Turkey, which played a central role in forging the now shaky three-week-old ceasefire, is pushing for Muslim nations to bring...
"By destroying buildings... we will not be set back," said Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a visit to the country's...
Ottawa, Canada -- The Canadian government and Google have reached a deal to support the country's media, heading off an...The amount is less than the government-estimated compensation, but heads off a potential online blackout for news in Canada, where Google and Meta are the dominating platforms.
The agreement will reportedly allow Google to negotiate with a single group representing all Canadian media, rather than one-on-one deals.
Geneva, Switzerland -- The WHO on Wednesday said that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was possible but those with influence...Only 15 of Gaza's 36 hospitals are still functioning with any capacity but are "completely overwhelmed".
And of the 25 hospitals in the north, only three are still operating at the most basic level, lacking water, fuel and food, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - An eight-year-old boy and a teenager were killed by the Israeli army on Wednesday in the occupied...Palestinian ministry said in a statement that "Adam al-Ghul, eight years old, and Bassem Abu el-Wafa, 15 years old, were killed by bullets".
CCTV footage circulating online and on television news shows a boy being struck by a bullet and falling in the street, sending other children fleeing.
Oslo, Norway - Oslo's city hall on Wednesday raised the Palestinian flag in a show of solidarity with the people of...The initiative coincides with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, celebrated since 1978 following the adoption of a resolution by the UN.
Queried by AFP, the Israeli embassy in Norway said it had "no issue" with this gesture of solidarity towards the Palestinians.
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "the butcher of Gaza" and..."Netanyahu has already written his name in history as the butcher of Gaza," Erdogan said in nationally televised remarks
He is endangering the security of Jews globally "by supporting anti-Semitism with the murders he committed in Gaza," he added
- Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is to buy 10 percent of London's Heathrow airport from Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial, whose...
Heathrow, which is one of the world's busiest airports, is owned by the consortium FGP Topco Limited.
Ferrovial bought its stake in Heathrow in 2006 and initially held 56 percent of the hub, before reducing its interest.
NATO's other 29 allies, outside of Turkey and Hungary, had hoped to formally welcome Sweden into the alliance at the...Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO members yet to ratify Sweden's bid, more than 18 months after it applied for membership
Turkish parliament this month started to debate Sweden's application to join after Erdogan launched the process following a deal at a NATO summit in July
- Tokyo, Japan--A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, the coastguard said,...
The coastguard said one unconscious person had been found at the scene and transported to a nearby port
The Osprey, developed by Bell Helicopters and Boeing, has suffered a string of fatal crashes over the years
- United Nations - The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling upon Israel to withdraw from the occupied Golan Heights,...
A total of 91 countries voted in favor of the document, including Russia, Brazil, India, China and Saudi Arabia
Eight countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, voted against. 62 countries abstained
- On November 19, Huthis seized Israeli-linked cargo vessel the Galaxy Leader and its 25 international crew at the entrance to...
Huthis have launched a series of drone and missile strikes targeting Israel since Hamas fighters poured over the border into Israel on October 7
Gaza's Hamas government says that almost 15,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Israel's retaliatory ground and air operation
