Volker Turk says it is essential to avoid conflagration of conflict, which could have repercussions for region and beyond. United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk says the war in Gaza is a “powder keg” that could ignite a wider conflict with serious repercussions for the Middle East and beyond. In an address to the … Read more
Calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza are growing louder. More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed and tens of thousands injured in Israel’s war on Gaza. The United Nations has warned of famine, and says the healthcare system is on its knees. But nearly five months since the start of the devastating war, there … Read more
There is renewed push to force ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the Israeli military. Israel has called on its reserves to wage its ground war on Gaza. But its ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has an exemption to military service going back decades. Now, the defence minister says they need to join the fight. But can a … Read more
‘We are on the brink of a fascist dictatorship,’ Knesset member Ofer Cassif tells Marc Lamont Hill. Over the past five months, Israel’s war on Gaza has caused mass devastation and led to more than 30,000 deaths. In January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague found that there was a plausible risk … Read more
Russia is making gains in the war with Ukraine, and the West is considering its response. The war in Ukraine has raged for more than two years. Western allies are in talks over boosting their support to Kyiv in the hope of turning the tide against Russia. But direct intervention has been off the table … Read more
Thousands of Palestinians from the southern Gaza Strip gathered at the shore after aircraft dropped food aid. Despite some of the aid dropped on Tuesday landing in the sea, people waded into the water to try to retrieve it while others boarded small boats. Residents of the Gaza Strip, totalling about 2.3 million, face dire … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US president easily wins Michigan, but early results show strong support for a protest vote over his Gaza policy. United States President Joe Biden has won the Democratic presidential primary in the state of Michigan, according to media projections, but early counts showed he faced significant opposition over his support for Israel’s … Read more
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a press conference in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 23. Roman Baluk/Reuters US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a dire warning Sunday about the need to supply more aid to Ukraine, and vowed not to “abandon” the European ally. Speaking after returning from a trip to the war-torn … Read more
Gaza’s medical infrastructure was woefully inadequate, but now even that has been destroyed by Israel’s war. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis was the last big medical facility in the Gaza Strip destroyed by Israel’s war. The World Health Organization says Israel killed 627 doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and other healthcare workers between October and … Read more
Retno Marsudi discusses ICJ case on Israel’s occupation of Palestine and addresses Indonesia’s democracy concerns. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discusses her country’s stance at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s occupation of Palestine amid the Gaza conflict. Highlighting Indonesia’s advocacy for Palestinian rights and the adherence to international law, Marsudi also confronts … Read more