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Medical professionals must speak out and act on Gaza now

I spent 22 days in Gaza. I saw so much death and destruction but also unbelievable courage, compassion and dedication.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Central Asian Conference of Women Journalists Abruptly Cancelled in Dushanbe

While it is unclear who stands behind the push to cancel the event, it is another sign of the deterioration of press freedom in the region.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

UnitedHealth shares plunge further as chief Andrew Witty steps down

US healthcare group brings back former boss Stephen Hemsley

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump says heโ€™ll lift Syria sanctions, urges Iran to negotiate

Prioritizing peace and lucrative deals, the president laid out a new U.S. approach to the Middle East.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

UK counterterror police arrest man on suspicion of arson after Starmer fires

Metropolitan Police try to reassure MPs after three potentially related fires on property linked to PM

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Kim Kardashian testifies about trauma of being robbed in Paris

US celebrity recalls 2016 burglary in which she was tied up and held at gunpoint while thieves stole 9mn worth of jewellery

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

India expels Pakistan diplomat as war of words simmers in place of fighting

Pakistan reiterates its commitment to the ceasefire but warns it will respond forcefully to any future Indian attacks.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Inside Putin and Maduroโ€™s Historic Agreement to Defy Western Hegemony

Related: Russia Reaffirms Its Support for Venezuelaโ€™s Entry Into BRICS Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Moscow at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in the celebrations that marks the80th anniversary of the Red Armyโ€™s victory over Nazi Germanyin World War II. This visit is not only a landmark of the historical [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

US reality TV star Kim Kardashian testifies about Paris robbery

The suspects made off with nearly $6m in jewellery, in a robbery that prompted change in the entertainment industry.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Denmarkโ€™s defense boss not โ€˜able to imagineโ€™ a US takeover of Greenland

Greenland is a part of Denmark, and Washington cannot take it, Troels Lund Poulsen says.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Thames Water executives to receive bonuses from ยฃ3bn emergency loan

Utilityโ€™s chair tells MPs that retention payments are needed to prevent rivals โ€˜picking offโ€™ staff

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Keir Starmerโ€™s tough talk on immigration

To reduce inflows of foreign workers, Labour must address the shortages that drove them

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Tรผrk Maintains a Complicit Silence: FM Gil

For weeks, he has kept a dismissive attitude toward the situation of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. to El Salvador. On Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil criticized United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tรผrk for remaining silent regarding the kidnapping of over 250 Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador. The official [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Trump administration terminates a further $450mn in grants to Harvard

Government had already cut $2.2bn in funding to university and US president threatened to scrap its tax-exempt status

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Libyaโ€™s prime minister asserts control after deadly Tripoli violence

After clashes kill six in Tripoli, PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah says a military operation restored calm in the capital.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump to remove all US sanctions against Syria

The US President made the announcement in Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his three-nation visit to the Middle East. He also secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. DW has more.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Hamas reached out to Arab-American Trump contact to initiate captive deal: Report

Hamas reached out to Arab-American Trump contact to initiate captive deal: Report Hamas was the side that began the outreach to US President Donald Trump toward a deal to free a US-Israeli dual national from captivity in Gaza, Axios has reported, and the group did it via an Arab-American Trump contact with no role in the administration. That contact was Bishara Bahbah, who previously led Arab Americans for Trump, and...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Kazakhstanโ€™s Slow Shift Away From Celebrating Victory Day

While the Soviet victory in World War II 80 years ago is still celebrated today, its form has changed to be less about Soviet heritage, and more about Kazakh national identity.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

WHOโ€™s Global Pandemic Treaty is Expected to Be Adopted on May 20

Once adopted, however, the treaty must be ratified by at least 60 countries before it can enter into force. The first global treaty on pandemics, whose text was agreed upon on April 16 by members of the World Health Organization (WHO), is expected to be officially adopted on May 20. RELATED: โ€œWHO Warns: U.S. Cuts [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

France mosque killing should be investigated as terrorism, says lawyer

The murder of Aboubakar Cisse at a French mosque should be investigated by anti-terror police, according to a lawyer.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Polandโ€™s Domanski expects deal on โ‚ฌ150bn defence fund this month

Polish finance minister Andrzej Domanski said he expects EU countries will strike a deal this month on a 150bn fund to ramp up the blocโ€™s defence efforts. Finance ministers meeting in Brussels also agreed on simplifying VAT rules for e-commerce.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Tanzania opposition leader arrested at airport

Amani Golugwa was trying to travel to a political conference in Brussels when he was detained. The arrest is the latest incident involving members of CHADEMA, which accuses the government of using repressive tactics.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

EU lawmakers probe rule of law in Meloniโ€™s Italy

Italian ministers, judges and NGOs will participate in the European Parliament hearing.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

3 Germans go on trial accused of spying for China by exporting military tech

Prosecutors say they collected information on boat engines, sonar, propulsion systems for armoured vehicles and military-grade drones.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Post-US-China truce, wiser for Seoul, Tokyo to take the long road

The Donald Trump administration is pursuing a flurry of activities designed to convey the impression that a wave of trade deals is underway. The announcement of anagreement frameworkwith the United Kingdom was followed by talks between Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Chinese counterparts. The United States and China agreed to a ninety-day pause [โ€ฆ] The post Post-US-China truce, wiser for Seoul, Tokyo to...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

US and Saudi Arabia agree to $142bn weapons sale during Trump visit

The White House says an agreement with Saudi Arabia includes investments in weapons and technology totaling $600bn.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Says It Will Conduct First-Ever Joint Exercise With South Korean Marine Corps

However, its South Korean counterpart says it has no such plan.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

PKK disarms, disbands: How will it impact the Middle East?

The Kurdish militant group has announced the end of its armed insurgency against Turkey. But the move will also have significant impacts in Iraq and Syria, among others states.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Israel bombs hospital complex in Khan Younis

Israel bombs hospital complex in Khan Younis Israel has bombed the vicinity of the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis, multiple news outlets are reportingon Tuesday. Several people are dead, health officials said, with many buried in the earth from the impact of the blast, images on social media show. Israel said it targeted a Hamas "command centre" beneath the hospital. It did not produce any evidence to that...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Petro Calls for a Dialogue Among Civilizations at the CELAC-China Forum

This new paradigm will replace the โ€˜Clash of Civilizationsโ€™ that has characterized world history in recent centuries. On Tuesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a rethinking of humanityโ€™s path through a new international cooperation paradigm that transcends the nation-state model and embraces a โ€œdialogue of civilizationsโ€ as a political, historical and anthropological foundation for [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Trump tariffs have little impact on prices so far, defying grim forecasts

Inflation climbed at the slowest pace since early 2021 in April, surprising economists who anticipated tariff-related increases.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

US tourism โ€˜losing outโ€™ on US$12.5 billion as international visitor numbers dwindle

Out of 184 global economies analysed, the US is the only one projected to lose tourism dollars this year.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Canadian International School of Hong Kong Students Shine in Global Competition

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Five students from Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS), claimed top honours at the 2025 Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit held at NASAโ€™s Space Center in Houston, Texas. Competing as Team Kinection, the Grade 9 and 10 students qualified for the global finals by winning the gold medal at the Conrad Challenge China in the Health...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Gutted

Fault Lines, Mother Jones investigate how private equity firm gutted a hospital chain for profit, endangering patients.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

The Talibanโ€™s Role in the Fragile Ceasefire Between India and Pakistan

Afghanistan has long been linked to cross-border terrorism. That could prove a major factor if the combatants shift from state armies to proxy militias.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat