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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel’s leaders to work towards a ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday, with the latest call for a truce coming as Israel continued its siege and bombardment of north Gaza and bombarded Lebanon. Blinken is currently on his 11th trip to the Middle East since Israel launched its war […]

A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated that reparations were not on his agenda [Getty] Britain will not bring the issue of reparations for historical transatlantic slavery to the table at a meeting of Commonwealth nations that began in Samoa on Monday, but is open to engage with leaders who want to discuss

A new report reveals that it could take up to 350 years for Gaza to rebuild its economy following Israel’s war on the enclave [Getty] The UN Conference on Trade and Development said in a report released on Monday that if Israel’s war on Gaza ends tomorrow and the enclave returns to the status quo

The Israeli military has since last month been heavily bombarding Lebanon, which does not recognise Israel [Getty/file photo] Lebanon could normalise ties with enemy state Israel if Tel Aviv reaches a deal with Saudi Arabia first, Israel’s top diplomat has suggested. Foreign Minister Israel Katz made his comments during a meeting with his Italian counterpart,

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Jordan’s King Abdullah II held talks on Tuesday in an effort to halt Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon, and reduce tensions across the region, the Saudi foreign ministry said. The pair held discussions “related to the security and stability of the region, including

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is hoping to boost economic ties with Berlin [Getty] German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at a baroque palace just north of Berlin on Tuesday for talks aimed at deepening economic and diplomatic ties. The energy-rich Gulf Arab state has increasingly

The Syrian regime has imposed sanctions on Turkey’s Erdogan and Lebanon’s Saad Hariri [Getty] Syria’s Assad regime has added hundreds of people and organisations onto the country’s sanctions list, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The sanctions list, which was updated on 11 July, added 597 people and 195 organisations, claiming that they were involved in

Over 100 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza [Getty file photo] Over 60 U.S. lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push Israel to allow unrestricted access for international journalists in Gaza, which Israel continues to block. In a letter sent on October 21, 2024, led

The Israeli military would allow Palestinians to handle aid distribution, according to the new plan [Getty] The Israeli military is reportedly planning to create a series of Hamas-free “bubbles” in some areas of northern Gaza, where Palestinians will be allowed to handle aid distribution and other aspects of civil administration, while Israel retains military control.

Haifa has come under rocket fire during Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon [Getty/file photo] Workers at the port of Haifa in northern Israel said they had received text messages warning them to evacuate or risk being targeted, Israeli media reported on Monday. The text messages told workers that the port’s database had been hacked and the harbour