Palestinians across the Middle East are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events across the region. It comes at a time of mounting concern over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The Nakba, Arabic for “catastrophe”, refers to the 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were driven […]
Ireland will recognise Palestinian statehood by the end of the month, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said. Ireland and Spain have been in discussions with other European countries about making a joint recognition of the state of Palestine. While May 21st had been floated as a potential date, Mr Martin said the specific day remains “fluid”. […]
SEOUL (AP) — A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: “This too shall pass!” The performance brought cheers from a crowd of thousands at an annual lantern-lighting festival over the weekend to celebrate the Buddha’s birthday. Religious belief in South Korea […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top economic officials are outshining those in his military, wrote an analyst. Russia’s economy appears resilient three years into its war with Ukraine. In contrast, Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war of attrition when Putin had expected a quick victory. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Sunday appointed Andrei Belousov, a […]
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said Wednesday. The special defense and security council meetings typically bring Macron together with a limited group of officials, including Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the ministers […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiralling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said. The special defence and security council meetings typically bring Mr Macron together with a limited group of officials, including prime minister Gabriel Attal and the ministers for defence, interior, […]
* Residents say clashes are some of the fiercest in months * Israeli army says forces target central Jabalia in north * Troops also hit Hamas training ground in Rafah, southern Gaza * Militants say they are putting up strong resistance * Gaza rescuers say they are unable to reach the wounded By Nidal al-Mughrabi […]
Anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders is on the verge of brokering a four-party coalition in the Netherlands six months after coming in first in national elections. It opens the prospect that yet another European Union nation will veer towards the hard right weeks ahead of EU-wide elections. Mr Wilders has said he does not expect to […]
Palestinians across the Middle East are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events across the region. It comes at a time of mounting concern over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The Nakba, Arabic for “catastrophe”, refers to the 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were driven […]
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it has shot down 10 US-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting Crimea just as US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting Kyiv. The ministry said 10 US-supplied Ukrainian ATACMS missiles were destroyed over the Black Sea over Crimea. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said air defences shot down several Ukrainian missiles over the […]
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said on Tuesday. It is the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer — consisting of 3,500 bombs […]
Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit the country’s Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 58 people dead and another 35 missing. Monsoon rains triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi, eventually causing rivers to breach their banks. The […]