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Shock & terror in Gaza as Israeli bombardment of shattered enclave resumes

Gaza hospitals 'like a horror movie' even before fighting resumed: WHO

Even before fighting resumed in Gaza on Friday after a week-long truce, its health system was on its knees, with hospitals resembling a "horror movie", the World Health Organization said

UN chief 'deeply' regrets resumption of fighting in Gaza

Disease, fueled by Israeli-imposed blockade, could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza: WHO

Disease, fueled by Israeli-imposed blockade, could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza: WHO

‘Relief’ in war-shattered Gaza as truce takes effect in Israeli-Palestinian fighting

Trucks with relief supplies were entering war-torn Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt on Friday after the entry into force of a four-day pause in Israeli bombardments, UN agencies said

Hamas says Israel hostages handed over as truce takes hold

Hamas said a group of hostages seized in the deadliest attack in Israel's history were handed over on Friday as a temporary truce took hold in Gaza following weeks of fighting

Pro-Khalistan Pannun stands undaunted amid thwarted Indian assassination attempts

US thwarts alleged Indian plot to assassinate pro-Khalistan leader on American soil

The US authorities prevented an alleged Indian conspiracy to assassinate pro-Khalistan leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, issuing a warning to India over its suspected involvemen

Ministerial Committee Mandated by the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit holds an Official Meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister

The Ministerial Committee mandated by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit and chaired by HRH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, held an official meeting with H.E Mr. Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, on November 21, 2023, in Moscow, Russia

UN warns of 'tragic, avoidable surge' in child deaths in besieged Gaza

Gaza sanitation 'perfect storm for tragedy': UN

CVS holds awareness session on “Biosecurity and Biological Weapons Convention”

At UN, Pakistan calls for a 'mechanism' to protect Palestinians enduring deadly Israeli attacks

ABBA star urges musicians to take a chance on IP

Lack of fuel threatening to shut down 'entire humanitarian operation' in besieged Gaza: UN warns

Lack of fuel is jeopardizing 'the entire architecture of the humanitarian response' in the Israel-blockaded Gaza, where raw sewage is now flowing in the streets, the head of UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees said

UN's rights chief calls for political path out of Gaza 'horror'

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk Thursday welcomed the Security Council's call for pauses in the fighting in the Israeli-imposed siege Gaza where “doctors operate on screaming children without anaesthetic, using mobile phones for light”, before appealing directly to the warring sides to lay down their weapons

UN's rights chief calls for political path out of Gaza 'horror'

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk Thursday welcomed the Security Council's call for pauses in the fighting in the Israeli-imposed siege Gaza where “doctors operate on screaming children without anaesthetic, using mobile phones for light”, before appealing directly to the warring sides to lay down their weapons

Can hospitals be military targets? What international law says

The Israeli army's raid on Gaza's biggest hospital, Al-Shifa, has sparked a torrent of international condemnation, with Qatar branding it a "war crime"

UN rights chief urges international probe into Israel-Hamas war violations

The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried serious allegations of international law violations in the Israel-Hamas war and suggested an international investigation was needed

UN, Red Cross alarmed by raid at Gaza hospital

China-US climate pledge 'significant moment' pre-COP28

UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire in besieged Gaza ‘in the name of humanity’