JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians across the Middle East on Wednesday are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle but in many ways pales in comparison to the calamity now unfolding in Gaza. Mustafa al-Gazzar, now 81, still recalls his family’s monthslong flight from their village […]
The impact from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Tuesday will reverberate across the country, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned Sunday, as debris from the bridge and the massive cargo ship that struck it continue to block one of the country’s critical shipping lanes. “This is not a Baltimore catastrophe, not a Maryland […]
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and other top U.S. officials in Washington on Monday as the White House ramps up pressure on Israel to protect civilians in Gaza during its war with Hamas. Gantz, a political rival to Israeli Prime Minister […]
By Jeff Mason (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris bluntly called out Israel on Sunday for not doing enough to ease a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza as the Biden administration faces increasing pressure to rein in its close ally while it wages war with Hamas militants. Harris, speaking in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge […]
The catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and growing hunger among civilians amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive is to blame for dozens of deaths of Palestinians during the arrival of an aid convoy on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “What is important is that people are so desperate for food, for fresh […]
Ukraine intercepted 11 of 17 Shahed drones launched by Russia from the Cape of Chauda in Crimea, on the night of Feb. 8, reported Ukrainian Air Forces on Telegram. Read also: Casualty toll rises to 40 injured and 4 killed in massive Russian missile attack on Ukrainian capital The drones were aimed at various regions, […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is worrying about allegedly “catastrophic consequences” of Ukraine’s EU accession again. Source: European Pravda with reference to Orbán’s claims in an interview to a French media outlet Le Point published by his press service Details: Orbán mentioned the Eurointegration of Ukraine in his comments on the protests of European farmers. […]
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence Chief, has said that Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive was not a “catastrophe”, even though not everything was “fine”, and that Ukraine’s Armed Forces cannot do without a mobilisation campaign. Source: Kyrylo Budanov in an interview with the Financial Times (FT) Details: When asked about Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive failing to achieve its […]
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used a rarely exercised power to warn the Security Council on Wednesday of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and urged its members to demand an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. His letter to the council’s 15 members said Gaza’s humanitarian system was at risk of collapse after two months […]