WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Security Council members have issued a warning against efforts to dismantle the Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), calling it the “backbone of the humanitarian response” in the Gaza Strip. “The Members of the Security Council strongly warned against any attempts to dismantle or diminish UNRWA’...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – An independent UN Commission has confirmed that Israel has a “concerted policy” to destroy the Gaza Strip’s healthcare system. “Our report to the General Assembly, which we presented this morning, examines attacks on medical facilities and personnel and the treatment of detainees and hostages fro...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has issued a threat to Hezbollah’s new chief Naim Qassem that he would meet the same fate as his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, whom Israel assassinated September 27 in an airstrike. Katz responded to Qassem’s first official speech, where the Hezbollah leader pledged to co...
A UN rapporteur has called for Israel’s suspension from the United Nations for its repeated violations of international law and the occupation of Palestinian territories. UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese made the statement on Wednesday. She is recommending the General Ass...
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri confirmed on Wednesday that Lebanon has reached an understanding with US envoy Amos Hochstein regarding a cease-fire with Israel. He stressed no changes have been made to the text of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701. This statement counters recent Israeli media reports claiming that Hochstein...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is pressing Israel to provide a “thorough answer” and swiftly conclude an investigation into the cold-blooded killing of Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said US officials have engaged with Israeli authorities “in recent days” about the progress of...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hit the campaign trail in the crucial battleground state of Wisconsin on Wednesday, with Harris leading Trump by a razor thin margin in polls. According to the polling tracker 538, which takes the average of all the major presidential polls in the United States, Harris, the […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Outgoing President Joe Biden will attend the inauguration of the country’s next president regardless of the winner of the election next week, said the White House. “This president believes in the peaceful transfer of power, and that’s what you’re going to see this president do,” spokeswoman Karin...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Donald Trump on Wednesday pledged to end the “suffering and destruction” in Lebanon, if he is elected to the White House. “During my Administration, we had peace in the Middle East, and we will have peace again very soon! “I will fix the problems caused by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden and [&hellip...
The suspect facing murder charges for a knife attack that killed three girls in Southport is set to face additional charges related to terrorism and the production of toxic substances. Axel Rudakubana was apprehended after a violent attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29. The attack occurred during the first week of […...
