The US said it shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi group Tuesday toward the Red Sea.

‘Antoinette Lattouf was fired from ABC News in Australia, just for sharing report from Human Rights Watch on social media,’ says Bassam Bounenni, who resigned from BBC

Vienna is acting ‘in coordination with international partners,” says Foreign Ministry

‘We do know that Iran-backed militias are responsible for continued attacks on US forces in the region,’ says spokesperson.

Italy’s PM proposes $6B Mattei Plan to strengthen ties with Africa amid skepticism, emphasizing concrete action.

Iranian advisers and Syrian civilians perish in an Israeli attack near Damascus, intensifying regional tensions.

EU confronts Niger over blocking entry to crisis mission chief, seeking urgent explanations from authorities.

US government takes action, designating Sudan’s Harun with $5M bounty for ICC-wanted war crimes in Darfur.

As the conflict escalates in the southern Gaza City of Khan Yunis, thousands of Palestinians are evacuating towards Rafah near the Egyptian border.

A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops on Sunday, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account. It is the first time American military personnel have been killed by hostile fire in the Middle East since the start of the Israel’s Gaza war, and the incident will further raise tensions in the region and fuel fears of a broader conflict directly involving Iran. Palestinian group Hamas said the death of the soldiers shows Washington’s backing for Israel could put it at odds with the whole Muslim world if the Gaza war continues and that it could lead to a “regional explosion.” “While we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq,” Biden said in a statement. Hold perpetrators ‘to account’ “We will carry on their commitment to fight terrorism. And have no doubt — we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing,” the president added. US Central Command put the number of wounded from the attack near the Syrian border at 25, and said the identities of those killed will be withheld pending notification of their families. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the killing of the soldiers “is a message to the American administration that unless the killing of innocent people in Gaza stops, it may be faced with the entire (Muslim) nation.” “The continuation of the American-Zionist aggression on Gaza risks a regional explosion,” Abu Zuhri said in a statement. US and allied forces in Iraq and Syria have been targeted in more than 150 attacks since mid-October, according to the Pentagon, and Washington has carried out retaliatory strikes in both countries. Many of the attacks on US personnel have been claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose alliance of Iran-linked armed groups that oppose US support for Israel in the Gaza conflict. The latest round of the Israel-Hamas conflict began when the Palestinian group carried out a shock attack on October 7 that resulted in about 1,140 deaths, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of official figures. Growing Middle East crisis Following the attack, the United States rushed military aid to Israel, which has carried out a relentless military offensive that has killed at least 26,422 people in Gaza, most of them women and children, according to the Gaza health ministry. Those deaths have sparked widespread anger across the region and stoked violence involving Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria as well as Yemen. The Lebanon portion of the conflict has been limited to near daily exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel, but American forces are directly involved in Iraq and Syria, as well as Yemen. Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels have carried out more than two months of attacks on shipping, saying they were hitting Israeli-linked vessels in support of Palestinians in Gaza. The United States and Britain have responded with two rounds of joint strikes against the Huthis, while American forces have also carried out unilateral air raids against the rebels, who have also declared American and British interests to be legitimate targets. The growing violence in multiple parts of the Middle East has raised fears of a broader regional conflict directly involving Iran — a worst-case scenario that Washington is desperately seeking to avoid.

Crucial talks in Paris explore a ceasefire as officials strive to release hostages in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Jewish and Muslim leaders launch a passionate peace appeal in Srebrenica, known for the 1995 genocide, amid deadly Gaza conflict.

Unidentified gunmen unleash tragedy, killing nine and wounding three in a cross-border attack near Iran’s border with Pakistan.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboun directs permanent mission to UN to ‘give an executable form’ on International Court of Justice measures imposed on Israel

Non-denominational population with no religious affiliation increased continuously in last 50 years.

Israel ‘must ensure’ its forces do not commit genocide, take measures to improve humanitarian situation, says International Court of Justice

Deal includes supplying Israeli army with large number of F-35s and F-15s as well as Apache helicopters, say officials

Legal tensions rise as ECHR President emphasizes the UK’s duty in deportation rulings, challenging government plans.

Dark scandal emerges as independent study exposes widespread sexual abuse within the German Protestant Church

Pakistan’s foreign secretary says Islamabad credible evidence linking Indian agents to the sophisticated assassinations of two Pakistani citizens, with a method similar to incidents in Canada and US.

US Secretary of State Blinken, with Angolan President’s support, explores diplomatic avenues for lasting peace in the conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of Congo.

The International Court of Justice is set to issue a decision on Friday regarding South Africa’s plea.

Group forces 2 American commercial vessels to retreat after clashes

Israel’s Heritage Minister, Amichai Eliyahu, reignites global debate by renewing his call for a “nuclear bomb” on Gaza.