Qatar: Hamas leaders no longer in Doha but office not permanently closed

The most senior Hamas leader outside Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, and other key figures in its negotiating team are no longer in Doha, Qatar’s government and a senior Palestinian official have…

Belgium: EU court starts hearing case over Hungary’s alleged anti-LGBTQ law

The top court in the European Union has started hearing a case that marks a major confrontation between Hungary and the bloc over a law criticised as being anti-LGBTQ. A…

USA: Deadly bomb cyclone cuts power for thousands in US north-west

A storm off the coast of the US north-west and western Canada is pummelling the region – bringing high winds, flooding and snow to over seven million residents living in…

USA: Washington vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s bombardment of the Palestinian territory…

Palestine: Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted- UN

A convoy of 109 UN aid lorries carrying food was violently looted in Gaza on Saturday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says. Ninety-seven of the lorries were lost…

UK: Defence Secretary Healey won’t confirm reports of Ukraine using UK-made missiles in Russia

The UK’s defence secretary won’t confirm reports that Ukraine has fired a UK-made long-range missile into Russian territory. John HealeyJohn Healey made the remarks while speaking in the Commons earlier,…

Ukraine: Kyiv responds to foreign embassies’ closures

The Ukrainian foreign ministry has responded to closures of western embassies in Kyiv. For the US embassy, it cited “specific information of a potential significant air attack” in the capital…

Ukraine: Kyiv won’t confirm use of UK-made long-range missiles

Ukrainian defence minister Rustem UmerovUkrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov would not confirm the reports that his country has used UK-made long-range missiles within Russian territory, but says Ukraine is “using…

Geneva: ICBL condemns US decision to provide Ukraine with landmines

President Joe Biden’s decision to give Ukraine anti-personnel landmines has been met with fierce criticism from campaigners opposed to the use of the weapons. In Geneva, Tamar Gabelnick, Director of…

Ukraine: Kyiv fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, as the west close embassies

Ukraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, Ukraine has used British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles in Russia for the first time according to Bloomberg. Residents in the village of Marino, Kursk,…