The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says that “hunger is everywhere in Gaza” as Ramadan begins and reiterates calls for an “immediate ceasefire” during the fasting month. Israeli forces prevented hundreds of Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa

Ramadan will begin on Monday, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE announced, with the Muslim holy fasting month taking place against a backdrop of devastating war in Gaza. Saudi Arabia, which is home to Islam's holiest sites, said through its official SPA news agency on Sunday that the

Tensions have gripped the country since early February, when a bid by President Macky Sall to postpone by 10 months a vote that had been due to take place on Feb. 25 provoked widespread protests and warnings by critics of democratic backsliding. Senegal, a country of 18 million, is

US, British and French forces say they repelled a series of Iranian-backed Houthi attacks off the coast of Yemen. US military said at least 28 uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) were downed over the Red Sea early on Saturday. Along with coalition forces, the US said it acted after

Tens of thousands of people have marched in central London calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), made its way from Hyde Park Corner to the US Embassy in Nine Elms. It was the 10th pro-Palestinian march in

As the European parliamentary elections in June move ever closer, experts warn that pro-Russian players are flooding social media with false claims about the war in Ukraine to boost support for far-right and nationalist parties. Pro-Russian accounts have been pumping out posts on

A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says. The support ship, General Frank S Besson, set sail from a military base in the state of Virginia on Saturday. It comes after President Joe Biden

Pakistan on Saturday elected Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain first female prime minister Benazir Bhutto, as the country’s 14th president for next five years. Zardari, the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), becomes the first civilian who is elected as president

A ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza. The Spanish vessel, Open Arms, is scheduled to depart from Cyprus - the closest EU country to Gaza - and hope to use a newly opened shipping route. With no functioning port and

Canada has announced it will resume aid payments to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, following a probe that found some members were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel. Canada was one of 16 countries to halt future funds after Israel presented evidence of

Donald Trump has cemented his take-over of the Republican Party with the ascent of two loyalists to the top leadership positions in its national organisation. The former president earlier endorsed Michael Whatley and Lara Trump, his daughter-in-law, for chair and co-chair of the

Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul. Speaking after their meeting on Friday, Erdogan, who has balanced relations with Moscow and Kyiv

Five people were killed and several injured after a parachute landing a humanitarian airdrop failed to open, bringing a pallet crashing down into a crowd of people waiting for food north of Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp. The government media office in Gaza confirmed the

President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad. Reveling in the

Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday, rocking a country where mass murders are rare. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was horrified by what he called a

Gunmen have attacked a school in Nigeria's northwest region and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. Locals told The Associated Press the assailants surrounded the

More than 100 people are missing after militants in northeast Nigeria carried out a mass kidnapping that targeted women and children from displacement camps, officials said on Thursday. Anti-militant militia leaders have blamed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) for last

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to hold a rally in main city of Indian-administrated Kashmir on Thursday, on his first visit since the disputed region’s semi-autonomy was canceled in 2019. Modi’s government stripped the Muslim-majority territory of its special

Three crew members have been killed in a Houthi missile strike on a cargo ship off southern Yemen, US officials say - the first deaths the group's attacks on merchant vessels have caused. The Barbados-flagged True Confidence had been abandoned and was drifting with a fire on board

The gang leader behind the violence blighting the Haitian capital has warned there will be a "civil war" if Haiti's prime minister, Ariel Henry, does not step down. Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier made the threat as members of his gang tried to seize the