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AEurope-based human rights monitor said Israel is starving Palestinians as a means of war to push them out of Gaza or even kill them, as Palestinians are also left with no access to clean water amid Israel’s blockade and incessant attacks, which have destroyed civilian infrastructure in the blockaded enclave. A Palestinian man carries a […]

Authorities say five people have been charged, with one person detained while trying to cross the border. If found guilty, they face up to 12 years in prison. Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defence ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million (€36.82 million) earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war […]

Medical facilities are at risk of collapse in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza city now at the focus of Israel’s offensive, the Gaza Health Ministry warned on Sunday, as fighting raged across the Palestinian enclave. Palestinians carry bags of flour they grabbed from an aid truck near an Israeli checkpoint, as Gaza residents face crisis […]

Ukraine says Russia hasn’t provided any evidence to prove their claim – that Ukraine itself shot down a Russian plane carrying Ukrainian POWs. Russia’s Investigative Committee posted a video that it claims shows Ukrainian prisoners of war boarding the plane that later crashed in the Belgorod region near Ukrainian border. Meanwhile Ukrainian intelligence has claimed […]

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza crossed yet another grim mark Friday as the Health Ministry confirmed at least 26,083 people have died in Israeli strikes since Oct. 7. Wounded people receive treatment at Gaza Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza, Palestine, Jan. 25, 2024. (AFP Photo) At least 183 Palestinians have been killed and 377 others injured […]

Russian missiles targeted Ukraine’s two biggest cities on Tuesday morning, damaging apartment buildings and killing at least six people. The Russian barrage included more than 40 ballistic, cruise, anti-aircraft and guided missiles, officials said. It injured at least 20 people in four districts of Kyiv, the capital, including a 13-year-old boy, according to Mayor Vitalii […]

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said a military investigation is under way into a “disaster” in which 21 soldiers were killed in an attack in central Gaza, the army’s highest death toll from a single incident since the invasion of the Palestinian territory. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the […]

Israel claimed Tuesday to have encircled the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis amid reports that it also targeted the Palestine Red Crescent Society headquarters there. Smoke billows over southern Gaza’s Khan Younis after Israeli bombing , Gaza, Palestine, Jan. 22, 2024. (AFP Photo) “Over the past day troops … have encircled Khan Younis and […]

El-Sisi’s comments come amid dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia over the latter’s deal with Somaliland. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks during a press conference in Cairo [File: Christophe Ena/Pool via AFP] Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said Cairo stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia and has slammed Ethiopia’s agreement with Somaliland to obtain […]

All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war. Saudi Arabia will not recognise Israel without Palestinian state Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has said the kingdom will not normalise relations with Israel or contribute to Gaza’s reconstruction without a credible pathway to a Palestinian state. Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s remarks in an interview with CNN […]