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‘Global Sumud Flotilla’: Greta Thunberg plans second Gaza aid voyage; mission to sail on Aug 31 with 44 countries involved

(Source: gretathunberg/Instagram) Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday announced her second flotilla mission, which will carry aid to Gaza. This time, multiple ships will take part.The operation will launch from Spain and make several stops at different ports to reach the Palestinian people.The Swedish protester is planning to mobilise activists from 44 countries for a […]

Middle East crisis: Friedrich Merz halts German military exports to Israel over Gaza issue; urges aid access

German chancellor Friedrich Merz (AP image) Germany chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday announced that German will suspend the export of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip. This announcement came in response to Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City.Merz said it was becoming “increasingly difficult to understand” how […]

‘On brink of death’: Israeli PM pushes for ‘military solution’ to free hostages; Hamas demands ‘humanitarian corridors’ for aid access

Facing limited diplomatic options to resolve the hostage crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is advocating for a “military solution” to secure the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, an Israeli official was quoted as saying by ABC News on Sunday.Netanyahu has proposed expanding military operations in Gaza, aiming to use force to […]

Watch: Thousands of Palestine supporters ‘March for Humanity’ in Sydney; demand Gaza aid, sanctions on Israel

Marchers on the Sydney harbour bridge (@MaryKostakidis) Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protesters marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge on Sunday, calling on international community for a larger aid access to Gaza and sanctions against Israel, according to the several viral clips on social media.The demonstration in Australia’s largest city came just days after […]

‘Situation in Gaza utterly deplorable’: Swedish PM urges EU to suspend trade ties with Israel; calls for unrestricted humanitarian aid

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (AP image) Sweden on Thursday urged the European Union to suspend its trade agreement with Israel, citing Israel’s actions during the ongoing war in Gaza.Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in a post on X said, “The situation in Gaza is utterly deplorable, and Israel is not fulfilling its most basic […]

Middle East crisis: Dozens killed while seeking aid at Gaza crossing; US envoy heads to Israel for talks

Image credit: AP At least 37 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday (local time) while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip, AP reported citing a local hospital. The source of the gunfire remains unclear, and the Israeli military, which oversees the crossing, has not issued a statement. This comes as the US […]

Ukraine-Russia war: What are Patriot missile systems—the defence system Kyiv will receive in US military aid

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP images) US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Ukraine will receive Patriot missile systems as part of a new American military aid package, a move warmly welcomed in Kyiv as it faces relentless Russian drone and missile attacks.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly requested more Patriot systems in […]

Watch: Chaos as Gazans rush for airdropped aid; shots fired to control crowd | World News

Al-Zawayda displacement camp, central Gaza Strip (Credit: X/AFP) Heart Wrenching visuals from Gaza emerged as people scrambled to collect airdropped aid near Al-Zawayda displacement camp in the Gaza Strip.Gunshots were fired in air to disperse the large crowd that had gathered to collect aid, as people outnumbered aid supplies, leading to chaos as seen in […]

‘Aid must be permitted to reach people’: Barack Obama voices concern over Gaza; calls for action to ‘stop preventable starvation’

Former US President Barack Obama (AP photo) Former US President Barack Obama on Monday urged immediate action to prevent what he called the “preventable” starvation unfolding in Gaza, referring to the situation caused by the war that erupted between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023.“While a lasting resolution to the crisis in Gaza must […]

Ukraine aid row: EU withholds $1.7 billion; Zelenskyy’s new bill faces internal and external pressure

The European Union has frozen $1.7 billion in aid earmarked for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bill that weakens the independence of the country’s top anti-corruption agencies. The withheld amount represents over a third of the funding set aside by the Union under its Ukraine Facility fund, which was launched last year to […]