- World
UN hosts talks to revive Israel-Palestinian two-state solution
United Nations: The UN General Assembly is bringing high-level officials together this week to promote a two-state solution to the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict that would place their peoples side by side, living…
- Middle East
Israel again intercepts Gaza-bound ship carrying activists, humanitarian aid
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory, detaining 21 international activists and journalists and seizing all cargo, including…
- Middle East
Israel begins daily 10-hour pause in three areas of Gaza to boost aid delivery
Gaza Strip: The Israeli military on Sunday, July 27, began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, part of a series of steps…
- World
Japan to invest USD 550B in US, Trump claims 90pc profits for America
Washington: President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, USD 550 billion to invest in the United States. It’s an astonishing figure, but…
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Israeli gunfire & strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza as many of the dead sought aid
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli airstrikes and gunshots killed at least 25 people overnight into Saturday, according to Palestinian health officials and the local ambulance service, as ceasefire talks appear to have stalled and…
- World
US birthright citizenship: Judge blocks Trump’s restrictions in third ruling
Boston: A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, issuing the third court ruling blocking the…
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Netanyahu says Israel considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas
Cairo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the US recalled their negotiating teams, throwing the future of…
- Middle East
Hunger crisis in Gaza claims lives of dozens of children in a month
Deir al-Balah: Five starving children at a Gaza City hospital were wasting away, and nothing the doctors tried was working. The basic treatments for malnourishment that could save them had run out…
- Middle East
Hamas submits truce proposal; Israel says terms are ‘workable’
Tel Aviv: Israel said it received Hamas’ latest ceasefire proposal, with an Israeli official calling it “workable,” although no details were provided. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were…
- World
US birthright citizenship: Appeals court finds Trump’s order unconstitutional
Washington: A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide. The ruling from a…
- Middle East
Syria asks Turkiye for defence support after sectarian clashes, officials say
Ankara: Syria’s interim government has requested Turkiye’s support to strengthen its defence capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks that increased tensions in Syria and drew Israeli…
- Middle East
Israeli military says Gaza church was struck accidentally
Jerusalem: Israeli military on Wednesday said a church in Gaza was struck accidentally. The Holy Family Church in Gaza City was struck last week by an Israeli shell, an attack that killed…
- Middle East
More than 100 aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza
Gaza Strip: More than 100 charity and human rights groups said Wednesday that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation, as Israeli strikes killed…
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Columbia University suspends, expels nearly 80 students over Gaza protests
New York: Columbia University announced disciplinary action Tuesday, July 22, against students who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the Ivy League school’s main library before final exams in May and an…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 21 in Gaza as famine fears intensify
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people late Tuesday and early Wednesday. More than half of those killed were women and children, health authorities said. Desperation is mounting…
