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Pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan defeats hard-right rival in Romania election

George Simion rejects exit poll soon after it is released, and doesn't concede presidential vote.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel issues forced displacement orders for central Gaza

Israel issues forced displacement orders for central Gaza The Israeli military has issued forced displacement orders to Palestinian civilians in central-eastern Gaza. Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee designated multiple neighbourhoods in the area as red zones. "This is a final and preemptive warning before the attack," he said in a post on X. "We will attack with extreme force every area used to launch...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Russia detains Greek oil tanker after it departs Estonian port

Estonia redirects maritime traffic to prevent future incidents after Russia's detention of the Green Admire oil tanker.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli strikes batter Gaza hospitals as brutal siege, bombing intensify

Indonesian Hospital in Gaza's north 'forced out of service' amid intensifying Israeli strikes on healthcare system.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli strike kills two in northern Gaza

Israeli strike kills two in northern Gaza An Israeli strike has killed two peoplein al-Faluja area ofJabalia camp in northern Gaza, according to local media. Israeli aircraft reportedly bombed the home of the Labad family, killing two relatives and wounding others. At least 140Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn, Al Jazeera has reported.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

South Korea’s presidential candidates hold first heated debate

Candidates Lee Jae-myung, the frontrunner, and his opponent Kim Moon-soo clash in the first of three televised debates.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

EU, UK leaders speak with Trump before his Putin call as Ukraine hit

Leaders discuss an unconditional ceasefire and more sanctions on Russia as Ukraine laments 'record' drone barrage.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Arab states β€œhaven’t taken substantive action” to end Israel’s war on Gaza

β€œHere we are with the Palestinians continuing to pay the biggest price.”

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli military launches major ground assault across Gaza Strip

Israeli military launches major ground assault across Gaza Strip Israel has announced a large-scale ground invasion across Gaza, deepening fears of further mass civilian casualties in the battered territory. According to the military, troops from its Southern Command are now conducting operations on the ground in both northern and southern areas of the enclave, backed by intense aerial bombardment. The escalation marks...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US policy shifts on Syria, Yemen, Iran – but not Israel

US President Donald Trump talks about starvation in Gaza, but is the US willing to impose consequences on Israel?

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Italian lawmakers demand urgent Gaza aid at Rafah border protest

Italian lawmakers demand urgent Gaza aid at Rafah border protest A delegation of Italian lawmakers and members of the European Parliament(MEP) travelled to the Rafah crossing on Egypt’s border with Gaza on Sunday, calling for the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid and denouncing Europe’s inaction as Israel’s war continues to devastate the enclave. β€œEurope is not doing enough - nothing to stop the massacre,” said...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Pope Leo XIV meets Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after his inaugural Mass

Pontiff calls for peace and unity at the service, which attracts dignitaries from around the world.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Saudi airline restarts Hajj flights with Iran for first time since 2015

Saudi airline restarts Hajj flights with Iran for first time since 2015 Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/18/2025 - 13:56 Saudi Arabia and Iran continue to thaw relations with the launch of new flights for pilgrims heading to Mecca Saudi Arabia's low-cost carrier Flynas Airbus A320 sits on the tarmac at Cairo International Airport on 27 September 2021 (Khaled Desouki/AFP) Off A Saudi airline has resumed flights for...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Hamas condemns Israel for killing five journalists in Gaza air strikes

Hamas condemns Israel for killing five journalists in Gaza air strikes Hamas has strongly condemned Israel for what it called as a deliberate and coordinated attack on Palestinian journalists, calling it part of an β€œongoing campaign of persecution and killing” aimed at silencing media voices in Gaza. The group identified the five journalists killed in Israel’s latest round of air strikes as Aziz al-Hajjar, Nour Qandil,...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Pro-Palestine protesters condemn Israel’s Eurovision performance

Protesters were assaulted and dragged away for shouting β€˜Free Palestine’ during Israel's performance at Eurovision.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli forces besiege Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza: Report

Israeli forces besiege Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza: Report The Palestinian health ministry says Israeli forces have encircled the Indonesian Hospital in the north of the besieged enclave, triggering panic among patients, doctors and wounded civilians inside. In a statement shared today, the ministry said: β€œThe Israeli occupation army has intensified its targeting and siege of the Indonesian Hospital in the...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel kills 130 Palestinians in a matter of hours as Gaza talks resume

Israel’s intensified attacks on Gaza have killed more than 130 Palestinians in a matter of hours.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Leaders attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass, including Zelenskyy and Vance

Pope Leo XIV condemned hatred, prejudice and exploitation of the earth and poor, during his inauguration mass.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

India’s space agency suffers setback as it fails to launch satellite

Attempt to place satellite into orbit fails after launch vehicle encountered a technical issue, ISRO chief says.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

All hospitals in northern Gaza 'out of service' as Netanyahu hints at end to fighting

All hospitals in northern Gaza 'out of service' as Netanyahu hints at end to fighting Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/18/2025 - 10:28 The Israeli prime minister suggests war could end if Hamas is expelled from Gaza People gather around the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike outside the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on 16 May 2025 (Bashar Taleb/AFP) Off All hospitals in...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Norwegian Refugee Council slams US-backed Gaza aid delivery plan

Norwegian Refugee Council slams US-backed Gaza aid delivery plan Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has sharply criticised a plan to hand over humanitarian operations in Gaza to a US-backed private group. Taking to X, Egeland called the move β€œa deliberate stalling tactic”, rejecting the notion that private security firms should be involved in delivering aid. β€œThe perverse idea that private security...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Inmates escape New Orleans jail through hole behind toilet

Surveillance footage shows the moment 10 prisoners broke out of jail in New Orleans.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

At least 13 reported killed in suicide bomb blast in Somalia’s Mogadishu

Suicide bomber targets queue of young recruits registering at a military base in the capital.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

The Nakba: Jaffa's erasure is a warning to Gaza - but history is yet to be written

The Nakba: Jaffa's erasure is a warning to Gaza - but history is yet to be written My grandfather, Ismail Abou Shhadeh - known to most as Abu Subhi - never spoke to us about theNakba. He talked about everything else but had always avoided describing what happened in 1948. It was only throughinterviewshe gave to various media outlets that we came to understand what it meant to live through thecatastrophe of 1948in what...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Indian professor arrested over social media post on military operation

Ali Khan Mahmudabad from Ashoka University held after complaint filed by a youth leader of the ruling BJP.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Portugal holds its third elections in three years

Immigration and cost of living crisis on voters' minds as they head to polling booths to elect the next government.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump’s tariffs are failing, but the old model won’t save us either

Trade wars won’t save workers. A new economic order can.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

β€œSufficient law” exists for United Nations to end genocide in Gaza

Noura Erakat, a human rights attorney, urged UN states to use their powers to end Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Could AI help elderly people and refugees reconstruct unrecorded pasts?

How a studio in Barcelona is using artificial intelligence to create 'synthetic memories' where no visual records exist.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

How to achieve a lasting ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine?

A Russian drone strike hit Ukraine's Sumy region hours after first direct talks in three years.

Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

One killed after explosion near fertility clinic in Palm Springs

Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said the blast 'appears to be an intentional act of violence'.

Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli attack kills 25 in Gaza's al-Mawasi

Israeli attack kills 25 in Gaza's al-Mawasi An Israeli attack on homes and tents in Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, has killed 25 Palestinians. The dead and injured were taken to the Kuwaiti field hospital and to Nasser Hospital, according to Al Jazeera.

Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Hamas proposes releasing some hostages in fresh talks after new Israel offensive

A new round of talks has taken place in Doha after Israel carried out airstrikes which killed hundreds.

Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

β€˜Fight back’: Pedro Pascal urges Cannes to resist US political pressure

Actory calls on filmmakers to 'keep telling the stories, keep expressing yourself and keep fighting to be who you are'.

Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Ben Gvir: Israel must seize and occupy Gaza

Ben Gvir: Israel must seize and occupy Gaza Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, has called for seizing and occupying Gaza. "We must now enter Gaza with all our might and finish the job – occupying, seizing the territory, crushing the enemy, and freeing our hostages by force," he said on X. Ben Gvir claimed that "Hamas’s sudden β€˜flexibility’ in the negotiations is not because it suddenly craved peace,...

Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye