Andrew Miller cited family reasons but resignation is latest in a string of departures from Biden administration since Israel’s war on Gaza began. A senior US Department of State official and expert on Israeli-Palestinian affairs has resigned this week, United States media reported, amid the eight-month war in Gaza that…
When former Guantanamo detainee Asadullah Haroon looks at pictures of Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons, the memories of his own abuse and torture in United States detention centres come flooding back. “This is the worst form of oppression,” he says. “When you are labelled as a terrorist you cannot…
As the war enters its 848th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s energy ministry has said that overnight Russian drones and missiles have attacked the country’s energy transmission systems in southern and western Ukraine. Two energy workers have been…
Israel says it will soon ‘make the necessary decisions’ about confronting the Iran-allied Lebanese group. Iran says Hezbollah is capable of defending itself and Lebanon, warning Israel that it would be the “ultimate loser” in an all-out war with the Lebanese armed group. Tehran’s statement on Friday came as fears…
Russian president visits North Korea and Vietnam to shore up alliances. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin wrapped up a two-nation Asia tour on a high. It was the first time in 24 years he’d set foot in North Korea – and left Pyongyang with a new defence pact to show for…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed increasing concern over the escalating war of words and deadly border clashes between Israel’s military and Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters. UN peacekeepers are working to calm the situation and prevent “miscalculation” after both sides heightened their rhetoric and raised the possibility of full-scale conflict, he…
Draft rule would prohibit US investors from funding AI systems in China that could be used for weapons targeting, other military uses. The United States Department of the Treasury has fleshed out a proposed rule that would restrict and monitor US investments in China for artificial intelligence, computer chips and…
In the past few weeks, several media reports raised concerns about the incoming editor’s journalistic ethics. The Washington Post says newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and will remain in Britain instead, creating another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganisation plan has…
Israeli bombardment of Gaza killed dozens of people as it intensified its attacks on the besieged territory amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. The Gaza health ministry said the bodies of 30 people killed in Israeli raids arrived at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on Friday in what it described…
Biden administration cites cybersecurity risks as reason for slapping sanctions on the Russia-based software company. The United States has slapped sanctions on 12 people in senior leadership roles at Russia’s AO Kaspersky Lab, citing cybersecurity risks, a day after it announced plans to bar the sale of the company’s antivirus…
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