Middle East expert Steven Cook says US President Joe Biden made a mistake with his ‘bear hug’ embrace of Israel. Some US officials have talked about the need to protect innocent Palestinian lives, but US President Joe Biden has said almost nothing. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Steven Cook says it was a mistake … Read more
Wavel Ramkalawan President of Seychelles addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NAIROBI, Dec 7 (Reuters) – A blast at an explosives store wrecked buildings and caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles’ main island … Read more
Jaffa, Israel – Johny Saba, an amiable 58-year-old fisherman, longs for life in the ancient Mediterranean port to return to how it was before the war. He hoists his young child up into his arms as a colleague repairs a rickety wooden fishing boat in the stillness of the evening. The shipyard is calm; only … Read more
Kyiv claimed credit on Wednesday for orchestrating the assassination of former Ukrainian lawmaker Illya Kyva, who was convicted of high treason and was living in hiding in Russia. Multiple international news outlets cited law enforcement sources confirming the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out the plot against the former member of Parliament. Ukraine’s military … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the military and rival paramilitary RSF to ‘stop this conflict now’. The United States has determined that warring factions in Sudan have committed war crimes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, as Washington increases pressure on the army (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end … Read more
An environmental prosecutor in Peru tries to disrupt the illegal trade of shark fins that’s harming the world’s oceans. Every year, more than 70 million sharks are harvested worldwide for their fins. They are considered a delicacy in Asia and used to make shark fin soup, which has been a status symbol for thousands of … Read more
At least 65 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Tuesday, revising the death toll of 68 given by regional officials a day earlier. Torrential downpours over the weekend washed away vehicles and brought down buildings in the hillside town of … Read more
Blast Under Israeli Armoured Car In West Bank; Palestinian Teens Dead In Raid: Report Amid Gaza War Hindustan Times 2 Palestinians said killed during clashes with IDF in northern West Bank The Times of Israel At least two Palestinians killed during the Israeli raid on Qalqilya in the Occupied West Bank Al Jazeera English ‘Bullet Rain’ On Israeli … Read more
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Tara John, Sophie Tanno, Jerome Taylor, Annette Choi and Gillian Roberts, CNN Published December 5, 2023 An 8-year-old soccer fan who enjoys playing video games. Young-adult siblings dancing away at a desert music festival. A 67-year-old agricultural expert and her relatives enjoying a family gathering. These are a few of the 105 … Read more
Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip – Israeli forces continue to pound the Gaza Strip on the 60th day of its war on the besieged coastal enclave. The sky in the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza is grey with the aftermath of relentless Israeli ground attacks and aerial bombardment. A fire breaks out in the … Read more