Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in Gaza as outcry over aid blockade grows | World News

[ad_1] Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in Gaza as outcry over aid blockade grows (Photo: AP) Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza, including three children and their parents whose tent was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said. The bombardment continued as international warnings grow over Israeli plans to […]

China vows to stand by Pakistan in defending its ‘sovereignty, territorial integrity’, calls it ‘iron-clad friend’

[ad_1] China on Saturday said that it would continue to support Pakistan in upholding its “sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national independence”, describing the country as an “iron-clad friend.”According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi made these remarks in a phone call with Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar.Dar updated […]

Verdict due Tuesday in Depardieu sexual assault trial | World News

[ad_1] Verdict due Tuesday in Depardieu sexual assault trial (Photo: AP) A court in Paris on Tuesday is set to hand down a verdict in the sexual assault trial of French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu, a case that gripped the country for weeks.As the ruling will coincide with the start of the Cannes Film Festival, […]

S.Korea conservative party reinstates candidate after day of turmoil | World News

[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea’s former labor minister Kim Moon soo was reinstated Saturday as his conservative party’s presidential candidate the same day it revoked his nomination and attempted to replace him with a former prime minister.The People Power Party (PPP) has been in turmoil since its former president Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted after he […]

Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages pleading to end Gaza war

[ad_1] Picture courtesy: Israeli media A new video released by Hamas’s armed wing on Saturday shows two Israeli hostages, Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Haim Ohana, alive in Gaza. The undated footage is the latest in a series of videos released since the collapse of a temporary ceasefire in March. Bohbot, a 36-year-old Colombian-Israeli, appears weak […]

Floods in eastern DR Congo kill more than 100: Local officials

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Raging floods rushing through a village during the night killed more than 100 people, many of them children as they slept, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, local officials told AFP on Saturday.The floods were sparked by torrential rains and ripped through the Kasaba village in the […]

Leo XIV, ‘humble servant of God’, visits sanctuary in first papal outing | World News

[ad_1] VATICAN CITY: Leo XIV visited an Augustinian sanctuary near Rome Saturday in his first outing since being made pope, after telling cardinals he intended to follow his predecessor’s path as pontiff, praising Francis’s “complete dedication to service”.The Chicago-born pontiff paid a “private visit” Saturday afternoon to the Mother of Good Counsel Sanctuary in Genazzano, […]

Who are Quakers? Faith group marching 300 miles against Trump’s immigration crackdown

[ad_1] Ross Brubeck and other members of the Quake marches to Washington (Image: AP) A group of Quakers is marching more than 300 miles — from New York City to Washington, DC — to demonstrate against the Trump administration‘s treatment of immigrants. Who are the Quakers? Quakers are members of the Religious Society of Friends, […]

Tennessee ICE operation sparks fear in immigrant communities as over 100 arrested under Trump deportation plan

[ad_1] A recent joint operation between US immigration department and the Tennessee highway patrol has resulted in the arrest of over 100 people, sparking concern and uncertainty within Nashville’s immigrant community. The operation, which began on May 3, saw the Highway Patrol making 588 stops, of which 103 individuals were detained under suspicion of immigration […]

Ukraine allies set ultimatum to Russia for 30-day ceasefire | World News

[ad_1] KYIV: Kyiv’s allies pressed Russia on Saturday to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine from Monday, threatening Moscow with coordinated sanctions if it did not agree to the demand.The ultimatum came during a joint press conference in Kyiv attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany, the UK and […]