Category: 3. Middle East

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Surrounded by his cabinet, US President Donald Trump described Somalis living in the United States as “garbage”.

The comments have been widely condemned, but not by his supporters.

What are the…

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group and government forces have traded blame for the renewed fighting.

Fighting has flared up again in the east of the Democratic Republic…

Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery TV, film studios and streaming division for $72bn, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood’s most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer.

The agreement, announced on Friday,…

The leader of the UK Green Party, Zack Polanski, has publicly accused the Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis of failing to represent British Jews, saying instead that the Rabbi “speaks in the interests of defending the…

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Syrian city of Hama to mark one year since forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad were expelled. People were waving flags, chanting and calling for justice for past massacres.

Israeli police officer Ran Gvili is now the last remaining captive in Gaza after Hamas returned the body of Thai agriculture worker Sudthisak Rinthalak. Gvili’s remains would complete a key step in President Trump’s plan to end the…

Report by NGOs also finds healthcare system largely not functioning in Khartoum, months after city recaptured by army.

Ninety-seven percent of households in Sudan’s capital are facing food shortages, and the healthcare system has largely…

A group of European Parliament lawmakers called on the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, to act in line with international law and “end your complicity in the genocide against the Palestinian people,”…