A group of UN agencies have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza as conditions worsen in the territory. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) were among five agencies who described the situation in Gaza as "catastrophic" in a joint

Summary The Israeli military has vowed to ramp up its strikes on the Gaza Strip - warning people still in the north of the territory to flee south A spokesman told reporters this would allow Israel to "minimise the risks to our forces in the next stages of the war" Israel

Israel on Saturday updated its travel advisory for its citizens to not travel to Muslim countries, security concerns amidst the Israel-Hamas war.  "Avoid travel to Muslim countries for which travel alerts have been issued, including Malaysia, Bangladesh and Indonesia, as well

The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching strikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip. CPJ is investigating all reports of

The United Nations on Friday called for an independent international investigation into a devastating blast at a packed hospital in Gaza City earlier this week, as the conflict between the Israeli military and Hamas rages on. Palestinian officials in the besieged Gaza Strip blamed an

A New York judge has fined Donald Trump for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial. Mr Trump was fined $5,000 (£4,100) by Judge Arthur Engoron on Friday. The judge said in court that the former president had failed to remove an online post mocking a clerk at the court.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is flying home this weekend from self-imposed exile ahead of general elections. Few, if any, could have scripted the dramatic turnaround for someone who has been a thorn in the side of the powerful military for so much of his long career.

A speech made by Prince Turki al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia this week on the current violence in the Middle East is unusually frank for a senior member of the Saudi royal family. It has been widely acknowledged as the clearest indicator yet of the Saudi leadership's thinking on the

Hamas released two American hostages, Judith Tai Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie Raanan, on Friday nearly two weeks after launching a deadly attack in Israel and abducting around 200 people. The US citizens were handed over at the border with Gaza and are now in the care

At least 4,137 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began bombarding the Palestinian enclave, the Hamas-controlled health ministry said Friday. The ministry said another 13,162 people have been wounded in the Israeli strikes, which have been ongoing since October 7.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has announced she is separating from her partner and the father of her young daughter after nearly a decade together. In a statement posted on social media, Ms Meloni said her relationship with Andrea Giambruno had ended. She said their paths had

Aid trucks need to move to Gaza as quickly as possible, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. He called for a meaningful number of trucks to enter Gaza every day and for verifications of aid

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Riyadh on Thursday and held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On arrival, Sunak was received by the deputy emir of Riyadh region, Saudi Press Agency reported. Prince Mohammed told Sunak that Riyadh considered the

Palestinians in war-torn Gaza on Thursday awaited the arrival of emergency aid promised in a deal struck by US President Joe Biden, as Israel's military kept up its bombardment of targets in the Hamas-run enclave. Cargo planes delivered stocks including food and medicine, water

Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India amid a dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Thursday, adding that Ottawa would not take retaliatory steps. New Delhi last month asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence after Prime

China has significantly expanded its nuclear stockpile over the past year and is now holding some 500 operational warheads, the US has said. An annual report released by the Pentagon also said Beijing hopes to double its arsenal to over 1,000 warheads by 2030. But it said China

The leader of Iranian Jews says the Zionist regime cannot represent Judaism, just as the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group cannot represent Islam. Rabbi Younes Hamami-Lalehzar, who is also a physician, made the remarks in an interview with Press TV aired on Thursday. “Just as the

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the US veto of a UN Security Council resolution calling for a pause in Israel's attacks and crimes against the people of Gaza is "double oppression" against the Palestinians and humanity. The ongoing events against the

President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the United States to show global leadership by backing Israel and Ukraine, saying in a speech from the Oval Office Thursday that defeating Hamas and Russia was a vital US interest. Biden, 80, said he would make an "urgent"

Rishi Sunak has flown to Israel for talks with its leaders, and will then travel to other countries in the region for further discussions, Downing Street has announced. The prime minister left London on Wednesday evening, and was scheduled to hold talks with the Israeli prime minister,