Palestinian Territories, Nov 17, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility. Al-Shifa hospital

A judicial source cited by the French news agency AFP said that warrants were also issued against Assad's brother Maher al-Assad, the de-facto chief of a Syrian elite military unit, along with two armed forces generals. US intelligence showed that sarin gas attacks in Eastern

Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on Wednesday night clashed with police outside the national headquarters of the Democratic Party in a melee that forced a lockdown of nearby offices of the US Congress. “Our officers are working to keep back approximately 150 people who are

Summary US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have agreed to resume high-level military communications, according to officials and reports. China had severed this vital line after Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in 2022. The US has been keen to restore it to avoid

With the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining, the UN Security Council passes resolution calling for extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza, but calls for a ceasefire remain unheeded. Israeli forces launch another raid at the al-Shifa medical complex in Gaza City on

Thirty-six people were killed and 19 others injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda. The bus, carrying 55 passengers, skidded off the road near Trungal-Assar on the Batote-Kishtwar national highway and fell 300 feet downhill, Jammu Divisional Commissioner

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have arrived in San Francisco on the eve of an eagerly-awaited meeting between two leaders. The US and Chinese presidents are to hold a lengthy meeting on Wednesday, their first face-to-face meeting in a year, coming at a

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered at the National Mall on Tuesday for a rally in support of Israel and against the antisemitism and bias incidents that have erupted in the U.S. since the start of the Gaza war. The March for Israel rally came as the war between Israel and

Hypocrisy, double standards and a failure to understand the region. These are the charges being levelled at the West, primarily the US, by leaders of 57 Arab and Muslim countries who convened at the weekend in the Saudi capital Riyadh. How is it, foreign ministers said to me, that the

The pūteketeke has been crowned New Zealand's Bird of the Century after US talk show host John Oliver's controversial intervention in the poll. Mr Oliver sparked a global frenzy with an "alarmingly aggressive" campaign for the vulnerable crested grebe. Fewer than

Summary Israel says its military is carrying out an operation against Hamas in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. An eyewitness inside the hospital tells the BBC they saw tanks and commando soldiers enter its main emergency department. The US says it has intelligence backing

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made a shock return to high office on Monday, becoming foreign secretary in a major shakeup of the Conservative government that also saw the firing of divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Cameron, who led the government between 2010 and

The UN children’s fund (UNICEF) says 700,000 children in Gaza have been “forced to leave everything behind” amid relentless Israeli bombardment. More than 30 people have been killed in northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp after Israeli strikes hit at least 12

The US has conducted "precision" air strikes in Syria on facilities used by the Iranian revolutionary guard, the Pentagon has said. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said the strikes were in response to "continued attacks" on US bases in Iraq and Syria by

Thousands could be trapped inside Gaza's largest hospital due to nearby fighting, while officials have warned of rotting bodies piling up there. Al-Shifa Hospital, which is also tackling power cuts and a lack of fuel, is "nearly a cemetery", the World Health Organization

Last week, as the Indian capital battled days of toxic air, the city's environment minister said that his government was considering cloud seeding - a rain-making technique - to bring down pollution levels. The plan's fruition will depend on getting approval from India's

Russian air strikes have targeted Syrian rebels and the United States has bombed Iran-backed groups in Syria, with the Russian military criticising Washington for failing to coordinate its operations. Russian air strikes in Syria’s Idlib province have reportedly killed 34 rebel

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has denied that Israel is striking Gaza's largest hospital. Reports from staff at Al-Shifa suggest the facility, sheltering thousands of Palestinians, has run out of electricity. But Mr Herzog said "everything is operating" at the

A lion prowled the streets of an Italian seaside town for several hours on Saturday after escaping from a local circus, before being sedated and captured. Mr Alessandro Grando, mayor of Ladispoli, near Rome, had warned residents to stay at home while police and circus staff sought to

Summary The World Health Organization (WHO) says Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City "is not functioning as a hospital anymore" The WHO says "constant gunfire and bombings in the area have exacerbated the already critical circumstances". Gaza's Hamas-run health