Sudan’s military fends off attack by RSF in Darfur city
The paramilitary forces, known as the RSF, have gained control of most of Darfur and are besieging El Fasher, the only capital in Darfur they don’t hold.
The paramilitary forces, known as the RSF, have gained control of most of Darfur and are besieging El Fasher, the only capital in Darfur they don’t hold.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through Madrid on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza and a severing of ties between Spain and Israel. Numbering around 4,000 according to the authorities, protesters held up banners and signs condemning a
Music fans who gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to watch the Eurovision contest decried juries' snubs of Israel as "obviously political". The mood was electric at the packed Layla bar in Tel Aviv as the show got underway, with the crowd going wild when Israel's contestant Eden
Eurovision fans gathered in Tel Aviv Saturday to watch the show taking place in Sweden on big screens said they were hoping voters would finally show Israel some love. The mood was electric at the packed Layla bar in Tel Aviv as the show got underway, with the crowd going wild
Switzerland's Nemo won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, becoming the first artist identifying as non-binary to claim victory, in a competition marked by controversy over Israel's participation during the war in Gaza. Twenty-four-year-old Nemo's "The Code" won the
Switzerland promised a joyous celebration Sunday for Nemo, the first non-binary performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest at the end of one of the most politically-charged competitions ever. "The Code", a song about the 24-year-old Nemo's discovery of a non-binary gender,
The Eurovision Song Contest final got underway in Sweden's Malmo on Saturday, after a week of tensions around Israel's participation during the Gaza war. Police pushed back protesters outside the arena where more than a hundred demonstrators waved flags and chanted "Free
The Israeli detention camp is a highly secretive facility where Palestinian men arrested in the Gaza war are being held in reportedly horrific conditions.
Human Rights Watch is calling on the German government to explain if it has imposed an entry ban on British-Palestinian surgeon Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah.
Three of Gaza's main hospitals are in the southern Rafah governorate and now at grave risk of Israeli attacks and closing down.
In new interview, Dr. Azmi Bishara strikes a pessimistic note about Gaza ceasefire talks but praises US campus protests for Palestine as a historic achievement
Politicians calling for change in the country's government were generally barred from running in the election, as were those calling for radical reforms
The Taliban's Ministry of National Defence said that it was distributing aid to areas affected by the floods.
The increasing prominence of conservative and ultra-conservative members comes following a state crackdown on dissent following protests in 2022.
Eurovision announced on Saturday that Joost Klein, representing the Netherlands, would not be taking part due to a complaint made by a female crew member.
Eurovision announced on Saturday that Joost Klein, representing the Netherlands, would not be taking part due to a complaint made by a female crew member.
Iraq, one of the world's biggest oil producers, aims to boost its crude reserves to more than 160 billion barrels, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani said on Saturday. The minister's comment came during the launch of new licensing rounds for 29 oil and gas fields. According to the
Watching protesters around the world call for a cease-fire in Gaza, some Gazans are asking Palestinians in Israel to join the protests to end to the war. 'Seven months of silence is enough,' says one of them
US colleges have been swept up in pro-Palestine solidarity demonstrations which made global headlines after more than 2,000 students faced arrest.
Kamel Hawash, a British-Palestinian academic, is running against Labour MP Steve McCabe in a Birmingham constituency on a pro-Gaza platform.
US rapper Macklemore's release of his anti-war anthem 'Hind's Hall' has been backed by pro-Palestine supporters. But what is the meaning behind the song title?
Netanyahu said in an interview aired this week that the UAE and Saudi Arabia could assist a civilian government in Gaza following the end of the war.
An Israeli-British hostage held in captivity in Gaza since the October 7 attack had died from wounds sustained from Israeli air strikes.
The evacuation orders come following the insistence by Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel would continue to pursue its war on Gaza.
Saudi taekwondo star Donia Abu Talib made history after qualifying for the Paris Olympics, while Palestine women's national team are set to play in Dublin.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani said the 'grounds for having a political mission in Iraq' no longer exist.
Australia backed a UN General Assembly resolution recommending the Security Council reconsider Palestine's membership 'favourably'.
Members of the UN Security Council expressed their 'deep concern over reports of the discovery of mass graves, in and around the Nasser and Al-Shifa' hospitals.
Germany's Scholz warns ground attack on Rafah would be irresponsible ■ Egypt refuses to coordinate with Israel on entry of aid from Rafah crossing, Alqahera News reports ■ Hamas published video of Israeli hostage Nadav Poplewell ■ IDF deploys forces to Jabaliya in northern
The United States has issued a stunning criticism of Israel's use of American weapons in the Gaza war, after Israeli forces intensified operations around the southern city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering. Israel's main international ally said
Israel on Saturday hit parts of Gaza including Rafah where it expanded an evacuation order, as the UN warned an outright invasion of the crowded city risked an "epic" disaster. AFP journalists, medics and witnesses reported strikes across the coastal territory, where the UN
Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Saturday after renewed US criticism over its conduct of the war and a UN warning of "epic" disaster if an outright invasion of crowded Rafah city occurs. AFP journalists reported the strikes in various sectors of the coastal territory, where the UN
The caveat that the administration wasn't able to link specific US weapons to individual attacks in Gaza could give leeway in any decision on restrictions.