Supreme Leader Khamenei says Iran demonstrated its power against Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

Supreme Leader Khamenei says Iran demonstrated its power against Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

Analysts say his comments have dampened fears of an all-out war between Iran and Israel. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has praised the country’s armed forces for their “success” after Tehran launched an unprecedented direct attack on Israel last week. In a meeting with Iranian military commanders on Sunday,…

Russian, Ukrainian families arrive in Qatar for healthcare and support | News

Russian, Ukrainian families arrive in Qatar for healthcare and support | News

Doha says families will receive medical, psychological and social support, state media report. Qatar says 20 Russian and Ukrainian families have arrived in Doha to be provided healthcare and comprehensive support within Qatar’s ongoing mediation efforts to reunite families separated due to Russia’s war on Ukraine, Qatari state media have…

US calls for ‘de-escalation’, but tensions rise in the Middle East | Israel War on Gaza

US calls for ‘de-escalation’, but tensions rise in the Middle East | Israel War on Gaza

With no end to the war on Gaza, and Iran-Israel tensions rising, do US calls for ‘de-escalation’ ring hollow? In this episode, host Steve Clemons speaks with Ussama Makdisi, professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley; and Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group. The…

US lawmakers rebuked for waving Ukraine flags as aid bill is passed | Russia-Ukraine war

US lawmakers rebuked for waving Ukraine flags as aid bill is passed | Russia-Ukraine war

NewsFeed This is the moment the US House of Representatives approved a military aid package worth $95 billion to support Ukraine, along with Israel and Taiwan. Lawmakers were told to stop waving Ukrainian flags on the floor of the US Congress. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his thanks. Published On 21…

US House approves aid package worth billions for Ukraine, Israel | Politics News

US House approves aid package worth billions for Ukraine, Israel | Politics News

The Democratic-majority Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week, sending it to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The United States House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support has passed a $95bn legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, despite bitter objections from…

US senators call on Biden to sanction Sudan’s RSF over human rights abuses | Human Rights News

US senators call on Biden to sanction Sudan’s RSF over human rights abuses | Human Rights News

Lawmakers say Hemedti’s and the RSF’s activities and abuses make them deserving of sanctions from the United States. United States senators have written an open letter to US President Joe Biden, calling on him to recognise Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its leader, General Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo, as…

Israeli attack kills 10, mostly children, in Gaza’s Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli attack kills 10, mostly children, in Gaza’s Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

An Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least 10 people, including six children, hospital authorities said, as Israel pursues its nearly seven-month offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. Funerals were held on Saturday for those killed in the deadly strike on Rafah’s…

Turkey’s Erdogan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chief | Israel War on Gaza News

Turkey’s Erdogan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chief | Israel War on Gaza News

The ‘strongest response to Israel and the path to victory lie in unity and integrity’, Turkish president says. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel’s war in Gaza, following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul, according to his office. Ankara has repeatedly…