Voting begins in Serbian parliamentary elections | Elections News

Voting begins in Serbian parliamentary elections | Elections News

While President Aleksandar Vucic is not on the ballot, the contest is seen as a referendum on his government. Serbians have begun voting in parliamentary and local elections that will test the strength of the country’s governing party amid unrest over high inflation, corruption, and gun violence. The snap elections,…

Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Two Christian women – an elderly mother and her daughter – were shot dead by an Israeli soldier on the grounds of a Catholic church in Gaza City, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has said. “Around noon [10:00 GMT] today … a sniper” of the Israeli army “murdered two Christian…

UK teen Alex Batty arrives home after going missing on holiday in 2017 | News

UK teen Alex Batty arrives home after going missing on holiday in 2017 | News

Teen told investigators he spent six years living a nomadic lifestyle in Spain, Morocco and France. A British teenager who went missing for six years before turning up in France has arrived back in the United Kingdom, police have said. Alex Batty never returned home after travelling to Spain in…

Analysis: Why Israel will continue its deadly push into Gaza city centres | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Analysis: Why Israel will continue its deadly push into Gaza city centres | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Dramatic news reports, claims and videos have emerged from both sides involved in the Gaza fighting throughout the past week. The week started with the Israeli army releasing several videos of Palestinians stripped to their underwear being marched through urban ruins. Israel’s PR machine disregarded the Palestinian outcry that followed….

At least 61 asylum seekers drown after shipwreck off Libya: IOM | Migration News

At least 61 asylum seekers drown after shipwreck off Libya: IOM | Migration News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, International Organization for Migration’s Libya office quotes survivors as saying the boat was carrying about 86 people. At least 61 refugees and migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a “tragic” shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. The organisation’s Libya office early…

Israel’s Netanyahu hints new deal under way to release Gaza hostages | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s Netanyahu hints new deal under way to release Gaza hostages | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Israeli leader’s comments came after Qatar confirmed talks are on for a possible new truce. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made comments, suggesting that new negotiations were under way to recover hostages held by Hamas. In a televised press conference on Saturday, Netanyahu called the conflict an “existential…

Al Jazeera to refer journalist Samer Abudaqa’s killing to ICC | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al Jazeera to refer journalist Samer Abudaqa’s killing to ICC | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Al Jazeera Arabic cameraman was killed by a drone attack while reporting on the bombing of a school in southern Gaza Strip. The Al Jazeera Media Network says it will refer the killing of its cameraman Samer Abudaqa in Gaza to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a statement…

US, UK say they shot down 15 drones from Yemen’s Houthis over Red Sea | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US, UK say they shot down 15 drones from Yemen’s Houthis over Red Sea | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United States and United Kingdom authorities say their warships have shot down 15 attack drones over the Red Sea as Israel’s war on Gaza threatens to spread in the region. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday said its guided-missile destroyer responded to a wave of drones from “Houthi-controlled…

Is Israel deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Is Israel deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

The war on Gaza has been the deadliest for media workers ever recorded. Israel’s war on Gaza is the deadliest for media workers ever recorded, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. At least 90 journalists and staff have been killed since the conflict began on October 7. The International…