Putin and Trump Talk as Ukraine Peace Efforts Stall Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump recently had a phone call that lasted almost an hour. This happened while U.S.-led peace talks to end the war in Ukraine are stuck, and the U.S. has paused some weapon shipments to Ukraine. Trump is […]
“The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza defies comprehension,” Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, told the 15-member Council during a briefing on the situation in the Middle East. The total number of Palestinian fatalities since 7 October 2023 has surpassed 56,500, mostly women and children, according to Gaza health authorities. Today’s […]
At Least 62 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza On Monday, at least 62 people were killed in Israeli attacks, mostly in Gaza City and northern Gaza. One of the deadliest attacks hit a beachside café called Al-Baqa, where 39 people died and many others were injured. A journalist named Ismail Abu Hatab, along with […]
A new report says that some Israeli soldiers were told to use deadly force on groups of Palestinians, even when those people did not seem dangerous. The report says that soldiers used machine guns from tanks and threw grenades at civilians. This caused many people to be hurt or killed. One soldier said the area […]
Israel and the United States want the United Nations to work with a new group called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) to give aid to people in Gaza. But the U.N. has said no. The U.N. believes the way GHF gives out aid is unsafe, unfair, and pushes people into danger. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres […]
The number of deaths in the last 24 hours includes Palestinians who were reportedly killed while waiting for food aid. Gaza’s Government Media Office says at least 549 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces while trying to access humanitarian supplies in the past four weeks, and a further 4,066 were injured at or near US […]
“Israel’s militarised humanitarian assistance mechanism is in contradiction with international standards on aid distribution,” the UN human rights office said in written notes provided before a briefing. “The weaponisation of food for civilians, in addition to restricting or preventing their access to life-sustaining services, constitutes a war crime.” Earlier, Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli […]
Citing assessments by independent international institutions, the European External Action Service said “there are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement”. The report comes after months of deepening concern in European capitals about Israel’s operations in Gaza and the humanitarian situation in […]
“We have been forced into a triage of human survival,” said Fletcher. “The math is cruel, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Too many people will not get the support they need, but we will save as many lives as we can with the resources we are given.” The appeal aims to reprioritize individual country plans […]
Speaking to the Trump 100 podcast, Matthew Miller, who, as a state department spokesman, was the voice and face of the US government’s foreign policy under Mr Biden, revealed disagreements, tensions, and challenges within the former administration. “Look, one of the things about being a spokesperson is you’re not a spokesperson for yourself. You are […]
