Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip
The Israeli military launched its incursion into Rafah in early May despite international objections over the fate of Palestinian civilians sheltering there
Rafah residents reported...
NATO meets as pressure grows to let Ukraine hit Russia
The gathering in the Czech capital is meant to focus on efforts to support Ukraine at NATO’s summit in Washington in July
NATO foreign ministers...
Israel says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt awash...
Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group in a...
French PM Macron urges Abbas to ‘reform’ Palestinian Authority with ‘prospect of recognition’
In a statement, Macron said France supports “a reformed and strengthened Palestinian Authority, able to carry out its responsibilities throughout the Palestinian territories"
French President...
US to boycott UN tribute to Iran leader killed in helicopter crash
The UN General Assembly traditionally meets to pay tribute to any world leader who was a sitting head of state at the time of their death
US...
China could arrange Russia-Ukraine peace conference, Lavrov tells RIA
Russia has repeatedly called for talks with a precondition that Kyiv and the West recognize its territorial gains in Ukraine
Lavrov criticized the United States for aiding...
Venezuela revokes invitation for European Union mission to observe presidential election in July
Venezuela’s electoral authorities on Tuesday revoked an invitation for a European Union mission to observe the country’s upcoming presidential election, in which President Nicolás Maduro is seeking reelection.
The head of...
China hosts Arab leaders at forum aimed at deepening ties
Beijing has sought to build closer ties with Arab states in recent years
Last year it brokered a detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he’s deflecting from his own problems
After the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and top Hamas officials, the Israeli leader accused him of being one of “the great...
Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza’s Rafah as...
Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight and on Tuesday — pummeling the same area where strikes triggered...