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Leaders in Middle East and Europe welcome Trump’s Gaza peace plan

European and Middle Eastern leaders have welcomed a US peace plan for Gaza, as President Donald Trump warned Hamas to accept it. The plan, agreed...

Israeli forces arrest aid flotilla activists, kill 73 in Gaza

Israeli forces arrest activists, including Greta Thunberg, on board the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip, after intercepting their boats. To get...

Morocco arrests hundreds of protesters as rallies turn violent

Members of Moroccan security forces and civilians reported hurt as youth antigovernment protests turn violent. Moroccan authorities have arrested more than 400 people during...

UAE presses Netanyahu to back Trump Gaza plan, warns against West...

By Samia Nakhoul UAE warns Israel that ties hinge on two-state solution progress Sheikh Abdullah tells Netanyahu that UAE backs Trump plan, delegate says. Emirates says West...

Gaza City under relentless bombardment as Israel launches ground invasion

The UN chief calls situation in Gaza ‘horrendous’ as a UN inquiry concludes that Israel’s nearly two-year war on Gaza amounts to genocide. Israel...

UN inquiry says Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide, holds gov’t...

Using statements of Israeli officials and evidence on the ground, a UN report finds Israel is committing genocide. A United Nations inquiry has found...

Hamas calls for UN action as Israel escalates brutal bombardment of...

Hamas says it is ready to accept a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire but Israel continues its offensive to seize Gaza City. Hamas has urged the...

Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 in...

Much of the affected region has become mostly inaccessible to the UN and aid groups, with Doctors Without Borders describing the area as a...

The Voice of Hind Rajab gets record 23-minute ovation at Venice...

The docu-drama, which recounts the final plea of a six-year-old Gaza girl, receives the longest standing ovation in the festival’s history. With tears and chants...

Can Syria revive its oil wealth to help rebuild the nation?

Syria’s Deir Az Zor is rich in oil. But the eastern province has been devastated by years of civil war. After nearly 14 years...

Israeli attacks disabled 21,000 Palestinian children in Gaza war, UN says

An estimated 132,000 children below the age of five are projected to be at risk of death from acute malnutrition by June. At least 21,000...

Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City...

The Israeli military says it is calling up about 60,000 reservists ahead of a planned ground offensive to capture and occupy all of Gaza...

‘Moral imperative’: Hundreds of UK business leaders demand action on...

More than 700 entrepreneurs and acclaimed professionals call for arms embargo, sanctions and scrutiny as Gaza faces darkest days. London, United Kingdom – Hundreds of...

Armenia reassures visiting Iran leader it will control Azerbaijan corridor

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says in Yerevan that ‘governance in the Caucasus region must remain Caucasian’. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has told Iranian President...

Iraq is facing a water crisis, hit by one of its...

Experts warn that the water crisis in the country’s south will worsen, unless there is urgent government action. Iraq is experiencing its driest year on...

Dubai Pistachio & Knafeh Milk Chocolate among pistachio products recalled after...

Dozens of salmonella cases linked to certain brands of pistachio products. Nine people have been hospitalized and dozens of salmonella cases have been reported after...

Israeli captive families confront police outside army headquarters

Physical confrontations have taken place outside Israel’s Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv between security forces and family members of captives held in Gaza...

Pressure on Netanyahu intensifies as Israeli military chief opposes Gaza war...

PM warned that full occupation of Gaza could trap military, endanger hostages. Israel’s military chief has pushed back against Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to seize...

More than 1,400 killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria,...

Gov’t committee in Syria says it identified 298 suspects in mass killings in Alawite region. More than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed in several...

Yes, now is the time to double down on the Abraham...

June 10, 2025 By Allison Minor At a time when the headlines regularly announce violence in Gaza and Houthi attacks on Israel, it may seem incongruous...