German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has affirmed support for the creation of a Palestinian state, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again rejected such a move, during the German leader’s inaugural visit to the country. At a joint press conference on Sunday following a meeting in Jerusalem, the two leadersRead More →
The White House has confirmed that a top US Navy commander ordered a second round of strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in September despite almost completely destroying it in the first attack. A double-tap strike essentially means carrying out two strikes on the same target – often woundingRead More →
In the quiet of his Ramallah studio in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian artist Nabil Anani works diligently on artworks deeply rooted in a movement he helped create during the political tumult of the late 1980s. Cofounded in 1987 by Anani and fellow artists Sliman Mansour, Vera Tamari and TayseerRead More →
Palestinians, especially those in the Gaza Strip, must be wary of networks that seek to remove them from their homes in line with Israeli interests, the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned. The warning came a day after 153 Palestinians, who left Gaza without knowing their final destinationRead More →
Zikim crossing, the main entry point into the devastated northern Gaza Strip, has been reopened to allow the flow of humanitarian aid into the region, according to Israeli officials. The announcement on Wednesday came two months after Israel shut the crossing, and followed repeated calls from United Nations aid agenciesRead More →
My cousin Ahmad was nine years old when he suffered a severe head injury in Gaza. A year ago, a missile hit the house next to ours in Nuseirat. The explosion was so violent that it pushed Ahmad off the third-floor staircase of our building. He fell badly on hisRead More →
Tigray was the centre of a devastating two-year war that pitted the TPLF against Ethiopia’s federal army. Published On 6 Nov 20256 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Ethiopia’s Afar region has accused forces from neighbouring Tigray of crossing into its territory, seizing several villagesRead More →
Published On 15 Oct 202515 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are all that remain of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in the Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks, theRead More →
Hamas has released all 20 of the living captives it had been holding in the Gaza Strip, with the release of about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners by Israel under way, as the two sides carry out the conditions of the ceasefire deal. Cheers broke out in Israel early on Monday, asRead More →
Published On 5 Oct 20255 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Huge numbers of people have turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies across Europe, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of activists on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aidRead More →
