War & Conflict
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Egypt foreign minister discusses Gaza aid with UN
Oct 12, 2023As the violence in the nearby Gaza Strip spiraled out of control, Egypt’s top diplomat Sameh Shoukry attended discussions with the director of the UN organization for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday. According to a statement from... -
Rocket from Gaza hits hospital in southern Israel
Oct 11, 2023A hospital in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman for the medical center. She said in a statement that a... -
Russian forces close in on east Ukraine’s Avdiivka
Oct 11, 2023On Tuesday, as Kyiv warned Moscow was ratcheting up strikes in an effort to entirely encircle the frontline town of Avdiivka in east Ukraine, Russian forces drew closer. After months of a slower than anticipated Ukrainian... -
EU opposes total siege of Gaza, says Borrell
Oct 11, 2023According to Josep Borrell, the head of the EU’s foreign policy, foreign ministers on Tuesday urged Israel not to cut off “water, food, or electicity” to Gaza and called for humanitarian exit routes for anyone attempting... -
Hamas says no plans to engage in talks until fighting ends
Oct 11, 2023Palestinian activism Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas’ political bureau, claimed that Hamas has warned all interested parties that as long as combat persists, it has no intention of holding discussions concerning the fate of its Israeli... -
Russia says Palestinian state ‘most reliable’ solution
Oct 10, 2023The establishment of a Palestinian state, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, is the “most reliable” way to bring about peace in Israel. He said that simply combating terrorism will not provide security. He spoke... -
29 people were killed in an army attack on a camp for refugees in Myanmar: rebels
Oct 10, 2023A military attack on a camp for internally displaced persons in northern Myanmar resulted in 29 fatalities and numerous injuries, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group in charge of the region said AFP on Tuesday.... -
WHO calls for humanitarian corridor into Gaza Strip
Oct 10, 2023The Gaza Strip is completely besieged by Israel, and the World Health Organization demanded on Tuesday that a humanitarian corridor be built to enter and exit the area. In reaction to the unexpected onslaught by Hamas,... -
Israel says 1,500 Hamas militants dead after battles near Gaza
Oct 10, 2023Israel bombed Hamas targets in Gaza on Tuesday and claimed that 1,500 dead of Islamic militants had been discovered in southern cities that had been taken back by the army after bloody clashes close to the... -
Israel-Gaza war fear turns Jerusalem into ‘ghost town’
Oct 10, 2023Jerusalem’s normally busy streets were strangely quiet on Monday as a third day of deadly violence broke out in and around the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestinian militants. “Jerusalem is indeed a ghost town,” said...
