Middle East
Which countries recognise Palestinian state?
By Marie Julien and Clare Byrne AFP Israel’s more than seven-month war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a ...Ireland, Norway, and Spain to recognise Palestinian state next week
BY JOSEPH WILSON, MELANIE LIDMAN and JOSEPH KRAUSS AP Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they are recognizing a Palestinian state in ...Israeli forces kill at least 7 Palestinians in a West Bank raid
BY MAJDI MOHAMMED AP Israeli forces raided a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing at least seven Palestinians, ...Iran declares five days of mourning for president
By Parisa Hafezi Reuters Iran proclaimed five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, though the muted atmosphere revealed little ...ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu, Hamas leader
BY JOSEF FEDERMAN AP Israel’s foreign minister says the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court’s decision to seek arrest warrants against ...Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
BY JON GAMBRELL AP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of ...Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says
A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in “an accident” in poor weather conditions on Sunday, state media reported, with ...Israel launches strikes across Gaza
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS AP An Israeli airstrike killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, ...‘Can’t leave’: 10 years on, thousands forgotten in Syria desert camp
By Aya Iskandarani AFP In a no-man’s land on Syria’s border with Iraq and Jordan, thousands are stranded in an isolated camp, ...Fighting rages in Gaza’s Rafah after first aid delivery via pier
Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, witnesses said, as the Israeli military announced the first 310 pallets ...














