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MIDDLE EAST 3 HOURS AGO Live blog: UN halts Rafah food distribution as supplies run out Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 229th day, has killed at least 35,647 Palestinians — majority of them babies, children and women — and wounded over 79,652, while some 10,000+ Palestinians are estimated to be buried beneath the ruins of bombed homes. Displaced Palestinians queue for...

21 May, 2024 15:24 HomeWorld News The Slovak PM’s shooting shows us why Eastern Europe is doomed If disagreement with political choices leads to an assassination attempt on a prime minister, it means sustainable democracy has not been built By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club The Slovak PM’s shooting shows us why Eastern Europe is doomed A general view of the F....

22 May, 2024 03:33 HomeIndia Trans Democracy: Five transgender candidates in India’s 2024 election seek to win back the respect they had millenia ago Non-binaries existed in Indian mythology and ancient texts, but colonial law made them outcasts Trans Democracy: Five transgender candidates in India’s 2024 election seek to win back the respect they had millenia ago In the ongoing seven-phase parliamentary election to...

CONFLICTSMIDDLE EAST Israel-Hamas war: UN suspends Rafah food aid Published 20 hours agoPublished 20 hours agolast updated 7 hours agolast updated 7 hours ago The UN has said it has halted food distribution due to lack of supplies and insecurity as Israeli forces continue an assault on the southern Gazan city. DW has more. https://p.dw.com/p/4g5G7 Bags of UNRWA aid The UN has expressed concern...

NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTUNITED STATES OF AMERICA US: Iowa tornado leaves trail of wreckage and death 5 hours ago5 hours ago Iowa State Patrol said there were "confirmed fatalities," but did not release an exact number. https://p.dw.com/p/4g7rM Tornado in Greenfield, Iowa There were multiple confirmed deathsImage: Hannah Fingerhut/AP/dpa/picture alliance The Iowa State Patrol has confirmed multiple deaths from a tornado and at least a dozen injuries in...

CONFLICTSMIDDLE EAST Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza: 'Struggle for survival' Tania Krämer in Jerusalem | Hazem Balousha 20 hours ago20 hours ago Displaced Palestinians are on the move again, this time from Rafah, where the Israeli military advances a ground offensive. As fighting is reported across Gaza, aid agencies warn that not enough aid is reaching people. https://p.dw.com/p/4g4w6 Palestinians salvage items from the rubble of...

POLITICSPALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Israel's Arab neighbors crucial to post-war plan for Gaza Jennifer Holleis 3 hours ago3 hours ago Calls for a plan for Gaza's future administration have grown more urgent. Can an Arab coalition under UN supervision balance wildly divergent Israeli and Hamas visions for the strip's future governance? https://p.dw.com/p/4g6sc A man carries a sack with his belongings as other displaced people flee Gaza City...

Back to homepage / Live news Fear brews in Turkey's landslide-plagued tea hills Abdullahhoca (Turkey) (AFP) – Every time it rains heavily in Turkey's spectacular Black Sea tea growing region -- where it rains a lot -- Zikrullah Komurcu starts to worry. Issued on: 22/05/2024 - 08:13 Modified: 22/05/2024 - 08:11 4 min Pluckers harvest tea near the village of Abdullahhoca overlooking the Black Sea...

Back to homepage / Live news European states to move on Palestine recognition as Gaza war rages Rafah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – At least three European countries were expected to announce steps towards recognising a Palestinian state on Wednesday, after more than seven months of devastating fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Issued on: 22/05/2024 - 08:15 Modified: 22/05/2024 -...

Back to homepage / Live news Everest? All in a day's work for record climber Kami Rita Sherpa Kathmandu (AFP) – Scaling the world's highest peak is all in a day's work for 54-year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, a man breezily modest about having set foot on the summit of Everest more times than any other person. Issued on: 22/05/2024 -...

Back to homepage / Live news Turkey bets on Togg to give its car industry electric edge Gemlik (Turkey) (AFP) – On the shores of the Sea of Marmara, a grey and turquoise factory built at breakneck speed is churning out electric cars by the hundreds. Issued on: 22/05/2024 - 08:25 3 min A Togg electric car rolling off the assembly line in Gemlik...

Back to homepage / Middle East ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR 🔴Live: Norway formally recognises Palestine as a state Norway's prime minister said on Wednesday that the country is formally recognising Palestine as a state. "There cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition,” said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Spain and Ireland are also expected to announce the recognition...

Back to homepage / Asia / Pacific Tens of thousands gather for Raisi funeral procession in Tehran Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Issued on: 22/05/2024 - 04:31 Modified: 22/05/2024 - 07:02 2 min Women mourn the death of...

MIDDLE EAST 6 HOURS AGO Live blog: Five Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah, rockets fired at Ashkelon Israel has killed at least 35,386 people — majority of them babies, children and women — and wounded over 79,336 in its 225-day war on Gaza. The Israeli army, on the other hand, announced that it had detected 10 rockets fired from northern Gaza toward the...