Blinken reiterates US support for Israel but opposition to the military operation in Rafah
The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, expressed to the Israeli Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, the "strong commitment" of the United States to the security of Israel, but...
Hamas releases video of Israeli-British hostage held in Gaza
The video posted on the group’s Telegram channel and showing the hostage speaking under duress
Hamas’s armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, on Saturday released...
Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as it prepares to expand operations
Fighting is escalating across the enclave with heavy clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants
Israel’s move into Rafah has so far been short of the full-scale...
Israel qualifies for Eurovision final amid protest about its participation
Israeli PM Netanyahu wished Golan good luck and said she had “already won” by enduring the protests
Sweden: Israel qualified for this weekend’s Eurovision song...
Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed, sends 100,000 civilians fleeing
Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 100,000 people to flee north, a United Nations...
In surprise move, Somalia asks UN to end political mission
UN body of 360 members began work in 2013
Horn of Africa nation in conflict since 1991
Federal government seen as becoming more assertive
Gaza aid could grind to a halt within days, UN agencies warn
Humanitarian workers have sounded the alarm this week over the closure of the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings for aid
Dwindling food and fuel stocks...
Putin reappoints Mishustin as Russia’s prime minister
Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the house, the State Duma, will hold a session later Friday to consider Mikhail Mishustin’s candidacy
Russian President Vladimir Putin...
UK says to expel Russian defense attache as ‘undeclared military intelligence officer’
Interior minister James Cleverly told parliament the UK would also remove the diplomatic status of several Russian-owned properties
UK is currently a staunch NATO backer of Ukraine
Powerful Iraqi pro-Iran group says US troops must leave
“We also haven’t seen the necessary seriousness from the Iraqi government to remove them,” the spokesman, Abu Ali Al-Askari, added in a statement
Iraq’s powerful...