Israel says negotiators to hold fresh Gaza truce talks next week
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel said Friday that "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...Geostrategy
Syrian-based armed Iraqi groups ready to fight Israel to support Lebanon if war breaks out
As war rages in Gaza and threatens to spread to Lebanon, Iraqi militant groups warn they are ready to enter...Geostrategy
Aid pledged to Ukraine down nearly 90 percent from Aug-Oct: Report
Paris, France - Ukraine's allies have dramatically scaled back their pledges of new aid to the country, which have fallen to...The Kiel Institute figures showed newly committed aid between August and October 2023 came to just 2.11 billion euros, an 87-percent drop year-on-year
The figures come amid signs of growing cracks in Western support for Ukraine as Kyiv's highly-anticipated counteroffensive fails to yield a breakthrough
‘Clear shift’ in West Bank gunshot victim injuries inflicted by Israelis: MSF
The medical charity's international president, who recently returned from the West Bank, said that since the war between Israel and..."Instead of having injuries in the limbs, they have gunshot wounds in the abdomen, the trunk and the head," said an MSF official
The official called for greater international attention on the West Bank, where violence has flared since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas
Fatah’s popularity plunges after Oct 7 attack, relentless settler violence
Fatah chief Mahmud Abbas has led the Palestinian Authority -- which has partial administrative control in the Israeli-occupied West Bank...Fatah's chosen path of negotiations has not brought about the Palestinian state promised by the Oslo Accords of 1993
Fatah, by choosing negotiation rather than violence, has little to show for this policy as Israeli settlers continue to gain ground in the West Bank
Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon ‘warrants war crime’ probe
Issam Abdallah, 37, was killed instantly in the strike on October 13 in the south of the country near the...Independent investigations by AI and HRW conclude the first strike that killed Abdallah and severely wounded Assi was most likely a tank round fired from Israel.
Under international humanitarian law, "it is forbidden in any circumstances to carry out direct attacks against civilians", HRW said.
Turkey’s Erdogan in Athens in ‘new chapter’ bid
Speaking to Kathimerini on Wednesday, the Turkish leader said communication channels with Greece had been "revived" and that he looked...Erdogan and the Greek leaders are expected to discuss trade, regional issues and the perennially thorny issue of migration
Greek and Turkish ministers will hold a meeting of the high cooperation council, a bilateral body that last convened in 2016
G7 urges two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict
The latest round of conflict between Israel and Hamas began when the Palestinian fighters launched an unprecedented attack into Israel...The leaders said they are committed to a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution
The statement from G7 leaders comes as Israel continues to battle Hamas in Gaza
Israel approves new settlement in east Jerusalem: NGO
The Palestinian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Israel was "taking advantage of international concern over the war in Gaza...Half the "new neighborhood" comprising 1,738 housing units will be in the city's annexed east, the Israeli NGO Peace Now said
According to the Ir Amin anti-settlement NGO, around 300,000 Palestinians and 200,000 Israelis live in east Jerusalem
China slams ‘smearing’ of Belt and Road project after Italy withdraws
Proponents of the BRI praise it for bringing resources and economic growth to the Global South. But critics have long...The foreign ministry did not directly comment on Italy's decision to withdraw from Beijing's vast BRI project
But Wang pointed to the more than 150 participating countries as evidence of it being the "most popular international public product
US finds war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Sudan war
After months of rising concern and frustration at the failure of talks, Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented findings following...Blinken said that both the Sudanese army and the RSF have committed war crimes
More than 10,000 people have been killed, as per the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project
UK defence minister to visit Middle East to discuss ways to boost Gaza aid
Shapps will also visit Kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel which was attacked by Hamas on October 7 which killed...Shapps will also discuss how the UK can support the Palestinian Authority, the recovery of hostages, as well as efforts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East
Earlier this week Shapps said Britain was considering sending military support vessel RFA Lyme Bay to provide medical and humanitarian aid in the Middle East