Category: 3. Middle East

Violence remains widespread in Haiti, where powerful armed gangs have surged amid political and economic chaos.

The United Nations has said that efforts to address widespread economic and political dysfunction and debilitating violence in Haiti…

By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has scaled back a key U.S. government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some countries that have been strong…

Israel’s murder of four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza has sparked international condemnation.

And it’s not the first time.

Although Israel has killed at least 237…

A key annual United States government report on global human rights abuses has drastically shifted focus, with references removed to abuses based on sexual orientation, and poor conditions downplayed in ally nations while taking aim at those who…

Firefighters are struggling to control wildfires blazing across Europe because of a severe heatwave, with temperatures rising as high as 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 degrees Fahrenheit). One person was killed near Madrid after being trapped…

President Javier Milei of Argentina has proposed a new $1m initiative to strengthen relations between Latin America and Israel, ahead of an anticipated visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On Monday, the Genesis Prize Foundation…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel’s plan to impose full military control over the Gaza Strip, calling it “a dangerous and unacceptable escalation,” Anadolu reports.

“The OIC group…

‘Thank you for dedicating your life to tell us the truth.’ Al Jazeera correspondents in Gaza, Hani Mahmoud, Hind Khoudary, Tareq Abu-Azoum, and Moath al-Kahlout, recorded these messages for their colleagues murdered by Israel.

A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for consultations on a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian media said, Anadolu reports.

The state-affiliated Al-Qahera News channel, citing…