Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian warplanes in one of its biggest drone attacks of the war
Kyiv: Ukrainian officials claimed on Friday they used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six military aircraft and badly damage eight others at an airfield in Russia’s Rostov region. Russian defense officials, however, claimed they intercepted 44 Ukrainian drones and that only a power substation was damaged in the attack. The Associated Press […]
Palestinians want April vote on UN membership despite US saying peace with Israel must come first
United Nations: The Palestinians want the Security Council to vote later this month on their revived request for full membership in the United Nations, despite the United States reiterating Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinians must first negotiate a peace agreement. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN ambassador, said 140 countries recognise the state of Palestine, […]
Diplomatic crisis erupts between Poland and Israel following killing of Polish aid worker in Gaza
Warsaw (Poland): A new diplomatic crisis between Poland and Israel has erupted following the death of a Polish aid worker in Gaza, with the Polish president on Thursday denouncing a comment by the Israeli ambassador as “outrageous” and the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw saying it was summoning him for a meeting. A 35-year-old Polish man […]
Muslim community members in US decline White House Iftar dinner invite: Media reports
Washington: Members of the Muslim community in the US have declined the White House’s iftar dinner invitation this week, protesting the Biden administration’s continued support for Israel amid humanitarian concerns in Palestine, according to multiple media reports. “Many of the invitees, distressed over President (Joe) Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza, said they would […]
With famine looming, aid group halts food delivery in Gaza after Israeli strike kills 7 workers
Deir Al-Balah: Some of Israel’s closest allies, including the United States, on Tuesday condemned the deaths of seven aid workers who were killed by airstrikes in Gaza — a loss that prompted multiple charities to suspend food deliveries to Palestinians on the brink of starvation. The deaths of the World Central Kitchen workers threatened to […]
Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and trapping 70 miners
Hualien (Taiwan): The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing nine people, trapping dozens of miners and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. A tsunami warning was triggered but later lifted. The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centred off the coast of […]
Palestinians seek full UN membership again, but US is almost certain to block it for a second time
United Nations: Supporters of the Palestinians’ request for full membership in the United Nations asked the UN Security Council on Tuesday to revive their application for admission submitted in 2011. But the United States is again almost certain to block it. The supporters’ letter to the council president included the names of 140 countries that […]
World Central Kitchen charity halts Gaza operations after apparent Israeli strike kills 7 workers
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): An Israeli airstrike killed six international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen and their Palestinian driver, the charity said Tuesday, in a potentially major setback to efforts to deliver aid by sea to Gaza, where Israel’s offensive against Hamas has pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the brink of […]
Cyprus says aid ships have turned back from Gaza with some 240 tonnes of undelivered aid after strike
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): An official in Cyprus says aid ships that arrived in Gaza this week will return to the Mediterranean island nation carrying some 240 tonnes of undelivered aid after a deadly strike killed 7 aid workers. Foreign Ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Tuesday that around 100 tons of aid had been […]
Netanyahu says aid workers in Gaza were killed by an ”unintended strike” by Israeli forces
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that Israeli forces carried out the strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza. In a statement on Tuesday, he said: “Unfortunately over the last day there was a tragic incident of an unintended strike of our forces on innocent people in the Gaza Strip.” […]
