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Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:Former Human Rights Watch head Ken Roth interviews Harvard professor Stephen Walt on the erosion of democracy in the US.
Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source:At least 30 Palestinians were killed when Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for aid near a distribution
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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 Hamasβs reaction to the latest ceasefire proposal, aligning with US envoy Steve Witkoffβs stance. In a brief statement, Netanyahu said: βWhile Israel has agreed to the updated Witkoff outline for the release of our hostages, Hamas continues to adhere to its refusal. As Witkoff said, Hamasβ...
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. βThe problem will not be resolved by scapegoating him, ignoring the rest,β Albanese posted on social media. She emphasised that Israelβs 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 Israelβs ban on West Bank visit Foreign ministers from several Arab states have denounced Israelβs refusal to allow their planned visit to the occupied West Bank this weekend. The Jordanian foreign ministry said the ministers condemned βIsraelβs decision to ban the delegationβs visit to Ramallah (on Sunday) to meet with the president of the State of Palestine, Mahmud Abbas.β The group,...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:US envoy dismisses Hamas response to ceasefire US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff criticised Hamasβs reaction to his ceasefire proposal, calling it βtotally unacceptable and only takes us backward.β 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, Hamasβs 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 Fridayβs 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 Thursdayβs OneMIT commencement that had not been...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:βNo voices, no lightβ: 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 husbandβs body in a window curtain and buried him alone. Ibrahim Qishta, 70, had died after being struck in the neck by shrapnel during Israelβs military incursion into...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Palestinian official slams Israel for blocking Arab ministersβ visit Hussein al-Sheikh, vice president of Palestine, has condemned Israelβs decision to block a ministerial delegation from visiting the occupied West Bank, calling it βarrogant, provocative, and unprecedented behaviourβ. βWe are examining, along with our Arab brothers, how to respond to this decision,β he posted on X. Jordanβs 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 βwonβ 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. βGaza won, and Gaza will win,β he told the crowd, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. Odeh described the ongoing war as βa 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 βpositivelyβ 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 βsystematically targetingβ Gazaβs already fragile healthcare sector by striking power sources that keep hospitals running. βThe occupation targets the electric generators that supply hospitals,β he said, adding that the army has destroyed βthe 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. βAfter 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 Israelβs...
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.
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