Palestine: Israel accused of bombing Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU risking patients and medics

The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, encircled by Israeli drones and tanks, has pleaded with the international community to intervene to protect the northern Gaza hospital as Israel ordered patients…

USA: Trump picks Apprentice producer Mark Burnett as UK envoy

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed British TV executive Mark Burnett, who produced him on The Apprentice, as his special envoy to the UK. Trump said it was his “great…

Germany: Police probe market attack security and warnings

German authorities are facing questions about security and what they knew about the suspect accused of using an access lane for emergency vehicles to drive into a Christmas market in…

Syria: Minorities seek security as country charts new future

Driving into Mezzeh 86, a working-class neighbourhood in the west of Damascus, we are waved through a checkpoint manned by fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Buildings are rundown and…

Middle East: Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval

For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region. The alliance has included…

Red Sea: US warplane shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident

An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the US military has said. Both crew from the US Navy F/A-18…

USA: Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court ethics

A report from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee has detailed new allegations about the “lavish gifts” justices on the United States Supreme Court received from donors. The 93-page report, released…

Palestine: Ex-official slams USA’s Gaza policy

Mike Casey says he has never seen anything like it. In fact, the former States Department official — who served as a deputy political counsellor at the United States Office of Palestinian…

Brazil: At least 32 people killed as bus and truck collide

At least 32 people have been killed when a passenger bus and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil. The fire department in Minas Gerais state, which responded…

Yemen: USA says it conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Sanaa

United States military says it has conducted air strikes against targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, including a missile storage facility and a “command-and-control” site. US…