The Biden administration has endorsed Israel’s use of US-supplied weapons in its war on Gaza, despite concerns about potential violations of international law. This decision contradicts previous court rulings suggesting Israel’s actions could amount to genocide. The endorsement follows assurances from Israeli Defense Minister Yoa...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, becoming the first state governor in the U.S. to do so. He made the statement in an open letter of support to the state’s Arab, Palestinian and Muslim communities, in which he also acknowledged the month of Ramadan. He wrote, “I support President […]...
A report by a UN rapporteur says there are “reasonable grounds” indicating that Israel has committed genocidal acts in Gaza. Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on Palestine, has found Israel’s actions violating three of the five acts mentioned under the UN Genocide Convention. These are killing members of a group; ca...
Defying the UN Security Council’s cease-fire resolution passed on Monday, Israeli forces have continued their assault on Gaza. As many as 81 people were killed and 93 wounded in 24 hours, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Among the casualties of an overnight bombing of a home in Rafah are 18 people, including nine children. [&hel...
Beijing, China — AFP China has welcomed the UN Security Council call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, urging swift “action” to halt fighting over the final weeks of Ramadan. After more than five months of war, the UN Security Council for the first time demanded an immediate cease-fire in Gaza after Israel’s forefron...
Dakar, Senegal – – AFP Anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is set to become the youngest president ever in Senegal, has said that people chose to “break” with the current political system. Faye’s main rival from the governing coalition, Amadou Ba, has already conceded the race, triggering a pol...
Peshawar, Pakistan – AFP Five Chinese nationals working on a major dam construction site were killed along with their driver on Tuesday when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle in northwest Pakistan, officials said. Their vehicle plunged into a deep ravine off the mountainous Karakoram Highway after the bomber rammed his car into the...
Baltimore, United States – AFP A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and people plunging into the frigid harbor below. Dramatic footage showed a 300-meter vessel hitting the Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing the steel-built structure crashing ...
NGOs are skeptical about America’s proposal to build a maritime pier off Gaza’s coast to expedite aid delivery. Despite no scarcity of humanitarian aid, Israeli inspections and ongoing conflict have obstructed its distribution on land. Deepmala Mahla from CARE International questions the necessity of a pier when supplies are readily availabl...
Israeli strikes killed veteran Palestinian journalist Saher Akram Rayan and his son Anas on Monday in Gaza City. Rayan worked for the Palestinian news agency Wafa for two decades. They were killed while trying to help wounded neighbors. On Saturday, three journalists — Muhammad Al-Rifi, Abdul Rahman Saima and Mahmoud Imad Issa — had been [&...