EXCLUSIVE: ILO chief urges action on job gap and reskilling at Davos 2025
Davos, Switzerland -- The world labor market is nearing the pre-Covid levels but gender gap and other concerns remain, International...Geostrategy
Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas goes into effect, marking first steps toward peace
As the first phase of the ceasefire takes effect, the world watches to see whether this temporary reprieve will be...Geostrategy
Israel’s prime minister undergoes ‘successful’ surgery
The prime minister's office said in a statement that Benjamin Netanyahu was in "good shape and beginning to recover after...Thousands of Israelis rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday evening to call for his resignation
Israel's war on Gaza has so far killed at least 32,782 people, mostly women and children
Gaza children fly kites to escape horrors of war
RAFAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – Meters away from the concrete and steel fence separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt, 11-year-old Malak Ayad flies a...Despite the war and the fear that grips her, Malak seems to be happy to fly her kite and dreams of life as it was before the war broke out on October 7.
"My kite flies to Egypt everyday while we are here trapped in Gaza," said Malak, who wears a bracelet featuring the Palestinian flag.
Thousands gather for pro-Palestinian rally in London
LONDON, UK – Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London on Saturday, in the latest demonstration in the British capital demanding...London has seen numerous large-scale pro-Palestinian protests since Israel mounted its military response to Hamas's unprecedented attack.
A smaller number of demonstrators also turned out for a counter-protest in support of Israel, with lines of police separating the two gatherings.
UN says four staff wounded in south Lebanon blast
The military observers, from Australia, Chile and Norway, and a Lebanese language assistant had been on foot patrol around the...Lebanese PM Najib Mikati condemned what he called a "dangerous incident", while his foreign ministry said the attack was "in violation of international law"
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned Saturday's blast and underscored "grave concern" over the frequent exchange of fire along the Blue Line
Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo: Egyptian media
Reports of the new talks in Cairo came as protesters in Israel's biggest city blocked a major road Saturday following...Egypt, Qatar and key Israeli ally the United States have mediated previous rounds of negotiations, but a workable agreement has remained elusive
Reports of the new talks in Cairo came as protesters in Israel's biggest city blocked a major road Saturday following demonstrations calling for the release of hostages
Deadly chaos at Gaza aid distribution as WHO renews hospital warning
UN agencies have warned repeatedly that northern Gaza is on the verge of famine and called it a man-made crisis...Israel's siege brings nightly air strikes and in recent days major operations around several hospitals, which it says are used by Palestinian group
The World Health Organization warned that Gaza had just 10 "minimally functioning" hospitals for its more than two million people
Sticky-fingered journalists on Air Force One put on notice
Media outlets pay for the journalists to fly on the government plane with US president, along with the meals and...For years, journalists have quietly stuffed everything from engraved whiskey tumblers to wine glasses from the Air Force One insignia on it into their bag before leaving the plane
Last month, the White House Correspondents' Association sent an email to its members, issuing a stern notice that missing items from the press cabin had not gone unnoticed
WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza
"Around 9,000 patients urgently need to be evacuated abroad for lifesaving health services, including treatment for cancer, injuries from bombardments,...The WHO chief Ghebreyesus said that "Around 9,000 patients urgently need to be evacuated abroad for lifesaving health services".
"With only 10 hospitals minimally functional across the whole of #Gaza, thousands of patients continue to be deprived of health care," WHO chief said.
Five killed in Gaza aid delivery chaos, say medics
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - The Palestine Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens wounded by gunfire and a...AFP video footage shows a convoy of trucks moving past burning debris near the distribution point in pre-dawn darkness as people shout and gunfire echoes.
The Red Crescent said it happened after thousands of people gathered for the arrival of around 15 trucks of flour and other food.
Death toll in Israeli strikes on Syria climbs to 52, says monitor
Beirut, Lebanon - The death toll in Israeli air strikes on Syria has risen to 52, including 38 government soldiers and...They targeted "a rocket depot belonging to Lebanon's Hizbollah" near the Aleppo airport in northern Syria, the war monitor said.
Israeli strikes on targets in Syria have increased since Israel's war against the Hizbollah-allied Hamas group in the Gaza Strip broke out on October 7.
