Category: 3. Middle East

The European Commission called on Israel on Wednesday to immediately lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip, stating that “For over two months, no humanitarian supplies have entered Gaza,” in clear violation of…

The head of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, affirmed Libya’s rejection of its territory being used as a destination for the deportation of migrants from any country, stressing that…

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged to retaliate after India launched deadly missile…

Rome, Italy – For the princes of the Catholic Church, as cardinals are referred to, the conclave is not just about electing a pope. It is also about restocking wardrobes. In recent days, many have swung by central Rome’s famed tailors before…

Jalen Brunson made two free throws with 12.7 seconds to play, lifting the New York Knicks to a 91-90 win over the host Boston Celtics and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Boston had a chance to recover in the final seconds…

The 15-year-old Aboriginal boy was beaten with a metal pole in October 2022. He died 10 days later.

An Australian jury has found two men guilty of murdering Cassius Turvey, a 15-year-old Indigenous boy whose killing prompted nationwide antiracism…

Reports come after US president teased the announcement of agreement with an unnamed country.

United States President Donald Trump is set to announce a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday, US media have reported, in what would be the…

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – As the camera panned around a home blown up by the mortar fire in Poonch, an embattled hill city perched on the disputed border between India and Pakistan, a disembodied female voice cried out.

“This…

Here is where things stand on Thursday, May 8:

Fighting

• A three-day ceasefire declared by Russia to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany came into effect at midnight, Moscow time (21:00 GMT, Wednesday). Ukraine has not…

Iraqi Mohammed Jalal lost 10 years of his life seeking asylum in Germany, without success. Instead of being granted refuge, he was sent back to the land he had fled.

He now faces the same challenges that drove him to leave the northern Kurdistan…