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Hospital officials report deaths of women and children in separate strikes on Gaza City and a Khan Younis tent camp, as casualty toll since October agreement passes 500. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, hospital authorities reported, in one of the deadliest single days of violence since an October truce agreement intended to halt hostilities. The strikes targeted sites in both the north and south of the territory. Officials at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said a strike on an apartment building killed five people from one family, including a mother…
Geopolitical Fears Fuel Safe-Haven Rush; Dubai 24K Trades Near Record Dh666 per Gram Gold markets reached a historic zenith on Thursday, shattering records as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran triggered a global flight to safety. The precious metal soared past the $5,500 per ounce benchmark for the first time, placing it on track for its most significant monthly gain in half a century. Spot gold was last quoted at $5,504.24 per ounce, marking a sharp 3.7% intraday gain. This rally has propelled gold to its strongest monthly performance since the 1970s, underscoring deep-seated investor anxiety. Mirroring the global…
Physician who fled the city’s last functioning hospital recounts the RSF assault on the capital of North Darfur province in October.Mohamed Ibrahim, a Sudanese doctor, feared he would not live to see the sun go down.“All around we saw people running and falling to the ground in front of us,” the 28-year-old physician said, according to a report by The Associated Press news agency on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Dozens killed in RSF drone attack in war-torn Sudan’s South Kordofanlist 2 of 4Sudan’s war displaced crisis peaks as millions eye return to ruined homeslist 3 of…
Masoud Pezeshkian says foreign powers ‘took advantage’ of the country’s problems and ‘provoked’ society.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that United States President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Europe stirred tensions by “provoking” people during the recent protests that gripped the country.“They equipped and brought a number of innocent people along with this movement and poured them into the streets and incited them to tear this country apart, create fights and hatred between people, and create division,” Pezeshkian said in a televised speech on Saturday, according to Iran’s official Student News Network.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist…
Multiple attacks across the besieged enclave a day before Israel is expected to reopen the Rafah border crossing.At least 12 Palestinians, half of them children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since dawn, a day before the Rafah crossing is due to reopen.An Israeli air strike on Saturday on a tent sheltering displaced people in the al-Mawasi area to the northwest of Khan Younis city killed at least seven Palestinians, including three children, medical sources told media.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Gaza’s collapsing economy drives youth to create unconventional solutionslist 2 of 4Israel cleared to buy…
The approved sale includes 30 Apache helicopters, which Israeli forces have used to attack Palestinians amid the genocide in Gaza.Washington has approved $6.67bn in United States arms sales to Israel amid a fragile ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.The US Department of State said on Friday that Israel has been cleared to buy US-made weapons, including 30 Apache attack helicopters for $3.8bn and infantry assault vehicles to a value of $1.98bn.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Is Israel’s current path setting it on course for collapse?list 2 of 4MSF says it will not hand over…
Iran’s foreign minister says missile programme not up for negotiation as Trump says he’s sending more ships to the region.Iran’s foreign minister says the country is ready for “fair and equitable” talks with the United States amid soaring tensions, as US President Donald Trump refused to rule out taking military action against Tehran.On a visit to Turkiye on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters that, “Iran has no problem with negotiations, but negotiations cannot take place under the shadow of threats”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US-Iran tensions: The diplomatic scramble to prevent a warlist 2…
South Africa accuses Israeli representative of ‘gross abuse of diplomatic privilege’ as Israel orders reciprocal move.South Africa is expelling Israel’s envoy to the country, the foreign affairs ministry announced, accusing the Israeli official of engaging in “unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms” that challenge South African sovereignty.The Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Friday that it was giving Ariel Seidman, the charge d’affaires at the Israeli embassy, 72 hours to leave South Africa after declaring him persona non grata.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Will Gaza ceasefire change South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel?list 2 of…
Medical charity says will not provide Israeli authorities with personal details of its staff in Palestinian territory.Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has said it will not provide Israeli authorities with the personal details of its staff working in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory, citing concerns for staff safety and a lack of assurances over how the information would be used.The decision on Friday follows criticism of MSF’s statement last week that it was prepared to share the names of its staff under strict conditions – a position that sparked concern among aid workers and…
The ‘madman theory’ aims to pressure adversaries but risks backfiring when opponents feel they have nothing to lose.In June 2025, the United States had just struck Iranian nuclear sites, but rather than signal that the bombings were the opening salvo of a war between the US and Iran, President Donald Trump was quick to try to draw a line under the attack.“Now is the time for peace,” was Trump’s message at the time.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Ukrainian President Zelenskyy invites Putin to Kyiv for talkslist 2 of 3Are Trump officials driving Alberta’s separatist movement in Canada?list…