Macron says France will recognise State of Palestine, angering Israel, US
At least 142 countries now recognise or plan to recognise Palestinian statehood, according to an AFP tally -- though Israel...Geostrategy
India expulsions to Bangladesh unlawful, target Muslims: HRW
New Delhi, India - India has pushed hundreds of ethnic Bengali-speaking Muslims into Bangladesh without due process, Human Rights Watch...Geostrategy
Biden presses Netanyahu on protecting civilians in Gaza
The conversation came a day after the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding "safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian...Biden told reporters earlier in the day that he had a "long talk" with Netanyahu
The two leaders discussed the "objectives and phasing" of Israel's military campaign
Turkey targets ‘terrorists’ in Iraq and Syria after 12 soldiers killed
Ankara has operated several dozen military posts in the area for the past 25 years in its decades-old war against...Defense ministry said "29 targets, including caves, bunkers, shelters, oil installations and warehouses, were destroyed" during the operation carried out at 10 pm BN
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported strikes on Saturday evening against two oil sites in northeast Syria, near the Turkish border
Number of journalists killed in Israel’s war on Gaza rises to 100
Dubai, UAE-- At least 100 journalists have been killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, according to...According to the media office in Gaza, Muhammed Abu Hweidy was the latest to be killed in an Israeli air raid on his home in Gaza on Saturday
The media office added that the number of journalists killed has risen to 100, men and women, since the start of the brutal war on the Gaza Strip
US sees new isolation from Israel support
In one step back from the newfound isolation, the Un on Friday, after painstaking negotiations, let through a UN Security...A survey of six Arab publics last month showed that just seven percent believed the United States played a positive role in the war
Polling showed the main beneficiaries in Arab opinion have been China, Russia and Iran, which has historic tensions with the Arab world
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 200 people in 24 hours
The high civilian toll in the latest Israeli strikes on the besieged territory comes in spite of growing calls for...Most of the fighting is now centred on Gaza City and the southern city of Khan Yunis
Hamas authorities said the death toll from this war has now surged beyond 20,000
Syrians cancel Christmas festivities in solidarity with Gaza
The Syriac Catholic Church was not alone, with the leaders of three of Syria's major churches -- the Greek Orthodox,...The northern Syrian city is usually home to a bustling festive market and a huge Christmas tree
The UN has said the ongoing Israeli military campaign left no safe place anywhere in the strip
US blames Iran for targeting tanker off India coast
It was the first time the Pentagon has accused Iran of directly targeting ships since the start of Israel's war...A Pentagon statement said Saturday's Indian Ocean attack took place around 10 am local time
Ambrey, a maritime security firm, said the "chemical/products tanker was Israel-affiliated"
Yemen warring parties agree to ceasefire: UN envoy
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg's announcement marks the latest step to end the nine-year war that has killed hundreds of...Grundberg said he "welcomes the parties' commitment to implement a nation-wide ceasefire
Yemen has been gripped by conflict since Houthi rebels took control of the capital Sanaa in 2014
Iran slams UN for its failure to stop Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi slammed the "inefficacy" of international bodies to halt fighting between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas which...The UNSC resolution urged the creation of "conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities", without calling for an immediate end to the fighting,
"The inability and inefficacy of international organizations has become clear to everyone in the world," the Iranian President said.
Families of Gaza’s Christians tense due to war
Jerusalem - Khalil Sayegh lives in the United States and for days he anxiously awaited news of his family who...The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported that on December 16 two Christian women were "murdered" by an Israeli army sniper.
A Jerusalem-based nun,said she is only able to reach two other nuns sheltering at the Holy Family Church every three or four days.
