New Israeli settler outposts set up after wave of anti-Palestinian violence, arrests
The coordinated assaults stretched across eight governorates, leaving mosques, homes and businesses damaged as Palestinian officials warned of escalating settler...
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US strikes Iran again as Trump says he is considering restarting major operations
Trump also said the United States would begin using frozen Iranian funds under US control to pay for damage to...
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US says new foundation to spearhead Gaza aid
Israel has imposed a blockade for two months on Gaza, leading UN agencies and other humanitarian groups to warn of...
- State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said the foundation was non-governmental and would make an announcement "shortly," without offering further details
- "We welcome moves to quickly get urgent food aid into Gaza... in a way that the food aid actually gets to those to whom it's intended," Bruce told reporters
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First responders in Gaza say running out of supplies
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - First responders in Gaza said Thursday that their operations were at a near standstill, more...
- Over 20 independent experts mandated by the UN's Human Rights Council demanded action on Wednesday to avert the "annihilation" of Palestinians in Gaza
- The UN's agency for children, UNICEF, warned that Gaza's children face "a growing risk of starvation, illness and death" after UN-supported kitchens shut down
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Pakistan and India accuse each other of waves of drone attacks
India and Pakistan accused each other Thursday of carrying out waves of drone attacks, as deadly confrontations between the nuclear-armed...
- India launched missiles on Wednesday it said targeted "terrorist camps", and Pakistan retaliated with a barrage of artillery strikes, with at least 48 deaths reported on both sides
- The South Asian neighbours have fought multiple wars over Kashmir since they were carved out of the sub-continent at the end of British rule in 1947
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Israel threatens to do to Iran what it has done to Hamas
Israel will do to Iran what it has done to Hamas in Gaza, Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday, days...
- Along with Hezbollah and Hamas, Yemen's Huthi rebels are part of Iran's "axis of resistance" against Israel and its ally the United States
- Hezbollah began launching attacks in October 2023 in support of its ally Hamas following its unprecedented attack on southern Israel
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UN experts warn of ‘annihilation’ in Gaza
More than 20 independent United Nations experts said the world faced a "stark decision" to "remain passive and witness the...
- A planned expanded offensive revealed by the Israeli military has drawn international condemnation, after UN agencies previously warned of humanitarian catastrophe
- More than 20 independent United Nations experts said the world faced a "stark decision" to "remain passive and witness the slaughter of innocents or take part in a just resolution"
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Pakistan warns will ‘avenge’ deaths from Indian strikes
India's army said it destroyed nine "terrorist camps" in Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday, two weeks after New...
- Pakistan military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said five Indian jets had been downed across the border
- An Indian senior security source, who asked not to be named, said three of its fighter jets had crashed on home territory
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Yemen’s Huthis to keep attacking Israeli ships despite US deal
Yemen's Huthi rebels will continue targeting Israeli ships in the Red Sea, an official told AFP on Wednesday, despite a...
- The Huthis, who have controlled large swathes of Yemen for more than a decade, began firing at Israel-linked shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in November 2023
- They broadened their campaign to target ships tied to the United States and Britain after military strikes by the two countries began in January 2024
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Syrian leader meets Emmanuel Macron in first European visit
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday met French leader Emmanuel Macron on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime...
- In Paris with Macron, Sharaa will discuss post-war reconstruction and economic cooperation, a Syrian government official said
- France, a former colonial-era ruler of Syria, is eyeing an opportunity to increase its influence in the country after years of Russian presence
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Israel’s plan for Gaza draws international criticism
Israel drew international condemnation over its plans for an expanded Gaza offensive, as the country's far-right finance minister called Tuesday...
- European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Tuesday told her Israeli counterpart in a call that the situation was "untenable."
- Nearly all of the Palestinian territory's 2.4 million people have been displaced at least once during the war, sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack
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India and Pakistan: a history of armed conflict over Kashmir
New Delhi, India - India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier in Kashmir on Wednesday in a...
- India and Pakistan have fought multiple wars over Kashmir since Partition in 1947
- Ceasefire violations, insurgency, and major clashes like Kargil have marked decades of conflict.
New Israeli settler outposts set up after wave of anti-Palestinian violence, arrests
The coordinated assaults stretched across eight governorates, leaving mosques, homes and businesses damaged as Palestinian officials warned of escalating settler...
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If Europe wants war with Russia, ‘we are ready,’ says Putin as he meets US envoys over Ukraine deal
Washington has presented a 28-point draft to end the conflict, later amended after criticism from Kyiv and Europe, which viewed...
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Trump warns Israel not to ‘interfere’ in Syria, days after deadly operation killed 13 people
"It is very important that Israel maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria, and that nothing takes place that...
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Trump says US freeze on asylum decisions will last ‘a long time’
US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for "a long time"...
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The tiring task of repairing Gaza’s tattered banknotes
Nuseirat, Palestinian Territories - With a pot of glue, a blade and a keen eye, Manal al-Saadani repairs tattered banknotes...
- As Gaza remained blockaded for much of the Israel-Hamas war since October 2023, basic supplies were depleted, including banknotes, with no new ones supplied to its banks
- The Bank of Israel's first Series C notes featured the portraits of prominent Hebrew poets, with the 20 note in red, the 50 in green, the 100 in orange and the 200 in blue
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Hezbollah says has ‘right’ to respond to Israel’s killing of military commander
Hezbollah's leader on Friday said the group had the right to respond to Israel's assassination of its top military chief...
- In a televised speech, Naim Qassem called the killing of Haytham Ali Tabtabai "a blatant aggression and a heinous crime", adding that his group had "the right to respond."
- Qassem insisted that the Iran-backed group has respected the November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end over a year of hostilities with Israel
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Negotiations under way on Hamas fighters trapped in Gaza tunnels: sources close to talks
An Israeli government spokesperson told AFP earlier this month that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "is not allowing safe passage for...
- Israeli media has reported that for weeks that between 100 and 200 Hamas militants have remained trapped in a network of tunnels under the city of Rafah
- A prominent Hamas member in Gaza told AFP that the group estimated their number to be between 60 and 80, and said they were "under siege" but would not surrender