Beijing could similarly urge Blinken to restrain Israel from escalation by launching further strikes against Iran or its diplomatic infrastructure in the region. Up till now, US and Chinese diplomatic efforts around the Middle East crisis have shown that they are poles apart, supporting rival camps and pursuing divergent geopolitical games. But if they think … Read more
“This move is in step with North Korea’s efforts to attract Iran to what it calls an anti-imperialist alliance against the United States,” Political Science Professor Park Won-gon of Ewha Womans University told This Week in Asia. “Both of the two countries are under international sanctions, but they have things to exchange for mutual benefits. … Read more
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends a news conference at Columbia University in response to demonstrators protesting in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 24, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson, … Read more
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Credible investigators must have access to the sites, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, and added that more journalists need to … Read more
Hundreds of protestors including Google workers are gathered in front of Google’s San Francisco offices and shut down traffic at One Market Street block on Thursday evening, demanding an end to its work with the Israeli government, and to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, in San Francisco, California, United States on December 14, 2023. Anadolu … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated France’s call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza during his phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Macron expressed his solidarity with the Israeli people following the attack launched by Iran against Israel on the night of April 13-14, according to a French presidency statement. The … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated the call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza during his phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Monday, Macron expressed his solidarity with the Israeli people following the attack launched by Iran against Israel on the night of April 13-14, according … Read more
An independent review conducted for the United Nations into the neutrality of its agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has received annually since 2011. The review was carried out after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency known as UNRWA had participated … Read more
This was in response to Israeli attacks on “southern villages and civilian homes”, most recently in Srifa, Odaisseh and Rab Tlatin. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes on the three villages on Monday. The Israeli military said “approximately 35 launches were identified crossing from Lebanon into the area of Ein Zeitim in … Read more
By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press) RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel, its close ally. Israel … Read more
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