US-backed Gaza aid model ‘waste of resources, distraction from atrocities’: UNRWA head

[ad_1] UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini (Image credit: UNRWA official website) The new US-backed aid distribution model in Gaza is a waste of resources and a distraction from “atrocities”, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees Philippe Lazzarini said Wednesday.“I believe it is a waste of resources and a distraction from atrocities. We already […]

Argentina’s President Javier Milei to receive $1M Genesis Prize in Israel

[ad_1] Argentina’s President Javier Milei (Image credit: AP) Argentina’s President Javier Milei is headed to Israel. Milei was awarded the $1 million Genesis Prize in January in recognition of his support of Israel. After he postponed a planned visit in March, he is now set to receive the prize in a ceremony at Israel’s Knesset […]

At least 23 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

[ad_1] The minimal aid was allowed in Gaza after months of blockade (Image: AP) At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight Thursday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip. Ten people were killed by strikes in the southern city of Khan […]

Haiti slams ‘xenophobic’ deportation drive by Dominican Republic

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Haiti accused the Dominican Republic on Thursday of committing xenophobic acts and violating the rights of Haitian migrants, especially pregnant and nursing women, amid its growing deportation drive.The government of Dominican President Luis Abinader has stepped up deportations in recent months to Haiti, despite the nation’s mounting insecurity from gang violence.Nearly […]

In first delivery since March, UN dispatches 90 aid trucks to Gaza

[ad_1] Under global pressure, Israel allows first UN aid convoy into Gaza since March (Image: AP) The UN sent about 90 aid trucks into Gaza on Wednesday — the first delivery since early March. The move comes as global pressure mounts on Israel to ease its blockade and halt the continuous attacks.The first aid delivery […]

Survivors fight to heal from rampant sexual violence in war-torn Sudan

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) When a fighter from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed into Aisha’s family home in Khartoum and gave her a grim ultimatum — marry him or watch her father die — she didn’t think twice.She signed away her freedom, “terrified for my father’s life,” she told AFP.For a year, the […]

Trump Says ‘People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help

[ad_1] President Trump said on Friday that “a lot of people are starving” in the Gaza Strip under an Israeli blockade preventing aid deliveries, adding that the U.S. wanted to help alleviate the suffering. “We’re going to handle a couple of situations that you have here,” Mr. Trump said, speaking in the United Arab Emirates […]

Israeli foreign minister says country fully endorses US aid plan for Gaza

[ad_1] Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar (Image: AP) Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar said Sunday that the country has fully endorsed US President Donald Trump‘s aid plan for Gaza, laid out by the American envoy to Israel.Israel has blocked aid from entering the Palestinian territory since early March, a move aid groups say has led […]

Mali must repeal suspension of political activities: UN experts

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Mali’s suspension of political parties‘ activities is a violation of basic human rights and must be immediately repealed, United Nations experts said on Thursday.The Sahel nation’s ruling junta on Wednesday suspended political parties’ activities “until further notice for reasons of public order”, amid opposition protests against the military government’s ramped-up crackdown […]

Burundi orders new rights body to ‘fight’ UN envoy

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) NAIROBI: Burundi’s parliament appointed a new human rights commission late Monday after its previous head fled into exile and said its mission was to “fight” the United Nations‘s rights envoy. International rights groups have long accused Burundi’s government of suppressing civil society, political opposition and the media. The country’s own National […]