Category: 3. Middle East

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has lodged “stern representations” to the Philippines over recent “negative moves” concerning Taiwan, as well as maritime and security issues, a Chinese foreign ministry statement said on Friday.

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Israel has destroyed more than 88% of the Gaza Strip’s total area and displaced 2 million Palestinians since launching its genocidal war on Oct. 7, 2023, according to a statistical report released Friday by the…

Irish trio calls probe ‘state intimidation’ after band member taken to court over pro-Palestine message at Glastonbury.

Police in the United Kingdom have decided not to take any further action against Kneecap in a case related to the Irish…

Donald Trump’s MAGA base appears to be in revolt over his administration’s Epstein findings. During the election, Trump promised to release the Epstein files but now says they don’t exist. Soraya Lennie explains the fallout.

On July 14, United States President Donald Trump teased a sea change in his approach to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Trump declared he would send significant additional air defence units to Ukraine, whose cities are now subject to an average…

The EU reaffirmed its support for the Palestinian people through both emergency aid and long-term recovery efforts, said European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica on Friday, Anadolu reports.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday continued his criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire and more humanitarian aid for Palestinians, Anadolu reports.

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By Ali Sawafta

JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) -Palestinian Bedouins accused Israeli settlers on Friday of killing 117 sheep in an overnight attack and stealing hundreds of others in an apparent effort to chase farmers off their land in the…