Category: 3. Middle East

Israel’s military said Tuesday that it had expanded its operations in Gaza, where residents reported fierce gunfire and shelling days ahead of a planned trip to Washington by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The intensified operations came after…

Hundreds of people in Gaza have been shot dead while going to collect desperately needed food from Israeli- and US-backed aid hubs, according to officials in the Strip.

Start Here with Sandra Gathmann explains what’s been happening.

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The United States dollar has had its worst first six months of the year since 1973, as President Donald Trump’s economic policies have prompted global investors to sell their greenback holdings, threatening the currency’s “safe-haven”…

A record-breaking heatwave has forced many schools in France and the Netherlands to close amid health warnings.

A blistering early summer heatwave is making its way from the Iberian Peninsula northwards across Europe, forcing thousands of schools…

Two people, including a child, were injured in a new Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, the Health Ministry said, Anadolu reports.

A ministry statement…

Police used pepper spray and tear gas to break up crowds of protesters during demonstrations over a cartoon allegedly depicting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Four staff members working for a satirical magazine have been arrested.

More than 130 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty International, have demanded the immediate closure of the Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), accusing it of facilitating attacks on…