Category: 3. Middle East

London, United Kingdom – Outraged by the onslaught on Palestinians in Gaza, a group of volunteers in the fashionable London borough of Camden urged the local council last year to stop investing in companies with ties to Israel.

The petition,…

At an industrial bakery in war-ravaged Gaza City, a conveyor belt that once churned out thousands of pitta breads every day has come to a standstill.

The Families Bakery is one of about two dozen supported by the World Food Programme (WFP) that…

Democrat-backed liberal judge Susan Crawford won a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, after a closely watched race that became a proxy battle between President Donald Trump’s administration and the opposition.

The contest also…

Watch the moment Democrat Cory Booker ended his record-breaking speech after holding the US Senate floor for more than 25 hours, to oppose cuts to government services by President Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk.

China continues a second day of war games and military drills around Taiwan, including simulated attacks on key targets.

China’s military said it has simulated attacks on high-value targets in Taiwan, including ports and energy facilities, as it…

The ruling temporarily stops 26,000 unaccompanied minors from losing their legal representation.

A federal judge has ordered the United States government to temporarily restart funding for legal aid to migrant children travelling alone, saying it…

Marsabit, Kenya – As the sun approaches its scorching zenith, Dukano Kelle heads out from the desolate settlement of Kambinye in northern Kenya, urging her family’s reluctant donkey forward by whipping it with an acacia branch.

Though the…

Pakistan’s difficult tour of New Zealand continues, with Mitch Hay leading the home team to a series-clinching victory at Seddon Park.

Mitchell Hay’s rollicking 99 not out, backed by some feisty seam bowling, steered New Zealand to an 84-run…

Israel’s defence minister has announced a major expansion of the Israeli ground assault on Gaza, promising to seize large areas of the Palestinian enclave and incorporate them into so-called security zones.

The announcement on Wednesday came as…