This picture taken from Umm Safa village, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, shows a Palestinian flag (foreground) and Israeli flag fluttering on a hilltop overlooking the village on Februar
AFP Iran’s top diplomat has warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a “decisive and regretful” response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation for a missile attack. The Islamic
Smoke billows over buildings following Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 27, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Ph
Israeli soldiers gather around army tanks stationed in an area along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on April 10, 2024 © JACK GUEZ / AFP AFP Israel was on alert Thursday after its ar
AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Sunday said he regrets the Security Council’s failure to demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, condemning the divisions that have “paralysed” the world body.
AFP Heavy clashes and explosions shook Gaza, witnesses said on Saturday, as the Red Crescent reported several people killed during the latest chaotic aid distribution in the territory’s north, where f
A man stands in one of the upper stories of a destroyed building in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 8, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hama
Volunteers from Qatar and Egypt’s Red Crescent unload aid destined for the Gaza Strip at Egypt’s El Arish airport / Photo: AFP Under the roar of military aircraft, workers were rushing to offload supp
AFP US President Donald Trump announced Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire that would bring about an “official end” to their conflict, as strikes continued to hammer Tehra
Afghan fighter Khan Mohammad (C) who was imprisoned in America, speaks to the media as he arrived in Jalalabad on January 21, 2025, after he was released in exchange for American citizens. The Taliban
Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage to their tents following overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah/Photo: AFP AFP Tensions surged as Hamas’s chief accused Israel on Tuesday of sabotaging talks
AFP The Justice Department is scaling back policing of foreign interests operating in the United States, ending criminal enforcement of a law used to snare bad actors seeking to influence politics and
AFP Israel brushed off international calls to renew an expired truce Saturday and pushed on with its devastating bombing campaign against Hamas militants in densely-inhabited Gaza. Smoke again clouded
AFP Health officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Saturday that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 60 people in the besieged territory, which was also grappling with a telecommunications blackout o
Displaced Palestinians gather to collect portions of cooked food at a charity distribution point in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 19, 2025. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 19
Mizzima India and Pakistan are embroiled in their most dangerous confrontation in decades, writes the International Crisis Group in a report released 8 May. With further escalation looming, it is impe
Image: A man walks past portraits of Israeli hostages posted on a wall in Tel Aviv on November 21, 2023 |Photo: AFP AFP Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day truce that would see the Palestinian group
The National Unity Government (NUG) - In Kawlin Township of Sagaing Region, Township People’s Administration, on behalf of donors, provided basic food items to the displaced people from the local vill
AFP Iran’s supreme leader vowed in a rare address on Friday that his allies around the region would keep fighting Israel, as he defended his country’s missile strike on its foe. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
AFP The world’s top court has ordered Israel to ensure urgent humanitarian assistance reaches people in the Gaza Strip, where fighting continued Friday including around hospitals despite a binding UN