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Starving Gaza residents hold muted Eid al-Fitr celebrations as Israel continues to block food deliveries and launch deadly air raids.. In his harshest criticism yet of the devastating war on Gaza, US President Joe Biden tells Israel to “just call a ceasefire” and describes ongoing military operations as a “mistake”. The UN says half of March’s food convoys earmarked for northern Gaza – where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face […]

Security will be tightened at Champions League matches this week following threats published by a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group, as Pro-IS posters calling for attacks at stadiums hosting quarter-final ties on Tuesday and Wednesday have raised concerns. Despite the threats, UEFA confirmed that games in Madrid, Paris, and London would proceed as scheduled. Enhanced security measures have been confirmed by ministers in France and Spain, with over […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel has set a date for its planned offensive in Gaza's city Rafah. His government has been signalling its intentions to launch a military operation in the southern city, where more than 1.5m Palestinians are sheltering, for several weeks. Netanyahu said the planned offensive was necessary for "the elimination of terrorist battalions there". World leaders have urged Israel not to go ahead with the […]

Hong Kong authorities have made the city's largest ever gold smuggling bust, seizing 146kg of the precious metal disguised as machine parts. The haul is estimated to be worth more than $10m and was intercepted last month on route to Japan. A 31-year-old man has been arrested and released on bail pending further investigations. Smuggling is a serious offence and carries up to seven years in jail under Hong Kong […]

China is set to put three minors on trial for the alleged murder of another child, in a case that has shocked the nation and sparked public debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders. According to the provincial prosecutor on Monday , it had received a police request last month to criminally try the three suspects, surnamed Zhang, Li and Ma. Who were all aged under 14 at the time […]

The Israeli military has sacked two senior officers after seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers were killed in a strike in Gaza on Monday The IDF's inquiry into the incident says some workers survived initial air strikes, but were killed when a third car was hit Israel said earlier this week the incident was a "grave mistake". It vowed to take "immediate action" to ensure that more was done […]

According to an international organization, since January, residents of northern Gaza have had to subsist on an average of 245 calories per day. As Iran vows to retaliate for killing strikes on its consulate in Damascus, Syria, the Israeli military stops all combat unit leave, activates reservists, and disables GPS locations throughout the nation. World Central Kitchen founder says Israeli’s army “systematically” destroyed the three vehicles carrying seven aid workers […]

Approximately nine people have been killed and more than 900 injured on Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. Asides the dozens of buildings that were damaged, a good number of people were unreachable in areas cut off by massive landslides triggered by the quake — many in tunnels that cut through the mountains that bisect […]

Worldwide condemnation rises as Israel’s military stands accused to deliberately targeting charity staff bringing food to thousands of Gaza people facing imminent famine. According to a UN-World Bank assessment, Israel's destructive attack on the Gaza Strip caused $18.5 billion in infrastructure damage in the first four months. UN Secretary-General Guterres says the Israeli attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen staff brings the number of aid workers killed in Gaza […]