With the humanitarian crisis in Gaza escalating day by day, the international community is ramping up efforts to get much needed aid across the border. A maritime aid corridor is expected to be launched tomorrow, with the ship Open Arms ready to start shuttling between Cyprus and Gaza to deliver aid supplies. It is a … Continue reading OPINION: Evident shift in international support for Israel
Here is a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Tuesday, including Israeli forces' opening of fire on Palestinians awaiting aid, more than 13,000 children killed by Israel since Oc.t 7, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini's warning that his agency is at 'breaking point,' and French lawmakers enshrining right to abortion in … Continue reading Global news update today
Here is a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Saturday, including complaints filed against Israeli President Herzog in Switzerland, a UNICEF report on 20,000 babies born during the Gaza war and a phone conversation between the Pakistani and Iranian foreign ministers over a row about airstrikes. Criminal complaints have been … Continue reading Global news update today 20/01/2024
At least 171 attacks have been carried out on healthcare facilities in occupied Palestinian territories, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Of those, 75 have been in Gaza and 96 have been in the West Bank, it added. A total of 493 people have been killed in the strikes, including 16 on duty members … Continue reading At least 171 attacks carried out on healthcare facilities in occupied Palestinian territory
Sparse international aid despite 'enormous challenges' This disaster would have challenged a "really rich, fully functioning" country, says Alex Crawford of Sky News. "So the challenges here are enormous", she says, given how many problems Libya was already facing. Among them are two opposing governments in the east and west, the legacy of a NATO military … Continue reading Libya devastated and neglected
Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over Quran burning Iraq on Thursday declared Sweden's ambassador to Baghdad "persona non grata" in response to the " repeated permission of the Swedish government to burn a copy of the holy Quran," according to the Iraqi premier’s office. Early Thursday morning, a crowd of Iraqis stormed Sweden’s Embassy in Baghdad … Continue reading Trending news across the world
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