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UN Security Council set to vote on Palestinian bid for…
Palestinian and Israeli representatives have addressed the UNSC ahead of a vote on a resolution granting Palestinians full membership to the body.A United Natio
Israel’s response to Iran and the factors that will shape…
Speculation is mounting over how Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend attack, itself a response to Israel’s April 1 strike on the Iranian embassy in Damasc
Israeli attack on nuclear sites to prompt tit-for-tat, pursuing nukes:…
Iran warns Israel that if it goes ahead with a retaliation for last week’s attack, Tehran will respond in kind and also pursue a nuclear weapon.Tehran, Iran â
We must avoid double standards in foreign policy
With brutal wars unravelling in Ukraine and Gaza, and escalatory attacks between Iran and Israel, defending international law has never been more necessary. Man
‘World drained my colours’: Gaza artist saved from war by…
On October 6, Malak Mattar packed her suitcase at her family home in the Gaza Strip, in the Remal neighbourhood. It’s an area near Gaza City that has been sin
The world cannot turn its back on Sudan and its…
At Renk in South Sudan, 40km (25 miles) south of the border with Sudan, I met a young boy – Miyok, orphaned by the brutality of the Sudan conflict. Miyok is o
Photos: Image of mourning Palestinian woman wins World Press Photo…
A haunting image of a grieving Palestinian woman embracing the body of her little niece, who was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, won the 2024 Wor
Did cloud seeding cause Dubai floods? Why experts say no
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was inundated with water on Tuesday after storms dumped more than a year and a half’s rain in just a few hours, flooding roads
Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study
Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a once-in-a-200-year occurrence.Human-caused climate change contributed to an unusual
Iran, Israel and the potential for miscalculation
The Middle East has been waiting with bated breath for Israel’s response to Iran’s attack last weekend as the spectre of regional conflict seems closer than
More than 11,000 evacuated in northern Indonesia as volcano erupts
Exclusion zone extended, flights disrupted as Ruang sends ash and smoke more than two kilometres into the sky.More than 11,000 people have been told to evacuate
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 784
As the war enters its 784th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Fighting At least 17 people were killed in
