A prominent Palestinian militia leader in Gaza who opposed Hamas has been killed.
Yasser Abu Shabab headed the so-called Popular Forces group, which has dozens of fighters and operates in Israeli-controlled territory near the southern city of…

A prominent Palestinian militia leader in Gaza who opposed Hamas has been killed.
Yasser Abu Shabab headed the so-called Popular Forces group, which has dozens of fighters and operates in Israeli-controlled territory near the southern city of…

Putin questions US pressure on India’s Russian oil purchases as Modi gives the Russian president a warm welcome.
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It requires Commerce Department to deny any licence requests for AI chip buyers in China, Russia, Iran or North Korea.
Published On 4 Dec 2025
A bipartisan group of United States senators,…

The killing of Gaza militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab, confirmed by his Popular Forces group and by Israeli media, is the final chapter of a man who tried to present himself – with Israeli support – as an alternative to Hamas, but who was…

The parents of the last dead hostage in Gaza have spoken to the BBC about their desperate wait for his body to be returned.
Itzik and Talik Gvili insisted the Gaza peace deal could not progress until Hamas handed over the remains of their son Ran,…

A number of young Palestinians gathered in the war-torn city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza to solidify the love they found amid the ruins. Speaking to reporters, they stated their determination to start a new life despite mass displacement and…

Palestinians with a range of disabilities came together in Gaza to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, as campaigners called for better recognition of disabled people.
Published On 4 Dec 2025
By Trevor Hunnicutt
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off.
U.S. President Donald Trump has set in…

Cai Pigliucci at the US Capitol, James FitzGerald, and Brandon Drenon in Washington
ReutersA US Navy admiral testified that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth did not give the order to “kill them all” during a controversial second US military strike…