Inside Story How will a US aid freeze impact countries around the word? The US stops nearly all foreign aid as Trump pushes America-First policy. For decades, the United States has been the largest single donor of aid globally. Last year, it provided more than 40 percent of the UN’s humanitarian aid budget. Recommended Stories…
Palestinians released by Israel show signs of ‘torture, starvation’ Dozens of Palestinians released from Israeli jails show signs of torture and starvation, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said following the latest batch that was released on Saturday. Video Duration 07 minutes 01 seconds play-arrow 07:01 Marwan Bishara on meaning of the prison in Palestinian life, literally…
News Deadly artillery shelling hits Omdurman market in Sudan, 56 killed The Health Ministry said at least 158 people were also wounded in Saturday’s attack that was blamed on the RSF. Video Duration 01 minutes 54 seconds play-arrow 01:54 Sudan refugee crisis: 840,000 displaced to neighboring south Sudan Published On 1 Feb 20251 Feb 2025…
Arab ministers reject Trump’s call to displace Palestinians from Gaza US president has suggested that Egypt and Jordan should to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Video Duration 04 minutes 51 seconds play-arrow 04:51 Arab FMs reject displacing Palestinians ‘under any circumstances’ Published On 1 Feb 20251 Feb 2025 Foreign ministers of five Arab countries have…
Dozens of soldiers, fighters killed in Baloch separatist attack in Pakistan Fighters reportedly fire at a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps paramilitaries trying to dismantle a roadblock. The mineral-rich province of Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, has been the scene of a decade-old rebellion by separatist ethnic Baloch groups [File: Naseer Ahmed/Reuters] Published On 1…
The return of more than half a million displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, having survived war, siege and starvation, is a historic moment. For right-wing media outlets in Israel, however, it’s a humiliation. Contributors: Abdullah Al-Arian – Associate Professor, Georgetown University in Qatar Jehad Abusalim – Executive Director, Institute for Palestine Studies Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man…
BREAKINGBREAKING, News Palestinian patients on way to Egypt as Rafah crossing opens after 9 months Gaza’s health ministry said a group of 50 patients crossed from Rafah to reach Egypt. Ambulances drive as the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, February…
India’s budget gives tax relief to middle class to boost spending, growth Income tax rates slashed as the world’s fifth largest economy focuses on spurring domestic demand and economic growth. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India’s logo as she leaves her office to present the annual budget…
EXPLAINER Is US egg shortage Biden’s fault, as Trump spokesperson claims? Karoline Leavitt blames Biden for egg shortage, but killing infected birds was Trump’s policy, too A hen stands next to an egg on January 10, 2023, at a farm in Glenview, Illinois, US [File: Erin Hooley/AP] By Jeff Cercone | PolitiFactPublished On 1 Feb 20251…
The PA and Israel are allies in silencing the truth I witnessed firsthand the PA’s brutality against journalists in Gaza. Its possible return does not bode well for us. Eman Mohammed Palestinian-American photojournalist Published On 1 Feb 20251 Feb 2025 A group of Palestinian journalists protest in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council headquarters against…