ANKARA (AA) – World leaders paid tribute to former US President Jimmy Carter, highlighting his lifelong dedication to peace, democracy and humanitarian causes. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban highlighted Carter’s contribution to Hungary during a challenging time. “By returning the Holy Crown to the people of Hungary at the en...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told the parliament that Israel is not committing a genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. During the Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons, Independent lawmaker Ayoub Khan raised comments from Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who recently claimed that the term genoci...
LONDON (AA) – The UK government has announced new sanctions targeting three illegal Israeli settler outposts and four organizations supporting violence in the West Bank. The move comes in response to a significant rise in attacks against Palestinian communities by Israeli settlers. Foreign Secretary David Lammy revealed the measures as p...
LONDON (AA) – The British foreign secretary has expressed the hope that the parties to the Doha talks may be “on the cusp of a deal.” Speaking at a news conference in Jerusalem, David Lammy stressed that the time for a deal in Gaza is “now.” “I am pleased that the reports out of Qatar […]
London, United Kingdom – AFP Britain’s new government announced on Friday it has lifted the January funding suspension for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and committed to providing £21 million ($27 million) in new funds. “We are overturning the suspension of UNRWA funding,” British foreign minister David...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – A number of councilors from the UK’s main opposition Labour Party have resigned in the past days in protest over party leader Keir Starmer’s support for what he called Israel’s “right” to cut power and water supplies to Palestinians living in Gaza. Some prominent leading members of the shadow cabine...
