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Live blog: 9 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on civilian buildings Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 272nd day, has killed at least 37,953 Palestinians — 70% of them women and children –– and wounded 87,266, with 10,000+ estimated to be buried under debris of bombed homes and 9,500+ abducted by Tel Aviv. Five members of the same family were...

Back to homepage / Americas Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race against Republican Donald Trump despite the halting and uneven debate delivery that threw a spotlight on questions about Biden's age and capacity to be president. Issued on: 03/07/2024...

Back to homepage / Europe FRENCH LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS ‘We’ve been there’: French Resistance fighters speak out against rule by the far right In the run-up to the second round of legislative elections in France, former members of the resistance to Nazi rule are voicing their concerns over the possibility of a far-right government taking power. They urge the French people not to...

Back to homepage / Europe ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM 'Conspiracy of silence': Why Brexit has been largely absent from UK election campaign With less than a week to go before the UK's general election, the opposition Labour Party appears on course for a resounding victory. But unlike with the last election in 2019, one word has been almost absent from the campaign...

Back to homepage / Middle East Gazans living in 'unbearable' conditions, says UNRWA The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees on Saturday denounced the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, saying that hundreds of thousands of people had been “deprived of adequate shelter, food, medicine and clean water”. The day before, UNRWA spokesperson Louise Wateridge had described the situation as “the...

Back to homepage / Europe Thales offices in three countries searched in corruption investigation Police in France, the Netherlands and Spain searched the offices of the French defence companies this week following suspicions of corruption linked to arms sales abroad. Issued on: 29/06/2024 - 20:57 The logo of French defence and electronics group Thales is seen at an office building at the financial...

Back to homepage / Sport France's Bardet wins Tour de France opener as Cavendish suffers Cycling 206 kilometres from Florence to Rimini for a hot and hilly stage, French climber Romain Bardet crossed the line to claim the first yellow jersey. Britain’s Mark Cavendish struggled, finishing 39 minutes behind the peloton. Issued on: 29/06/2024 - 18:19 2 min Romain Bardet takes the first yellow...

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former East opened up - and the Italian Mafia moved in. In the decades since, they have built up a criminal network in the former East Germany. This investigative documentary traces their origins back 30 years. To uncover the Mafia’s efforts to infiltrate entire East German cities and regions, the filmmakers traveled...

19 sick or wounded kids leave Gaza in first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months by Naharnet Newsdesk 10 hours ago Comment0W460 Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory's sole travel crossing...

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli base, says four fighters killed by Naharnet Newsdesk 11 hours ago Comment0W460 Hezbollah said it fired "dozens" of rockets Thursday at a military base in northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon, announcing four of its fighters had been killed. Fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah have risen in recent weeks as threats have...

5 missiles land near ship in Red Sea in likely Houthi attack by Naharnet Newsdesk 5 hours ago Comment0W460 A ship traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated missile fire Friday in a likely attack launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, authorities said, the latest targeting the crucial maritime route. Five missiles landed near the vessel as it traveled off the coast of...

US shifts assault ship to Mediterranean to deter risk of Israel-Lebanon conflict escalating by Naharnet Newsdesk 5 hours ago Comment1W460 The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea this week as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East. While the Wasp has...

The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass an amendment barring the US State Department from citing the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll statistics for the Israel-Hamas war. A bipartisan group of lawmakers voted 269-144to pass the amendment to the State Department’s annual appropriation bill. The Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll during the current conflict has served...

Back to homepage / Middle East GAZA IN RUINS Urbicide: ‘Even if Israel stops bombing Gaza tomorrow, it will be impossible to live there' Eight months of war have destroyed more than 55% of the structures in Gaza, according to the latest report from the UN Satellite Centre. The enclave's main towns have been devastated by Israeli bombardment, rendering them almost uninhabitable....