Braslia: Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged “more voices” to end the Ukraine war and a ceasefire in Gaza, as he conducted a state visit to Brazil’s capital, Chinese state media said. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva echoed those points as he met with Xi in a red-carpet welcome in Brasilia, and stressed a…
United Nations: The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas. The resolution demanded “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, along with “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.”…
Israel will pay $5 million to any Gaza resident who returns a hostage plus safe passage out of the war-ravaged territory, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. “To those who want to leave this entanglement I say: Whoever brings us a hostage will find a safe way out for himself and his family,” the…
A devastating incident occurred in southern Gaza on Saturday, where nearly 100 aid trucks were “violently looted”, with 97 out of 109 trucks carrying food supplies for UNRWA and the World Food Programme being “lost” in the looting. This has been described by UNRWA as “one of the worst” incidents of its kind. The drivers…
