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How Israel’s war on Gaza is destroying Palestinian education | Israel-Palestine conflict

How Israel’s war on Gaza is destroying Palestinian education | Israel-Palestine conflict

With 80 percent of schools destroyed, students in Gaza have lost a year of education and are on the brink of losing another. It is a back-to-school week in the Middle East, except for Palestinian students in the Gaza Strip. Their classrooms are in ruins or have become shelters for the displaced. Their backpacks used […]

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Aftermath of Israeli assault as military withdraws from West Bank’s Jenin | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Aftermath of Israeli assault as military withdraws from West Bank’s Jenin | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces have withdrawn from Jenin in the occupied West Bank following a siege that lasted 10 days, leaving behind a trail of devastation. At least 21 people were killed in Jenin city and the refugee camp, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday. In a statement on Facebook, the Palestinian

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Michel Barnier's journey from Mr Brexit to French PM – BBC.com

Michel Barnier's journey from Mr Brexit to French PM – BBC.com

Michel Barnier’s journey from Mr Brexit to French PM  BBC.com In picking Barnier, Macron has put his – and France’s – fate in Le Pen’s hands | Paul Taylor  The Guardian Michel Barnier named as new French prime minister  CNN Far right is kingmaker in France following Michel Barnier nomination  POLITICO Europe Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier named

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Fugitive former mayor Alice Guo back in the Philippines to face Senate

Fugitive former mayor Alice Guo back in the Philippines to face Senate

Guo fled the Philippines two months ago as the Senate investigated her alleged links to Chinese cyberscams. Alice Guo, a former mayor who went on the run after she was accused of links to Chinese organised crime, has arrived back in the Philippines, where she is expected to be brought in front of the Senate.

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What does China’s bn package mean for Africa and the West? | TV Shows

What does China’s $50bn package mean for Africa and the West? | TV Shows

President Xi Jinping pledges investment and loans at summit. China promises African nations $50b in loans and funding at a summit of leaders in Beijing. It underlines the country’s position as the continent’s number one investor. What does this investment mean for Africa, China and its Western rivals? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Hannah Ryder –

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Michel Barnier's journey from Mr Brexit to French PM – BBC.com

Typhoon Yagi, one of 2024’s most powerful storms, is lumbering toward China – The Washington Post

Typhoon Yagi, one of 2024’s most powerful storms, is lumbering toward China  The Washington Post Typhoon Yagi Nears Southern China With Heavy Rain and Strong Winds  The New York Times School and work are suspended in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi edges closer  The Associated Press 38 flights cancelled in Hong Kong as Super Typhoon Yagi

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Are we witnessing the ‘new normal’ for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Are we witnessing the ‘new normal’ for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Former US ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer says the US has a ‘weakness’ in dealing with Israel’s ‘extreme government’. By expanding illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and refusing to consider Palestinian self-determination, “we’re watching a situation that will recur” in the Middle East, argues former US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Kurtzer. Kurtzer tells

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China’s Xi’s promises one million jobs for Africa

China’s Xi’s promises one million jobs for Africa

Xi pledges $51bn in new financing for African countries at Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to create “at least” one million jobs in Africa as he seeks to position Beijing as the development partner of choice for the Global South. Speaking at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on Thursday, Xi

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Michel Barnier's journey from Mr Brexit to French PM – BBC.com

Netanyahu’s border proposal threatens Gaza ceasefire talks – Al Jazeera English

Netanyahu’s border proposal threatens Gaza ceasefire talks  Al Jazeera English Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas accuses Netanyahu of trying to ‘thwart’ ceasefire and hostage deal  The Guardian Why is Netanyahu so insistent on Israel staying in Philadelphi Corridor?  Al Jazeera English Hostage families press Biden admin to make a deal with Hamas that doesn’t include Israel  NBC News U.S. Effort

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Are Russia’s and NATO’s ‘red lines’ in Ukraine shifting? | Russia-Ukraine war

Are Russia’s and NATO’s ‘red lines’ in Ukraine shifting? | Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine wants more Western weapons for attacks on Russian territory. Moscow and NATO have so-called red lines that, if breached, could potentially trigger an outright war between them. The conflict in Ukraine now involves many countries as Kyiv uses Western weapons in Russian territory. So are these red lines shifting? And is there a greater

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