Category: 1. Palestine

Southeast Asian leaders are set to hold their first ever summit with China and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as they seek to insulate their trade-dependent economies from the effect of steep tariffs from the United States.

The meeting, in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, is taking place on Tuesday, on the second day of the annual summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

It follows separate talks between leaders of the ASEAN and the GCC,…

Bogota (Quds News Network)- Colombia has appointed its first ambassador to Palestine, nearly a year after suspending relations with Israel and announcing plans to open an embassy in Ramallah over the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

The appointed ambassador is Jorge Ivan Ospina, former mayor of Cali and a close associate of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who has been critical of the Israeli assault in Gaza and said Colombians “deeply understand the genocide the Palestinian people…

A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans on Monday evening, injuring 47 people, including four children. The incident took place during a Premier League victory parade through Liverpool’s city centre by the city’s official football team.

Here is what we know about the incident, victims, suspect and rescue efforts.

What happened?

Just after 6pm (17:00 GMT) on Monday, a car crashed into a crowd of Liverpool fans who were celebrating Liverpool’s victory in the Premier League football…

Nablus / PNN / 

A young man died this Tuesday afternoon from critical injuries sustained by Israeli occupation forces during confrontations that erupted following the raid on the city of Nablus.

The Ministry of Health said that Mahmoud Faisal Al-Kharaz, 32, was killed by Israeli occupation forces in Nablus.

Seven citizens were injured by Israeli occupation forces during the raid on Nablus, including two who sustained critical injuries.

The Israeli occupation forces stormed…

Jericho / PNN/

 A young man was killed at dawn on Tuesday during Israeli occupation forces raid on the city of Jericho.

Medical sources confirmed to WAFA that 20-year-old Mohammed Yahya Asi Jalaytah succumbed to his wounds after being shot by Israeli forces during the raid on the Arab neighborhood in central Jericho.

The Fatah movement in the Jericho organizational area declared a general strike in mourning for Jalaytah.

After midnight, Israeli occupation forces raided…

London (Quds News Network)- More than 800 lawyers, academics, and retired senior judges, including former Supreme Court justices, have called on the UK to impose sanctions on Israel and its ministers, urging the government to fulfill its “fundamental international legal obligations” over the ongoing genocide and aid blockade in Gaza.

In a joint statement last week, 23 nations—including Canada, the UK, France, and Australia—condemned Israel for allowing only very limited…

Bethlehem / PNN /

The World Health Organization (WHO) General Assembly today adopted a resolution to raise the flag of the State of Palestine at the organization’s headquarters, following suit after other member states.

The resolution was supported by 95 countries, opposed by four: Israel, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Germany, while 27 countries abstained.

In his address to the General Assembly, Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi, Permanent Representative of the State of…

Doha, Qatar – Inside India’s Parliament, they are sworn rivals, with the opposition raising questions and attacking the government over its policies, and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi defending itself, while the two sides rarely meet.

Over the past few days, however, they have. Their shared concern: national security allegedly threatened by neighbouring Pakistan.

A team of Indian Parliament members, including many opposition legislators, visited…

LONDON / PNN /

The UK must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and also consider suspending it from the UN to meet its “fundamental international legal obligations”, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including former supreme court justices, have said.

In a letter to the prime minister, they welcomed Keir Starmer’s joint statement last week with the leaders of France and Canada warning that they were prepared to take…

Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.

M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have committed serious abuses against civilians, “including torture, killings and enforced disappearances”, in areas under their control, according to Amnesty International.

“These acts violate international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes,” Amnesty said in a statement on Tuesday.

The…