For the first time in the latest escalation, US strikes also reached areas around the Iranian capital. Iran responded by...
Dubai, UAE -- Dubai's state utility DEWA said its flagship Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will exceed 8,000...
Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe on Saturday, calling for an immediate end to the war in...Organisers of the protest in Rome said hundreds of thousands of people had turned out for a fourth day running, after Israel intercepted the flotilla seeking to reach Gaza
Elsewhere, several thousand people marched through the centre of the Irish capital, Dublin, to mark what organisers said was "two years of genocide" in Gaza
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel said on Saturday that it had deported 137 more activists who were detained while taking part...The Israeli foreign ministry said those deported were citizens of the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Jordan and several other countries
The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail last month, ferrying politicians and activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg towards Gaza, where the United Nations says famine is
Trump's peace proposal, backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calls for a halt to hostilities in the nearly two-year..."President Trump's statements on the immediate cessation of Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip are encouraging," Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu told AFP
"Hamas is ready to immediately begin negotiations to achieve a prisoner exchange, end the war and ensure the withdrawal of the (Israeli) army from the Gaza Strip," he added
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Water Authority said Friday that running water would return to central Gaza after damage to supply lines...Almost all Gazans have been displaced during the nearly two years of war, increasing the population density in central Gaza, which has been less affected by airstrikes
The repairs on the water main took time, the Water Authority said, because of military activity and the presence of Israeli forces, and had to be done in coordination with Israel
- "If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out...
In the post, Trump said "innocent Palestinians" should evacuate an unspecified area in anticipation of a potential assault on Hamas's remaining forces.
Trump's deal calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages within 72 hours, Hamas's disarmament and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Stockholm, Sweden -- Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they...Many Nobel laureates had unconventional academic starts, including cutting classes, getting expelled, or performing poorly in their studies.
Laureates like Einstein and Frances Arnold overcame early educational struggles to achieve groundbreaking scientific recognition.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- The Carrefour name has disappeared from storefronts in some Arab countries, with pro-Palestinian shoppers and...The French multinational has long been in the crosshairs of Palestinian supporters, who accuse it of selling products from Israeli settlements and partnering with Israeli firms.
Majid Al Futtaim, the group that operates the Carrefour franchise in the Middle East, has closed the brand's supermarkets in Jordan, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised a "significant" response to "Europe's militarisation", as he addressed a foreign policy forum..."We are closely monitoring the rising militarisation of Europe," he told the audience, adding: "Retaliatory measures by Russia will not take long."
Relations between Russia and the EU spiralled downward after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, leading the bloc to bolster its defence
- Two people were killed Thursday and four wounded outside a Manchester synagogue packed with worshippers on a Jewish holiday, UK...
Police said the two dead victims were Jewish, and declared the attack a "terrorist incident" in the northwest English city
Prime Minister Keir Starmer swiftly condemned the event as "horrific", and announced security was being boosted at UK synagogues
Turkey called the interception "an act of terrorism," and on Thursday said it had opened an investigation after Israeli forces...Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he will expel all remaining Israeli diplomats in the country over the interception.
South Africa urged Israel to immediately release the activists, who include Mandla Mandela, the grandson of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
