UN: β€˜100 percent’ of Gazans on brink of famine

Gaza is β€œthe hungriest place on Earth,” the UN says, warning all residents are now at risk of famine.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Hamas's armed wing says it attacked Israeli soldiers in Gaza with anti-personnel grenade

Hamas's armed wing says it attacked Israeli soldiers in Gaza with anti-personnel grenade Hamas's armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, said on Friday that it had carried out a joint military operation against Israeli forces with the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the al-Quds Brigades. The group said it fired an anti-personnel grenade at a building housing Israeli troops southeast of Khan Younis in southern...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UN says 100 percent of Palestinians in Gaza at risk of famine

UN says 100 percent of Palestinians in Gaza at risk of famine The UN said on Friday that 100 percent of Gaza is at risk of famine. "Gaza is the hungriest place on Earth," Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency United Nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, said on Friday. "It's the only defined area - a country or defined territory within a country - where you have the entire...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Confusion and concern loom over Mexico’s historic judicial election

Mexico is set to elect its judges, from the Supreme Court to local magistrates. But will the vote lessen corruption?

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel says France's Macron on 'crusade against the Jewish state'

Israel says France's Macron on 'crusade against the Jewish state' In an escalation of its rhetoric against President Emmanuel Macron, Israel's foreign ministry said the leader of France of was on a "crusade against the Jewish state". The criticism came before Macron threatened sanctions against Israel if it does not act to prevent starvation in Gaza. Macron had warned earlier on Friday that he could β€œapply sanctions”...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Poll: 82 percent of Israelis favour expelling Palestinians from Gaza

Poll: 82 percent of Israelis favour expelling Palestinians from Gaza A new poll found that 82 percent of Israeli Jews support the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, while an additional 56 percent support expelling Palestinian citizens of Israel. The poll was done at Pennsylvania State University and conducted by Tamir Sorek for the Israeli polling firm Geocartography Knowledge Group, Haaretz reported on...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Six killed as RSF attack devastates Sudanese hospital in North Kordofan

Obeid hospital suffers severe damage in paramilitary assault, worsening health crisis in Sudan's civil war.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Saudi women held in 'hellish' secretive care homes, finds report

Saudi women held in 'hellish' secretive care homes, finds report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/30/2025 - 16:09 The Guardian collects testimonies from facilities where women are beaten and banned from contact with the outside world A Saudi woman is pictured attempting to escape from a 'care home' in September 2013 in the Tabuk province of northwestern Saudi Arabia (Screengrab) Off Hundreds of Saudi women are being...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

At least 14 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes on Khan Younis

At least 14 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes on Khan Younis At least 14 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on eastern Khan Younis, according to Al Jazeera. The Israeli strike targeted tents in the southern Gaza city.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Doctors Without Borders says US-Israeli effort for Gaza aid feigns compliance with international law

Doctors Without Borders says US-Israeli effort for Gaza aid feigns compliance with international law Doctors Without Borders has slammed the US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as "a cynical ploy to feign compliance with international humanitarian law” by giving some aid to starving Palestinians. β€œThrough this dangerous and reckless approach, food is not being distributed where it’s needed most but is instead...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump β€œchipping away at civil liberties” in ban on foreign students

Alexandra Miller analyses Trump’s decision to revoke international student visas and explores his motives.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

A coalition of conscience must rise to stop Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza

Turkiye is calling for action - not words. History will judge those who remain silent in the face of genocide.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Gaza death toll may be much higher than reported, new research shows

A new study suggests the death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza may be much higher than official figures.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Jailed activist's mother in hospital after resuming hunger strike

Laila Soueif, the mother of British-Egyptian Alaa Abdel Fattah, is being treated at a London hospital for dangerously low blood sugar.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Gaza subjected to forced starvation, top UN official tells BBC

Tom Fletcher, the under-secretary general of humanitarian affairs, says "we're seeing food set on the borders and not being allowed in".

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Hamas official says it will reject new US Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel

The US says Israel has "signed off" on envoy Steve Witkoff's plan and that it is waiting for a formal response from Hamas.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

World has responsibility to get aid into Gaza, UN official tells BBC

The UN's Tom Fletcher tells the BBC the people of Gaza have been subjected to forced starvation by Israel.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs

The decision comes a day after a trade court blocked the majority of Trump tariffs because it circumvented Congress.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Two Palestinians injured in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank

Two Palestinians injured in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank At least two Palestinians were injured on Thursday after Israeli soldiers fired their weapons during a raid in a town west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian news agency, Wafa reported. Wafa said a 17-year-old was shot in the thigh and a 30-year-old man was wounded in the foot. Israel has ramped up its attacks across the occupied West...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

β€˜This must stop now’: UN food body condemns RSF attacks on Sudan premises

Aid workers are also having to cope with a wave of cholera outbreaks in war-torn Sudan.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Chinese students in US grapple with uncertainty over Trump’s visa policies

Trump administration pledges to 'aggressively revoke' US visas; Chinese students wonder how far-reaching policy will be.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli attacks kill two in south Lebanon

Israeli attacks kill two in south Lebanon Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed in separate Israeli attacks on southLebanonon Thursday, in the latest flare-up despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The state-run National News Agency reported Israeli strikes and shelling on multiple areas in the south. The ministry said an "Israeli enemy strike" hit a forested area in Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa,...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel orders closure of al-Awda Hospital, a β€˜lifeline’ in north Gaza

Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Ireland stands by claim Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Ireland stands by claim Israel committing genocide in Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/29/2025 - 20:50 The deputy prime minister pushed back in parliament when accused of not doing enough to punish Israel A man holds a sign and flag in support of Palestinians as he demonstrates outside the Central Bank of Ireland against the sale of Israel Bonds throughout the EU, in Dublin, Ireland, on 27 May 2025 (Clodagh...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Hamas official says Witkoff proposal does not halt war

Hamas official says Witkoff proposal does not halt war Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official, has said that the US ceasefire proposal for Gaza does not halt the war on the enclave. Naim said on Thursday that the proposal sent by US envoy Steve Witkoff meant "the continuation of killing and famine... and does not meet any of our people's demands, foremost among them halting the war". "Nonetheless, the movement's...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Tulkarem residents clear homes set for demolition

Residents in the occupied West Bank retrieve belongings from homes before they’re demolished by the Israeli military.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East