The chairman of the African Union commission on Sunday condemned Israeli “air strike attacks” in Gaza as violence escalates in the troubled region, with 32 Palestinians reportedly killed. “Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the continued air strike …
Israel destroys residential building in brutal Gaza assault
Israeli jets targeted a five-storey residential building in the Gaza Strip as it continued its deadly assault on the besieged enclave. The residential building, targeted on Saturday, was completely destroyed and severe damage was caused to the homes su…
Gazans given just ’15 min’ warning before homes were bombed
As Israel’s campaign against the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza moved into its second day on Saturday, residents of houses targeted for destruction said they were given 15 minutes warning to evacuate. “What can we do with 15 minutes?” said …
Iraq Kurd protesters tear-gassed, MPs detained
Security forces in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region fired tear gas and rubber-coated bullets Saturday to disperse anti-government protesters and detained seven opposition lawmakers, an AFP journalist and an official said. The opposition New Generatio…
Zelensky condemns Russian ‘terror’ after damage to nuclear plant
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant “for terror” after the operator of the facility reported major damage at the site. Energoatom, operator of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plan…
UK boy dies after life support stopped at end of long legal battle
A London hospital on Saturday withdrew life support for 12-year-old British boy Archie Battersbee after his parents lost a long, emotive and divisive legal battle. Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, said her son passed away just over two hours after the ar…
‘Enough!’: Exhausted Gazans suffer under Israeli strikes
With empty streets and drawn curtains, Gaza feels like a ghost town. Its residents – tested by repeated wars – feel like they are living the same scenes again and again. Before Israel launched its “pre-emptive” strikes on militants in the already-besie…
Iran FM urges ‘realistic’ US response to revive nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister called on Saturday for a “realistic response” from the United States to Iranian proposals at indirect talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, state media reported. The comments came as tal…
Iran Guards say Palestine not alone in fight against Israel
The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that the Palestinians are “not alone” in their fight against Israel as Gaza faced a second day of Israeli air strikes. “Today, all the anti-Zionist jihadi capabilities are on …
Sudan condemns Chadian group’s killing of 18 herders
Sudan’s foreign ministry on Saturday condemned the killing of 18 Sudanese people during an attack by an armed group from Chad, state media reported. The killings took place on Thursday when Sudanese herders from West Darfur state were ambushed while fo…