The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. The 193-member body…
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Donald Trump and children to testify in fraud case
Donald Trump and three of his children will soon take the stand in a New York business fraud case. A judge ruled on Friday that Mr Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, must…
UN chief condemns Hamas attack and Israel’s ‘collective punishment of Palestinians’
The UN secretary-general has tweeted an extract from his speech in an apparent move to show he has criticised both Hamas and Israel for the situation in Gaza right now.…
Li Shangfu: Chinese defence minister sacked
China has officially sacked its defence minister Li Shangfu, two months after he disappeared from public life. No explanation has been given for his removal, nor has a replacement been…
Argentina minister defies polls in first-round vote
Argentina’s economy minister Sergio Massa has defied expectations by winning more than 36% of the vote in Sunday’s presidential election, putting him on course for a run-off contest with far-right…
US says it will retaliate if American forces are attacked in Middle East
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that Washington is prepared to retaliate if US troops are targeted in the course of the Israel-Hamas war, as the possibility…
Pro-Palestinian protests take place in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Belfast and Salford
Thousands of people have taken part in a pro-Palestinian protest in London for the second consecutive weekend. The Met Police estimated up to 100,000 people had joined the march, which…
Demonstrators across the world demand Israel to stop attacks
Pro-Palestine demonstrations have taken place across the world to demand Israel stop its attacks on Gaza, which have killed more than 4,380 Palestinians. In London, police estimated “up to 100,000”…
Jim Jordan pauses House Speaker bid as backup plan emerges
Jim Jordan is set to announce he will not seek a third vote for now on his bid to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives, as Republicans look…
Sunak encourages MBS to ‘support stability in region’
UK PM Rishi Sunak and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed the “loss of innocent lives in Israel and Gaza over the last two weeks has been horrific”…