North Korean leader’s powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, dismisses Seoul’s outreach efforts under new president. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister has rejected the possibility of dialogue with South Korea amid Seoul’s outreach efforts under its new left-leaning president. In a statement issued by state-run media on Monday,Read More →
Israeli forces have killed at least 63 people across Gaza, hours after the military announced it would begin “pausing” attacks for 10 hours daily in some areas to allow humanitarian aid to pass through. On Sunday, the Israeli army said it would temporarily halt military activity each day from 10amRead More →
Iraqi police clashed with Popular Mobilisation Forces in Baghdad after they stormed an Agriculture Ministry building. At least one police officer was killed and 14 fighters detained after a gun battle erupted in Iraq’s capital with members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a state-sanctioned paramilitary umbrella that includes groupsRead More →
The hunger that has been building among Gaza’s more than two million Palestinians has passed a tipping point and is accelerating deaths, aid workers and health staff say. Not only Palestinian children – usually the most vulnerable – are falling victim to Israel’s blockade since March, but also adults. TheRead More →
Military suspends operations for ‘humanitarian purposes’ in al-Mawasi, Deir el-Balah and Gaza City from 10am to 8pm. The Israeli military has begun a “tactical pause” in fighting in three areas of Gaza as part of steps it claims will address a worsening humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave. In aRead More →
The Israeli military has killed dozens of people in Gaza as the starvation crisis in the territory deepens amid an international outcry, with more Palestinians dying of malnutrition. Medical sources told Al Jazeera that Israeli attacks killed at least 71 people across Gaza on Saturday, including 42 desperately seeking aid.Read More →
In Gaza, we see death in every aspect of life. Death has become an inseparable companion, lingering in the streets, the skies, and even in our homes. It is no longer a shock – it is a grim daily reality which we have been forced to adapt to. There areRead More →
More than 200 lawmakers in the United Kingdom have called on the British government to recognise a Palestinian state, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take concrete action amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Some 221 MPs from across the political spectrum signed an open letter on FridayRead More →
Iranian diplomats are meeting their counterparts from Germany, the United Kingdom and France for renewed nuclear talks, amid warnings that the three European powers could trigger “snapback” United Nations sanctions outlined under a previous 2015 deal. The meeting, which is underway in Turkiye’s Istanbul on Friday morning, will be theRead More →
Escalation of military exchanges could move towards war, Acting Thai PM Phumtham Wechayachai says. The death toll from clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops has risen to 15 in Thailand and one in Cambodia, according to authorities, as more than 120,000 people living along both sides of the border separatingRead More →
