Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza
Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.  
No aid can come in...
RFK Jr. launches independent bid for president, leaving Democratic race against Biden
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (photo) is dropping out of the Democratic primary race against Biden to launch an independent campaign for president next year.
Speaking to a...
UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia
Following reports of continued fighting between government troops and local militias in Ethiopia, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is sounding...
Israel-Palestine: Rising death and displacement, including among UN staff
The death toll in Israel from attacks by Palestinian armed groups, and in Gaza due to Israeli bombardments, has continued to rise, with mass displacement...
Biden was interviewed by the special counsel probing mishandling of classified documents
President Biden was interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into classified documents found at his Delaware home as well as at a private...
More bloodshed will never resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict
Israel’s allies and enablers — starting with the US — need to convince Netanyahu to end the military occupation and enter negotiations for a...
Over 1,100 dead in latest Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Over 1,100 people have been killed in the escalation of tensions and violence in Palestine and Israel that began on Saturday morning.
The death toll...
Israel: New war, oil and geopolitics
A surprise multifront attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas will likely lead to a massive military retaliation on Gaza and possibly to...
US Weaves web of intelligence links in Asia
The US is deepening intelligence cooperation with countries across Asia as it looks to counter Beijing’s sophisticated spying apparatus and blunt Chinese cyber attacks,...
Summit of European leaders in Granada ends with a whimper
A summit gathering close to 50 European leaders (photo), dozens of aides and legions of journalists ended as a damp squib when those gathered...