Headlines

Israel says no humanitarian aid will enter Gaza

Israel said Wednesday it would keep blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, where a relentless military offensive has turned the Palestinian territory into a "mass grave", a medical charity reported. Air and ground attacks resumed across the Gaza Strip from March 18,

Anxiety clouds Easter for West Bank Christians

In the mainly Christian Palestinian town of Zababdeh, the runup to Easter has been overshadowed by nearby Israeli military operations, which have proliferated in the occupied West Bank alongside the Gaza war. This year unusually Easter falls on the same weekend for all of the

A question of motivation for China’s PLA

Recent American fumbling with tariffs has given China more political elbow room. Still, Beijing has three choices about how to handle America’s challenges: negotiation with the US and the rest of the world regarding trade, currencies and territorial claims; promoting a global