Middle East
Under attack from all sides, armed clans try to protect aid coming into Gaza
August 7, 2025
Under attack from all sides, armed clans try to protect aid coming into Gaza
Securing the trucks carrying aid into Gaza is a tight balancing act for the Abu Mughsaib clan. Getting too close…
British opera company pulls performance in Israel after staff backlash
August 7, 2025
British opera company pulls performance in Israel after staff backlash
London — The Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO), one of Britain’s most prestigious arts institutions, has canceled its planned production…
Israeli military chief warns against takeover of Gaza as Netanyahu considers ‘full conquest’ of besieged territory
August 7, 2025
Israeli military chief warns against takeover of Gaza as Netanyahu considers ‘full conquest’ of besieged territory
Israel’s military chief warned against a full takeover of Gaza, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the discussions, as…
Israel is using US munitions to ‘illegally and indiscriminately’ attack Gaza school shelters, Human Rights Watch says
August 7, 2025
Israel is using US munitions to ‘illegally and indiscriminately’ attack Gaza school shelters, Human Rights Watch says
The Israeli military has “illegally and indiscriminately” used US munitions to attack school shelters in Gaza, killing hundreds of people,…
Over 60 African migrants killed and dozens missing after boat capsizes near Yemen, says UN
August 6, 2025
Over 60 African migrants killed and dozens missing after boat capsizes near Yemen, says UN
Cairo AP — A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen’s coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others…
Pro-Israel Democrats try breaking with Netanyahu to stop party’s shift amid Gaza crisis
August 6, 2025
Pro-Israel Democrats try breaking with Netanyahu to stop party’s shift amid Gaza crisis
Fearing Zionism could die among Democrats, many party leaders are explicitly breaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to…
Israel’s government votes to dismiss country’s attorney general
August 6, 2025
Israel’s government votes to dismiss country’s attorney general
The Israeli government voted unanimously on Monday to dismiss the country’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara in a controversial move that…
Outrage in Israel as hostage ‘horror’ videos emerge at decision time for Netanyahu’s government
August 5, 2025
Outrage in Israel as hostage ‘horror’ videos emerge at decision time for Netanyahu’s government
“What I’m doing now is digging my own grave,” says Evyatar David, as his fragile figure, weak with hunger, scrapes…
Crisis in Gaza seems hopeless. Here’s a potential pathway for a 90-day solution
August 5, 2025
Crisis in Gaza seems hopeless. Here’s a potential pathway for a 90-day solution
Even as someone who helped negotiate the only two ceasefires of the terrible war in Gaza, including the release of…
Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says
August 5, 2025
Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says
AP — Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday, adding it needed…