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Pro-Gaza vote dampens Labour's victory in UK election

Labour's landslide UK election victory announced on Friday had one notable blip: a chunk of its core Muslim voter base chose to back pro-Palestinian independent candidates instead. Areas with significant Muslim populations saw a dip in support for Labour, with four independent

Psychological wounds hard to heal for Gaza war victims

On a floating hospital near Gaza, doctors aren't just treating physical wounds -- they're providing emotional support too for children and adults haunted by months of terrifying war. Child amputees and elderly people in wheelchairs are among the patients on the converted ship

Released Gaza detainees allege torture by Israel amid war

Blindfolded, beaten and sometimes bitten by dogs, Gazans released from Israeli prisons allege being tortured amid the Israel-Hamas war, which rights groups say has worsened conditions for detainees. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, former director of Al-Shifa, Gaza's biggest hospital, is

Israeli team expected in Qatar for talks on Gaza deal

Israel's spy chief was expected in Qatar on Friday for the latest effort to free hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, almost nine months into the Israel-Hamas war. A source with knowledge of the talks said the Israeli delegation led by David Barnea, head of the

Polls open in Iran presidential election runoff

Polls opened Friday for Iran's runoff presidential election, the interior ministry said, pitting reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a May helicopter crash. The Islamic republic's supreme

Iran holds presidential election runoff

Iran holds a presidential election runoff Friday between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili following a record-low turnout in the first round. The vote comes amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, a dispute with the West over Iran's