Israeli strikes in southern Gaza kill aid seekers, hit shelter for displaced

At least 41 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Friday, Al Jazeera reported, citing Gaza hospital sources.

India’s Modi to meet Xi and Putin on first China trip in seven years

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will land in China this weekend for his first visit in seven years. He will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, just as India’s ties with Washington have soured.

Thailand’s prime minister removed from office

A Thai court removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday, ruling that her controversial phone call with Cambodia’s former leader breached ethics rules, in a move that plunges the kingdom into fresh political turmoil, CNN reported. 

Outrage in Lebanon after US envoy calls journalists 'animalistic, uncivilized'

The Lebanese Press Editors Syndicate has demanded a public apology from US envoy Tom Barrack, in response to comments he made describing journalists at the presidential palace as “animalistic.”

US tariffs take effect on India, threatening $48.2B in exports

Steep U.S. tariffs on a range of Indian products took effect Wednesday, threatening a steep blow to India’s overseas trade in its largest export market, AP reported. 

UN: Nearly 1,000 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023

At least 982 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers since the war on Gaza began, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office.

Two children among 10 Palestinians starved to death in Gaza

The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza has reported at least 10 deaths from famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, including two children, Middle East Eye reported. 

Which European politicians have resigned over Israel’s war on Gaza?

Since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, more than a dozen officials across Europe have resigned in protest to their governments’ stance on what many describe as genocide in the besieged enclave.

Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor

US President Donald Trump said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, in a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank, the BBC reported. 

More people starve to death in Gaza

The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday that three more adults died in Gaza over the past 24 hours “due to famine and malnutrition.”

Israeli protesters call for ceasefire and captive deal

Protesters calling for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of captives took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning, Middle East Eye reported. 

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Yemen’s solidarity with Gaza is unwavering despite sacrifices

TEHRAN - On August 24, 2025, Israel carried out a series of extensive airstrikes over Yemen's capital, Sanaa, targeting multiple military and civilian sites, including the presidential palace, power plants, fuel storage, and buildings of oil companies. 

Hezbollah rejects disarmament as "Israeli diktat"

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem said the Lebanese government’s decree to remove the resistance group’s weapons is a grave mistake taken under Israeli diktats.

Israeli Army chief urges deal, cautions Gaza assault could kill captives

Israel’s top military officer, Eyal Zamir, has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept an “improved Witkoff” ceasefire and hostage‑exchange plan, warning that a planned Gaza City assault endangers captives and soldiers alike.

By Garsha Vazirian

Six things to know about Dutch cabinet walkout over Israeli crimes in Gaza

TEHRAN - In a dramatic political development exposing deep divisions within Europe over Israel's military actions in Gaza, the Netherlands' caretaker government has been thrown into crisis following the resignation of multiple ministers in protest at its failure to impose meaningful sanctions on Israel.

Israel's southern Syria offensive continues despite ‘advanced security agreement’ talks

Israeli military operations intensified in southern Syria on Monday, with reports of troops firing on unarmed civilians west of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside, according to videos posted on social media and local witnesses. The incursion coincided with an Israeli drone strike in central Quneitra, further escalating tensions despite multiple rounds of negotiations between Syria and Israel.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Hezbollah protests government’s decision to disarm the resistance

BEIRUT—Hezbollah and the Amal Movement called for a protest on Wednesday afternoon in Beirut to denounce the government’s decision to disarm the resistance, which contradicts “the supreme national interest, the National Accord Document (Ta'if Agreement), and the formula for coexistence.”  

Israel bombs Khan Younis hospital, killing journalists and rescue worker

Israeli air strikes targeted the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis on Monday, killing 14 Palestinians, including several journalists and a rescue worker.

By Muhammad Akmal Khan

Uprooting identity, uprooting peace: Israel’s war on the olive tree

ISLAMABAD - At dawn upon a West Bank hill, a Palestinian farmer stands still, watching in silence as Israeli bulldozers creep into his ancestral grove. The machines growl, their steel jaws sinking deep into the earth, tearing at the roots of olive trees his grandfather once planted with care. Each snap of a branch, each fall of a trunk, feels like a page torn from his family’s history.

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Australians unite against Gaza ‘genocide’

TEHRAN — Protests against Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip continued across Australia over the weekend, with demonstrators demanding a ceasefire, an end to starvation in Gaza, and sanctions against Israel.