The top United Nations human rights official has warned of the worsening situation for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the “unconscionable death and suffering” in the Gaza Strip. “The situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is dramatically deteriorating,” Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights Council…
All the fatalities from the blaze at Qaem Hospital were in the intensive care unit, according to local authorities. Tehran, Iran – Nine patients have died after a fire broke out in the basement of a hospital in the city of Rasht in northern Iran. The six women and three…
Indictment of former PM, hearings against progressive parties, seen driven by rivalry with the conservative establishment. A Thai court has bailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after he was indicted for insulting the royal family. The decision on Tuesday that the influential billionaire would not be held in pre-trial detention…
Thousands more to participate in nationwide demonstrations over Gaza war and the failure to negotiate the release of captives. Al Jazeera is reporting from outside Israel because it has been banned by the Israeli government. At least nine people have been arrested during antigovernment protests in Jerusalem, with more demonstrations…
South Korean military says between 20 and 30 soldiers crossed early on Tuesday but quickly retreated. South Korea’s military has said between 20 and 30 North Korean soldiers crossed the border between the two countries early on Tuesday, but returned after South Korean forces fired warning shots. The incident took…
Biden camp hits out at viral videos that have been seized on as evidence of president’s frailty. United States President Joe Biden’s administration has accused his opponents of spreading disinformation about his physical and mental fitness after a series of viral videos reignited concerns about the Democratic standard-bearer’s age. In…
As the war enters its 844th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Fighting At least 22 people, including three children, were injured in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s east-central Poltava region. Poltava Governor Filip Pronin posted footage of himself at…
Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s nearly one-month-long Senate selection process kicked off last week, amid accusations that the system is skewed in favour of the conservative establishment, and as legal threats against the opposition risk derailing tentative steps back towards democracy. After seizing power in a 2014 coup, the Thai military…
The United States surgeon general has called on Congress to require social media platforms to carry warning labels on their effects on young people’s lives, similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in The New York Times, Dr Vivek Murthy said that social media…
Israeli forces battled with Palestinian groups in Rafah and elsewhere in southern Gaza despite the Israeli military’s announcement on Sunday of tactical pauses in operations to allow humanitarian aid to enter, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini has said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticised plans announced by the military…
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