- In his annual State of the Union address to Congress, President Joe Biden said the US military would "lead an...
But Michael Fakhri, the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, dismissed the measure.
Neither a pier, nor the increasing airdrops over Gaza would "prevent starvation and famine by any definition", Fakhri said.
- NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with Moscow and Kyiv throughout the two-year war, with Erdogan pitching...
NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with Moscow and Kyiv throughout the two-year war, with Erdogan pitching himself as a key go-between.
A Turkish diplomatic source told AFP that Ankara "will once again emphasize that our strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Other parts of the Islamic world may be grappling with their own challenges, from conflicts to high inflation. But many...
While international mediators were hoping for a truce in time for Ramadan, no breakthrough had come by Friday.
Much of the territory of 2.4 million people has become a hellscape of bombed-out neighborhoods, emaciated children and mass graves.
- RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – "I don't sleep anymore," Latifa Abu Hamid said while looking at pictures of her children hanging on...
Hamid lives in a house in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, given to her by the president of the Palestinian Authority, which has its seat in the city.
Palestinian prisoner advocacy groups say the number of incarcerated Palestinians has jumped from 5,200 before October 7 to about 9,000.
- Using his annual State of the Union address to deliver some of his strongest comments yet about the five-month-long war,...
Biden's address was delivered to Congress as hopes dimmed for a new truce after Hamas negotiators left talks to consult with the movement's leadership in Qatar
US president, who is facing political pressure over his support for Israel despite the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, stressed "no US boots will be on the ground."
- Madrid, Spain--Spain said Thursday it would give an additional $21.87 million to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, which is facing...
UNRWA has been at the centre of controversy since Israel accused about a dozen of its employees of involvement in the Hamas attack on Israel
Jose Manuel Albares, Spain's Foreign Minister, announced the extra funding at a joint news conference in Madrid with UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini
- In the wasteland of Jabalia, northern Gaza, Palestinians gathered to receive meals at a distribution point. "There is no gas...
Hopes dimmed for a new truce after Hamas negotiators left talks with mediators in Egypt to consult with the movement's leadership in Qatar
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reported 83 more people had been killed over the previous 24 hours, adding to a toll it says has reached 30,800





















