Category: 3. Middle East

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Sunday endorsed a Senate effort to block US arms sales to Israel, saying it sends “the right kind of message” to the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Gaza’s worsening humanitarian…

The WFP says aid is being cut by 60 percent for the most vulnerable groups, including pregnant women and disabled people.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it will need to drastically cut rations to refugees in Kenya due to reductions in…

China on Monday condemned Israel for the violent targeting of journalists, noting that the country is mourning the killing of Palestinian reporters, Anadolu reports.

Beijing’s comments followed an Israeli airstrike…

Fires threaten a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain as temperatures hit new records.

A new heatwave has gripped parts of Europe, sending temperatures up to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 degrees Fahrenheit), with wildfires wreaking havoc and forcing…

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria’s interior ministry said on Monday that it would investigate footage showing men in military fatigues shooting an unarmed man in scrubs at point-blank range in the main hospital in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida…

US President Donald Trump said he is taking control of Washington, DC’s police force and deploying the National Guard, calling it “Liberation Day” for the US capital. He cited a need to combat “crime, bloodshed and bedlam”,…

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has sharply criticised Israel’s conduct in Gaza, saying the scale of civilian suffering shows its campaign has strayed far from legitimate self-defence, Anadolu reports.

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Firefighters in Turkey are battling wildfires in the centre of the northwestern province of Canakkale, fanned by strong winds, and hundreds of residents have evacuated in precaution, local authorities and media said on…

“I have lived pain in all its details and I have tasted pain and loss repeatedly. Despite this, I have never hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification. May God be a witness against those who remained silent and…

The world’s largest fund has divested its stakes in 11 Israeli companies and is reviewing more.

Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund says it is terminating all contracts with asset managers handling its Israeli investments and has…