Category: 3. Middle East

The UN’s rights chief on Friday denounced Israel’s sharp escalation of attacks in Gaza — and an apparent push to permanently displace the population — as amounting to “ethnic cleansing”.

“This latest barrage of bombs… and the denial of…

As Russian and Ukrainian delegations descended on Istanbul on Friday in an attempt to end the three-year war in Ukraine, the contrast between the two parties in the conflict couldn’t be starker. One seemed assured, methodical – clear about…

The UN humanitarian office on Friday sharply criticized a proposed Israeli-backed aid delivery mechanism for Gaza, warning it would deepen suffering and set a dangerous global precedent by making humanitarian access…

A chemical spill in the city of Jundiaí has turned a lake bright blue, killing fish and dyeing local wildlife. Authorities are now investigating the environmental impact as the dyed water flows toward the Jundiaí River, whose water is…

Investigations into a Lebanese nasheed artist, currently held on charges of collaborating with Israel, have uncovered that he supplied precise intelligence on Hezbollah leaders. This information reportedly facilitated…

Days earlier, Novo Nordisk cut its sales and profit forecast for first time since the launch of Wegovy four years ago.

Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk has pushed out CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen over concerns the company is losing its first-mover…

Russian and Ukrainian officials met for less than two hours in Turkiye for their first direct talks in more than three years, aimed at ending the war.

The delegations met on Friday at Istanbul’s Dolmabahce Palace in Turkiye, where the two sides…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country will not give up its right to enrich nuclear energy, while also expressing Tehran’s readiness to build trust with Washington if sanctions are lifted.

Speaking…

There was hope that it would be Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting in Turkiye this week, for the first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

That wasn’t to be, after Russia…

Israel has killed at least 100 Palestinians in what’s reported to be some of the heaviest bombing since the war began. On Thursday it killed more than 120, mainly women and children, in a clear escalation of military action.