UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA | Gaza News
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and expressed support for the work of the…
Why is Europe pausing Syrian asylum claims after al-Assad’s fall? | Syria’s War News
“Wir schaffen das!” or “We can do it!” said former German Chancellor Angela Merkel nine years ago, when she proclaimed that Germany and Europe had…
How al-Assad’s regime fell: Key moments in the fall of Syria’s ‘tyrant’ | Syria’s War News
Opposition forces took Damascus early on Sunday, ending the al-Assad family’s 50-year reign in a surprise offensive that reached the capital in only 12 days.…
Who accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza? | Gaza News
On December 5, Amnesty International declared that Israel is committing the crime of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Genocide is criminalised under the Genocide Convention,…
Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Human rights group Amnesty International has concluded that Israel’s war on Gaza meets the legal threshold for genocide in a damning new report. The report…
Muslim charities face discrimination as Palestinians are desperate for aid | Israel-Palestine conflict
As the people of Gaza face famine and the continued bombing of their homes by Israel, numerous Muslim charities and organisations are desperately trying to…
Lebanon’s displaced wrestle with grief and despair as they return home | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Beirut, Lebanon – When Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on Wednesday, Adnan Zaid breathed a sigh of relief. He and his family had…
Ceasefire between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel: What to know | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Beirut, Lebanon – Israel’s Prime Minister has announced that his security cabinet approved a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, through the Lebanese…
Facing the fear of water: Refugees learn to swim in Lesbos | Refugees
YSR has its roots in swimming, explains Estelle Jean, the organisation’s founder and executive director. “In 2016, thousands of people were coming by the sea,…
Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages | Child Rights News
Jude Chery has heard talk of armed gangs for most of his life. The 30-year-old Haitian activist remembers that he started to learn the names…
Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict
Myanmar-Thailand border – At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android…
At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: UN | Armed Groups News
At least 150 people have been killed in Port-au-Prince over the past week, the United Nations says, as the Haitian capital reels from a surge…
Lebanese Australians reminded of past wars as Israel attacks Lebanon again | Israel attacks Lebanon
Melbourne, Australia – Israel’s devastating bombing of Lebanon has reverberated around the world, reaching as far as the suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne. In Sydney’s…
‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
Khan Younis, Gaza – What does it mean to be hungry for months? In Gaza, where more than 43,000 of us have been killed by…
Israel’s maximalist demands unlikely to lead to ceasefire with Hezbollah | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Beirut, Lebanon – As Israel sends mixed messages about a ceasefire with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, analysts say the war is likely to intensify in…
The view from Gaza: What the US decision not to punish Israel looks like | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The United States State Department says it will not be limiting the weapons it supplies to Israel, elaborating only that it has not been able…
UN calls for end of weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring parties | Sudan war News
UN political chief doesn’t name countries providing weapons to army and paramilitary forces, says it’s ‘unconscionable’.The United Nations has said continued weapons supplies to Sudan’s…
Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Washington, DC – The United States was unambiguous in a message to Israel last month: Take specific steps within 30 days to alleviate the humanitarian…
What has happened in north Gaza siege since US 30-day warning | Gaza
NewsFeedThe 30 days that the US gave Israel to get more aid into its north Gaza siege zone have now expired but Palestinians there say…
US military says strikes in Syria targeted ‘Iranian backed groups’ | Conflict News
US Central Command said nine targets were hit at two locations in Syria in response to an attack on US forces over the previous 24…