London, United Kingdom – AFP Following weeks of simmering tension in the UK over the Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday said that the “time has come” to battle extremist forces as he warned “democracy itself is a target”. In an unusual address from outside his Downing Street home, Sunak said that ...
ISTANBUL (AA) — The Gaza crisis is a testament to the collapse of the current global order, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Erdogan said the current century has been turning into an era of crises as the rules-based international order has lost meaning, becoming “no more than [&hel...
ANTALYA, Türkiye (AA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed that a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance factions should be reached before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. “It is imperative to reach a cease-fire before Ramadan for the safety of the Palestinian people,” the minister said d...
MADRID (AA) – The Spanish parliament did not approve anti-Israel motions which included articles such as “severing diplomatic relations and imposing an arms embargo.” The parliament voted on a proposal submitted by the far-left Podemos party which included political, military, and economic sanctions against Israel for its ind...
GENEVA (AA) – Ireland has said it is appalled by the “horrible” killing by Israel of more than 100 Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza. “Appalled by the horrible deaths of Palestinians queueing for aid in Gaza city,” Foreign Minister Michael Martin said on X. “International humanitarian law is ...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN human rights chief has warned that there is a “gaping hole” in effective dialogue towards ending the war in Sudan, where a conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since last April has led to thousands of killings, displacement and shortage of food and other essentials. [&...
United Nations, United States – AFP A UN team visiting a Gaza hospital Friday reported seeing “a large number of gunshot wounds” among dozens of Palestinians being treated after Israeli troops opened fire at a food aid point. UN staff, the first to visit Gaza’s north in more than a week, spent just over two […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in attacks by the Israeli army on three houses in central and northern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian official news agency, WAFA, said warplanes targeted two houses in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, which killed at least 15 Palestinians and left numerous injured. The [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US destroyed drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi group, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Friday. “On Feb. 29, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. (Sanaa time), US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted two self-defense strikes against six mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that were prepared to laun...
Beijing, China – AFP China said on Friday it “strongly condemns” the killing of scores of Palestinians during an aid delivery in the northern Gaza Strip. “China is shocked by this incident and strongly condemns it,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said. “We express our grief for the victims and our sym...
