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May 30, 20244 min read
Israel seizes Gaza's entire border with Egypt, presses with raids into Rafah
CAIRO -Israeli forces have taken control of a buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, the country's military said...


May 29, 20244 min read
Explainer-What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
The Gaza war has put renewed focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, still seen by many countries as the path...


May 29, 20243 min read
Factbox-What did Ireland, Norway and Spain announce on a Palestinian state?
Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, despite an angry reaction from Israel, which has found...


May 29, 20243 min read
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian statehood
MADRID/DUBLIN/OSLO -Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, prompting an angry reaction from...


May 21, 20243 min read
Explainer-What happens after ICC prosecutor seeks warrants in Israel-Gaza conflict?
THE HAGUE -The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office has requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...


May 21, 20242 min read
Biden: What's happening in Gaza is not genocide
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday, saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their...


May 21, 20244 min read
Hamas' Qatar-based leader Haniyeh named in ICC warrant request
DUBAI/LONDON - Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader based in Qatar, has been the tough-talking face of the Palestinian group's...


May 21, 20241 min read
ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leaders
Following are key details from the statement by Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, on his request for...


May 19, 20242 min read
Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet
JERUSALEM -Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to an agreed...


May 19, 20241 min read
Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says
KABUL -At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on...


May 19, 20241 min read
US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports
Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian counterparts this week in an effort to avoid escalating regional...


May 18, 20242 min read
Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide
THE HAGUE - Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice and asked judges...
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