Category: 3. Middle East

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed deep concern over the intensifying Israeli military operations across different areas of the Gaza Strip, as the health system nears total collapse and…

The United States Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill on Tuesday, following intense negotiations and a marathon voting session on amendments.

The bill, which still faces a challenging path to final…

Australia’s flagship carrier says it believes a ‘significant’ amount of personal data was stolen in a cyberattack.

Qantas is investigating a major cyberattack after hackers accessed a system holding personal data belonging to 6 million…

University of Pennsylvania erases records set by trans swimmer as part of resolution to civil rights investigation.

A top university in the United States has agreed to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports and erase records set by a…

University of Pennsylvania removes times set by trans swimmer as part of resolution to civil rights investigation.

A top university in the United States has agreed to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports and erase records set by a…

Here are the key events on day 1,224 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Wednesday, July 2:

Fighting

• A Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial plant in Izhevsk, in central Russia, killed three people and injured 35 others,…

The FBI has accused the pair of working on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security to gather naval intelligence.

The United States Department of Justice has charged two Chinese citizens for spying and trying to recruit from within the…

US President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to finalize such a deal, as its forces also stepped up operations in the Palestinian territory.

Trump, in a post on social media,…

The United States Senate has passed a sweeping tax bill championed by President Donald Trump, sending the controversial legislation to the House of Representatives for what could be a final vote.

Lawmakers passed the bill by a 51-to-50 vote in…

UN official Volker Turk drew ire of the Venezuelan government after condemning what he says are abuses by state forces.

Venezuela’s National Assembly has voted to declare United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk persona non…