Category: 3. Middle East

The director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital who was detained by Israeli forces in December is being held in “inhumane” conditions by Israel and subjected to “physical and psychological intimidation”, his lawyer told AFP.

Hussam Abu Safiya, a…

A combined 75 points by Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry against Memphis Grizzlies help the Golden State Warriors qualify for the NBA playoffs vs the Houston Rockets.

Jimmy Butler III scored 38 points and Stephen Curry added 37 as the Golden State…

A leading human rights lawyer has spoken out after helping file a legal case against 10 British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza, while fighting for…

London, United Kingdom – Ten British citizens, including dual nationals, who have served in the Israeli army are being accused of war crimes in Gaza.

They are suspected of acts such as “murder, extermination, attacking civilians, and…

Statistics agency says economy ‘off to a good start’ despite more ‘complex and severe’ external environment.

China’s economy grew 5.4 percent in the January-March quarter, the country’s statistics agency has said, a…

These are the key events on day 1,147 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Wednesday, April 16:

Fighting

• Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its units destroyed 115 Ukrainian drones in an overnight attack.
• The ministry also…

Pampore, Indian-administered Kashmir – At 4am, before the first call to prayer echoes through Pampore’s saffron fields in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, 52-year-old Bashir Ahmad Bhat steps out with a flashlight.

The…

Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.

After more than three years of…

Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.

After more than three years of talks and one…

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says draft agreement shows multilateralism is ‘alive and well’.

The members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached a landmark agreement on how to respond to future pandemics after…