UAE’s floating hospital starts receiving Gaza patients

100-bed floating hospital anchored in Al-Arish Port provides crucial medical support to Palestinian patients

Ukraine confirms 31,000 soldier deaths in war with Russia

Ukraine confirms 31,000 soldier deaths, refuting inflated Russian reports. Zelenskyy acknowledges civilian casualties but lacks concrete figures.

Israeli war cabinet green lights hostage swap guidelines

Move follows talks in Paris for hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel, Hamas

US probes deadly California helicopter crash with Nigerian banker

The NTSB report reveals the flight path, wreckage, and witness accounts, but the cause remains under investigation.

Namibia urges Germany to speed up genocide reparations talks

Germany’s offer of development projects fails to satisfy Namibia’s demands for formal reparations, leading to renewed calls for action.

Spain will not sell arms to Israel

No new arms sales license was given to Israel after Oct. 7, says Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares

Egypt, Jordan urge truce amid Israel’s Gaza onslaught, call for aid

Sisi, Abdullah advocate for ceasefire and humanitarian assistance for war-torn enclave.

French imam combats expulsion over hate speech accusation

A legal battle ensues after a Tunisian imam’s deportation from France for alleged hate speech.

UAE delisted from FATF watchlist, Kenya and Namibia added

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed the United Arab Emirates from its “grey list” while adding Kenya and Namibia due to concerns about their anti-money laundering systems.

Senegalese pilot in manslaughter conviction for Channel crossing

A Senegalese man piloting an overloaded boat in the Channel is sentenced to 9.5 years in jail for the manslaughter of four migrants who died during the crossing.

Spacecraft achieves first US moon landing in over five decades

Odysseus lander will explore lunar surface and capture high-resolution photos

Famine looming in Gaza, warns UN agency

Children, along with pregnant, breastfeeding women ‘paying the highest price,’ says UN refugee agency for Palestinians

UN stands against use of death penalty:

Public nature of Taliban’s execution of 2 people in Afghanistan is ‘particularly heinous,’ says Stephane Dujarric

Israeli assaults in Gaza lead to more than 29,400 Palestinian deaths

At least 69,465 other people injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, Health Ministry says

Biden describes Putin as ‘a crazy SOB’ during speech

‘We have a crazy SOB like that guy Putin, and others, and we always have to worry about nuclear conflict, but the existential threat to humanity is climate,’ president says

Turkey urges Gaza ceasefire, advocates two-state solution at G20 summit

Despite Turkey’s criticism of Israel for its actions in Gaza and its support for bringing Israel to trial for genocide, Turkey does not categorize Hamas, the Palestinian group governing Gaza, as a terrorist organization

UN agency: 8 patients die at Gaza hospital amid Israeli raid

UNRWA says 10,000 people still trapped at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis city

Russian, Egyptian foreign ministers exchange views on Middle East

Sergey Lavrov, Sameh Shoukry focus on Gaza during talks on sidelines of G20 foreign ministers meeting in Brazil

Macron’s envoy unveils ‘remodel’ for French troops in Africa

France’s new Africa envoy, Jean-Marie Bockel, is discussing a “remodel” of the country’s military presence in Africa, starting with Ivory Coast, potentially leading to troop reductions.

Somalia bolsters navy with Turkish help, targets sea threats

Somalia and Turkey signed a 10-year defense deal to bolster Somalia’s navy and defend its coastline, amid a dispute with Ethiopia over a maritime agreement seen as violating its sovereignty.

Israel attacks Doctors Without Borders’ shelter in Gaza

Medical charity says at least 2 members of their colleagues’ families have been killed and 6 people wounded

Pentagon confirms US drone downed near Yemen by Houthis

MQ-9 Reaper went down off coast of Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen in Red Sea

Gaza death toll surges to 29,195 from Israeli attacks

Over past 24 hours, Israeli army atrocities killed 103 more people, injured 142, says Palestinian Health Ministry

Arab Group calls on UN Security Council to take action on Gaza

‘No excuse can rationalize the Security Council’s inertia, and all endeavors must converge to halt the ongoing carnage in Gaza,’ group says

EU: All 26 members are against Israel’s Rafah operation

EU ministers strongly condemn Israel’s potential offensive in Rafah, warning of catastrophic consequences for the 1.5 million refugees in the city on Gaza’s southern edge.

Brazilian president compares Gaza war to Holocaust

‘What’s happening in Gaza Strip is not war, but genocide,’ says Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

US condemns Rwanda’s support for M23 rebels in DRC

The US condemned Rwanda’s support for the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, urging both sides to de-escalate and seek a negotiated solution, as fighting intensifies and displaces thousands.

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