Month: May 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Palestinian militant organization Hamas was trying to torpedo the Israeli offensive in Rafah by agreeing to a new proposal in ceasefire negotiations. “This did not happen,” Netanyahu said in a video messag…

Belgium said it will push for Palestine’s full membership at the United Nations, saying that the would constitute an “important step on the road to peace” amid Israel’s war on Gaza and the continuing occupation of the West Bank. Belgian Foreign Ministe…

The United States repatriated 11 US citizens, including five minors, from northeastern Syria, the State Department said on Tuesday, in the largest single return of Americans from the war zone. The United States also helped repatriate six Canadians, fou…

Around 250 Israeli settlers blocked dozens of humanitarian aid trucks from heading to the besieged and war-torn Gaza Strip overnight Monday, attacking them and destroying their contents. The protesters blocked traffic in Latrun, a small illegal settlem…

Meta’s Oversight Board announced on Tuesday that it will review three cases of the use of the pro-Palestinian phrase “from the river to the sea” on Facebook to determine whether they constitute “acceptable” speech. The review is aimed at creating a pol…

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The elderly victim of a house fire was awake when she sustained serious burns before collapsing due to smoke inhalation, a murder trial was told. Today (May 7) burns expert Professor Simon Myers was among those who gave evidence at Leicester Crown Cour…

After a Polish judge fled to Belarus, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Tuesday that hostile intelligence services are active in his country. “We must not underestimate this matter,” Tusk said on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting. He said th…

Members of a nationalist Russian motorcycle club with links to Russia President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday visited a World War II site near Berlin ahead of the 79th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Around 30 bikers belonging to the Night Wolve…

The Pentagon has released new details about the US soldier who was detained in Russia on theft charges on May 2. A US Army spokeswoman said the soldier completed his tour of service in South Korea on April 10. He was due to return to the United States …