Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) – an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as “truly historic”. “Malaria is as old as Egyptian…
Palestine: Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kills 73
Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip’s Hamas-run authorities say. Dozens of others are…
USA: Elon Musk giving away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is giving away $1m (£766,000) a day to a registered voter in the key swing state of Pennsylvania until the US presidential election in November. The…
USA: Trump says China respects him because Xi knows he is ‘crazy’
Donald Trump has said that if he returns to the White House China would not dare provoke him because President Xi Jinping knows the Republican is “crazy”. Speaking to the…
Germany: Political changes in the “Quad” spell foreign policy shift
US President Joe Biden’s state visit to Germany on Friday was extremely brief. But the US president used every minute in Berlin to try to make clear that he still…
Lebanon: A dozen Israeli air strikes rock Beirut
Israel has carried out at least a dozen air strikes on Beirut on Saturday in the heaviest attack the Lebanese capital witnessed in more than a week. Huge plumes of…
Israel: Hezbolla drone attack on his home is a grave mistake- Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is undeterred from his war aims following a reported drone attack on his private residence. “The attempt by Iran’s proxy Hezbollah to…
Kenya: Several foreign nationals abducted in Nairobi
A number of foreign nationals including British and Turkish citizens were abducted in the Kenyan capital Nairobi by masked men on Friday, with four of the Turkish citizens still missing.…
USA: Trump calls judge ‘evil’ for releasing case files before election
Donald Trump has called a judge “the most evil person” as she released more than 1,800 pages of evidence in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election conspiracy case against him. The…
Palestine: Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza
Israeli strikes have killed at least 33 people including 21 women at a refugee camp in northern Gaza, the strip’s Hamas-run authorities say. More than 85 people were said to…