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Mother of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah resumes full hunger strike
Mother of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah resumes full hunger strike Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 14:34 Laila Soueif says she's stopping her intake of 300 calories a day after months of inaction by the UK government to secure her son's release Laila Soueif sits in front of a protest against Israel's war on Gaza outside the Houses of Parliament in London on 20 May 2025 (MEE/Hossam...
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Trump battles Republican dissent to massive tax cut and spending bill
Donald Trump is trying to convince Republican members of Congress to approve his βbig, beautiful bill."
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Global health organisation calls on UK to suspend arms transfers to Israel
Global health organisation calls on UK to suspend arms transfers to Israel Medical Aid for Palestinians welcomed the UK's decision on Tuesday to suspend trade talks with Israel, but called for more action amid Israel's assault on Gaza. "These long overdue actions by the UK government are an important step in opposing Israel's abuses against Palestinians. However, they don't go far enough to end what international human...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Thousands of Gazaβs children face imminent death under Israeli siege: UN
Food security group says more than 93 percent of children in Gaza, about 930,000, are at risk of famine.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Gaza is an open graveyard, yet the West still debates whether Israel has gone 'too far'
Gaza is an open graveyard, yet the West still debates whether Israel has gone 'too far' Submitted by Ahmed Najar on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 15:08 Five aid trucks for two million starving Palestinians is little more than humiliation - a smokescreen to enable the ongoing slaughter Italian and European parliament members hold placards during a protest in front of the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, calling for an...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israel's settler movement Daniella Weiss
The foreign secretary said the move "demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account".
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Walid Jumblatt says Arab leaders must wake up to Israeli expansionism
Walid Jumblatt says Arab leaders must wake up to Israeli expansionism Submitted by David Hearst on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:22 Veteran Lebanese Druze leader fears that destruction of Gaza heralds plans for a 'greater Israel', and discusses Hezbollah's disarmament and Syria's new leader " class="video-embed-field-lazy container-element"> Walid Jumblatt said that making peace with Israel could be more dangerous for...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:EU mulls suspending trade agreement with Israel: Report
EU mulls suspending trade agreement with Israel: Report European foreign ministers in Brussels are considering suspending the bloc'strade cooperation agreement with Israel, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the Netherlands is leading the push and has support in France. The EU is Israel's largest trade partner.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Palestinians attacked, injured, by Israeli settlers west of Ramallah
Palestinians attacked, injured, by Israeli settlers west of Ramallah Israeli settlers fired guns at several Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the village of Beit Lilo, west of Ramallah, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The settler gunfire injured several Palestinians, according to the report. Israel has been ramping up its attacks on Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:US Senator says at least pro-Palestinian protester speaking βin Englishβ
A Republican senator said a pro-Palestinian protester interrupting a hearing was "progress" because it was in English.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Trump 'frustrated' by Israel's war on Gaza, wants to start rebuilding: Report
Trump 'frustrated' by Israel's war on Gaza, wants to start rebuilding: Report US President Donald Trump is "fustrated" by Israel's ongoing war on Gaza, Axios reported on Tuesday. βThe president is frustrated about what is happening in Gaza. He wants the war to end, he wants the hostages to come home, he wants aid to go in and he wants to start rebuilding Gaza,β Axios reported, citing a White House official. The...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:UEFA Europa League final: Man Utd vs Tottenham β Start, team news, lineups
Manchester United play Tottenham Hotspur in Europa League final as both teams look to end an awful season on a high.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:WHO members adopt landmark pandemic agreement in US absence
Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Iran's Khamenei doubts US nuclear talks will lead to agreement
"We don't think it will lead to any outcome," the supreme leader warns, saying the US is making "outrageous" demands on uranium enrichment.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Gazan babies will die without aid - UN humanitarian chief
About 14,000 babies will die in 48 hours if aid does not reach them, a UN humanitarian chief warns.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive
France, the UK and Canada are among nations that have sharpened their criticism of Israel's ground offensive.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:US top court allows Trump admin to revoke protected status for Venezuelans
Supreme Court lets Trump terminate Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:A northern Gaza hospital is left without power after an Israeli attack
A northern Gaza hospital is left without power after an Israeli attack Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza has been left without its key power sources after Israeli forces targeted all three power generators, Al Jazeera reported on Momday. βThe hospital is now operating on backup energy from solar panel batteries, which are expected to last only a few more hours,β Hind Khoudary wrote in an update on X. βMedical staff...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu says he is allowing in aid to Gaza after pressure from US
Netanyahu says he is allowing in aid to Gaza after pressure from US Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was finally allowing food and water into Gaza for the first time in 11 weeks due to pressure from the US, reported Reuters on Monday. Natanyahu said that he would allow nine trucks into the besieged strip for a population of more than two million people in a move that U.S. civil rights and advocacy...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it 'drop in ocean'
The UN's humanitarian chief welcomes the move but says it is only "a drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed".
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Eurovision 2025: Israel's success sparks backlash and suspicion of voting manipulation
Eurovision 2025: Israel's success sparks backlash and suspicion of voting manipulation Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 17:28 Spain's public broadcasting company says it will request a voting audit after Israel received a surprising number of votes Audience members hold up the Palestinian flag at Eurovision 2025 as Israeli contestant Yuval Raphael performs (Screengrab/X) Off Israelβs success at this year...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: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...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: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. βThe vast majority of staff were killed by the Israeli Army with their children and loved ones: whole families wiped out,β Unrwa...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Europeβs 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 Bolsonaroβs 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 Israelβs aid entry into Gaza as an 'insufficient, psychotic PR stunt'
Cair lambasts Israelβs aid entry into Gaza as an 'insufficient, psychotic PR stunt' Civil rights and advocacy organisation the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) called Israelβs plan to allow only nine aid trucks into Gaza a βcompletely insufficient, psychotic PR stuntβ 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, Israelβs Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed, according to reports in Al Jazeera on Monday. βJust as we levelled Rafah, we will level all of Gaza,β Smotrich said in comments reported by the Israeli Army Radio. βThe armyβs 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 23andMeβs 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 Israelβs 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...
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