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An Israeli soldier on top a tank on the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Sunday, March 10, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. Between threat and opportunity, what are Israel’s options in Gaza?
The Israeli army is reinforcing its positions within the Gaza Strip, ostensibly before a long-telegraphed assault on Rafah and the Hamas brigades it says are present ther... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Al Jazeera
Gaza   Israel   Palestinians   Photos  
Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the schools president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Democrats cast aside worries of campus protests hurting Biden
Democrats are casting aside worries that college campus protests opposing the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza could spell trouble for President Biden in November. | Biden and hi... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle) The Hill
Gaza   Joe Biden   Photos   US States  
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Thursday, April 25, 2024. UN Secretary-General calls for international investigation into mass graves reports in Gaza
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed grave deep alarm over reports of the discovery of mass graves at several locations in Gaza, including Al-Shifa and Nasser ... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana) Gulf-Times
Antonio Guterres   Gaza War   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war  
People thought to be migrants disembark from a British Border Force patrol boat after being picked up from a dingy in the English Channel in Dover harbour , England, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. Wednesday briefing: How Britain and Ireland came to a diplomatic deadlock over Rwanda
In today’s newsletter: It is the most fractious time in British-Irish relations since Brexit, as Ireland claims the Rwanda policy is pushing migrants to its borders –... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) The Guardian
Britain   Ireland   Photos   Rwanda  
Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after the building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. New York City police enter Columbia University as protests continue
New York City police officers entered the grounds of Columbia University on Tuesday night to arrest and disperse pro-Palestinian protesters who took over a campus buildin... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle) LBC International
Columbia Protests   Gaza War   NYPD   Photos   Wikipedia: 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation  
File - Police from Rwanda serving with UN Police for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), on patrol in the external area of the Internally Displaced Peoples Camp Nr 3 in Juba, South Sudan. UN deploys peacekeepers amid fresh outbreaks of intercommunal violence in South Sudan
JUBA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Tuesday that it deployed additional peacekeepers and launched urgent patrols, follow... (photo: UN / Gregorio Cunha) China.dot.org
Human Rights   Photos   S Sudan   UN Peacekeeping   Wikipedia: Ethnic violence in South Sudan  
Presiding judge Nawaf Salam, fourth from left, arrives to read the ruling at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The top U.N. court rejected on Tuesday a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza. The International Court of Justice said that legal conditions for making such an order weren't met and ruled against the request in a 15-1 vote. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) ICJ rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel
The International Court of Justice has ruled against issuing emergency measures over German arms sales to Israel as requested by Nicaragua, which had argued that there wa... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) Al Jazeera
Germany   International Court of Justice   Israel   Photos  
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Erie How Far Trump Would Go
Donald Trump thinks he’s identified a crucial mistake of his first term: He was too nice. | We’ve been talking for more than an hour on April 12 at his fever-... (photo: AP / Sue Ogrocki) Time Magazine
Donald Trump   Elections   Photos   US States  
Open Days at the European Parliament in Strasbourg EU’s future at stake in critical parliamentary election
From June 6 to 9, the most extraordinarily massive election will take place in Europe. It will involve more than 400 million voters in 27 states. In terms of electoral pr... (photo: European Union 2024 - Source : EP / European Union 2024 - Source : EP) Arab News
Elections   European Parliament   Photos   Politics  
A view of protesters demonstrating outside the campus of Columbia University in New York City. The protests are in regard to the situation in Israel, Gaza, and Palestine. What Columbia's pro-Palestinian protesters are saying
After midnight in the early hours of Tuesday morning, pro-Palestinian students at Columbia took over Hamilton Hall after the university's administration issued a new wave... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) The New Arab
Israel   Palestinians   Photos   US States  
File - Migrants wait to be transferred from Lampedusa Island, Italy, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Lampedusa, which is closer to Africa than the Italian mainland, has been overwhelmed this week by thousands of people hoping to reach Europe from Tunisia, which has replaced Libya as the main base of operations for migrant smuggling operations in the Mediterranean. Nearly 47 child migrants a day vanished in Europe since 2021, research reveals
Around 47 children vanish every day in Europe, according to new research by cross-border journalism collective Lost in Europe showing more than 50,000 child migrants went... (photo: AP / Valeria Ferraro) CNN
European Union   Human Rights   Immigration   Photos  
File - Afghan people offer Eid al-Fitr prayers as a Taliban fighter stands guard at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat
A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman says. | Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said “an... (photo: AP / Siddiqullah Khan) Al Jazeera
Afghanistan   Extremism   ISIS   Photos   Wikipedia: Afghan conflict  
People stand on the observation deck of the Dubai Creek Harbour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, June 18, 2023, to view the city skyline with the world's tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa. Entry Requirements for UAE in 2024: Visa or Permit Needed?
Wondering about the entry requirements for the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? Here's what you need to know to plan your visit according to the UAE governmental 2024 update |... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili, File) Emirates 24/7
Dubai   Photos   Travel   UAE  
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer
Hamas was studying Israel's offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of scores of hostages held since the Palestinian militant gro... (photo: AP / Mohammad Jahjouh) RTE
Gaza War   Hamas   Mideast Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war  
George Washington University students, protesting the Israel-Hamas war, stand on top of police barricades as they celebrate breaking through the fencing, in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2024. GOP clashes, campus protests to take center stage as Congress returns
Congress is set to reconvene this week amid bitter GOP infighting and explosive protests on college campuses nationwide, two issues that are expected to dominate chatter ... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen) The Hill
GOP   Gaza War   Photos   US Protests   Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war  
Anti US embassy graffiti, Tehran - Iran Why Iran fears Trump 2.0 more than most
There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the United States could mean for Europe, Russia’s war in Ukraine, the ... (photo: Creative Commons / Ggia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) Asiatimes
Donald Trump   Iran   Photos   Politics  
Ibrahim Hasouna, center, the sole survivor among his family, sits amidst the debris of his bombed home in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. On Monday, February 12, Hasouna lost eight family members, including three children, He says the house was bombed during an Israeli operation to rescue hostages held in a building in another part of town. At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah
CAIRO - Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least 20 Palestinians and wounded many others, medics said on Monday, as Egyptian ... (photo: AP / Fatima Shbair) Middle East Online
Hamas   Israel   Palestinians   Photos  
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, fourth from left, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and other representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council on the day of the Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-U.S. Strategic Partnership to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday, April 29, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel normalisation, post-war Gaza
RIYADH - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the gover... (photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) GDN Online
Gaza   Photos   Saudi Arabia   US States   Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war  
President Joe Biden arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Thursday, June 29, 2023, to attend campaign receptions Biden is up against nostalgia for Trump’s first term
CNN  —  President Joe Biden is casting the 2024 election partly as a referendum on Donald Trump, but it’s a harder card to play now that he’s in office and some v... (photo: AP / Andrew Harnik) Egypt Independent
Donald Trump   Joe Biden   Photos   US Election   Wikipedia: 2024 United States presidential election  
A man wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing currency trading rate including Japanese Yen at a securities firm Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Tokyo Yen surges on suspicion that Japan intervened in currency
Singapore — The yen jumped sharply against its peers on Monday after it slid past ¥160/$ earlier in the session, leading to speculation that Tokyo could have intervene... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) Business Day
Business   Global Trading   Japan   Photos