Demonstrators managed to stop trucks bound for the Strip in the port of Ashdod to press for the release of the hostages still being held after the Hamas attacks of October 7
Palestinians trying to escape the desperate situation in the Strip are charged up to $11,000 by middlemen to secure permission to cross the border at Rafah
The international humanitarian law expert is on the South African team that has filed genocide charges at the International Court of Justice
The United States, the EU and Arab countries are mobilizing to demand Israel stops its offensive in the Strip and commits to negotiating the two-state solution
The United Nations expert on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has demanded that Western governments move from condemnation to action
The underlying question is whether the Hamas attacks of October 7 explain and justify everything. Was it the big ‘flashpoint’ of what is occurring now?
Israel wants to regain the Philadelphi Corridor that separates Sinai from the enclave, but a change in the status quo carries significant military and humanitarian implications
The 2.3 million inhabitants of Gaza are at risk of severe food insecurity, according to the U.N. World Food Program, and half a million more are already on the verge of a ‘catastrophic’ famine
Torrential rains in Somalia have left more than a million people displaced, struggling to survive in camps where persons with special needs face cholera and other diseases
Pretoria has asked international judges to issue interim measures for an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza
The U.S. is pressuring countries like Turkey to cut off the funds that feed the organization, which until it took power in Gaza was fueled by money from Iran and private donations
At a time when Western support seems to be wavering and Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a battle of attrition, the politician insists that support for Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government is also support for democracy
Companies are rerouting around South Africa to avoid militia attacks in Yemen in one of the biggest disruptions to world trade since the Covid-19 pandemic
The United States, France, and Egypt have expressed concern about a possible regional escalation after the assassination of Hamas’ number two in Beirut
The Israeli prime minister is facing international pressure to include the Palestinian National Authority in the future governance of the Strip while ultra-Orthodox and ultra-nationalist elements demand the expulsion of Gazans
The British and German foreign ministers said in a joint article Sunday that ‘too many civilians have been killed.’ Their French counterpart also pushed for a ceasefire on Saturday
Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe
Nicolás Maduro and Mohamed Irfaan Ali met following two weeks of tension over the oil and mineral rich region, which Caracas claims following a referendum
Father Munther and other Christian clergy made an appeal to the White House for a ceasefire. ‘There they celebrate Christmas with presents and lights, and here they send us weapons and the machinery of war’
Millions of Ukrainian women and children have moved overseas and do not plan to return to a country that has lost over 30% of its population since independence in 1991
As Guyana prepares to take the dispute to the United Nations Security Council, Venezuelan authorities have issued arrest warrants for several close allies of the opposition leader
Via a law announced Tuesday, Venezuela will create a new province or state in the disputed territory, having already appointed a single provisional authority: Major-General Alexis Rodríguez Cabello
Sultan al-Jaber’s profile does not favor the strategic role that the president should perform at the climate summit
Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production are pledging to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030
UNICEF spokesman James Elder and two residents of the Strip recount the situation after the end of the truce. ‘We are waiting for the world to do something to protect us, but we have no more hope’
The Israeli army renewed its attacks on the Strip after intercepting a missile shortly before the deadline at 7 a.m. local time
Criticism over the position towards Israel undermines the ability of the US and the EU to project their values and interests in emerging and developing countries
