Category: 1. Palestine

South Sudan is on the brink of another civil war, the United Nations has warned, after weeks of escalating violence and rising tensions between Vice President Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir.

After Machar was placed under house arrest this week, his party said the 2018 peace deal that ended years of fighting had collapsed.

Can the rival parties overcome political mistrust?

Presenter: Cyril Vanier

Guests:

Patrick Oyet – journalist in South Sudan

Daniel Akech – senior analyst for…

Myanmar has been hit by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, which also affected neighbouring Thailand, its tremors felt as far afield as Cambodia and India.

Much of the devastation caused by Friday’s quake appeared to be in Myanmar’s ancient capital of Mandalay, close to the epicentre in the Sagaing region, where buildings toppled and infrastructure buckled. More than 140 people were killed in the country, according to state media.

Myanmar has been struck by several quakes since a magnitude 7.3…

Palestinians took to the streets this week in various parts of the Gaza Strip calling for Hamas to step down from power and bring an end to the war. Some of the demonstrators in places like al-Shuja’iyya in Gaza City called on Hamas to step down and leave ceasefire negotiations to the Palestinian Authority and other Arab states. 

The protests were called for by family and clan leaders in Gaza and a statement issued by family leaders in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood called on…

The administration of President Donald Trump has made a formal request to Congress to reorganise the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as the Republican leader faces constitutional challenges over his dismantling of the agency so far.

USAID was set up under an act of Congress. But on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a notification signalling that the Trump administration would fold the agency’s independent functions into the Department of State under…

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Massive Quds Day rallies took place in Mumbai, Tehran, and Sana’a, with thousands protesting Israel’s occupation of Palestine and Jerusalem. The annual event, initiated by Imam Khomeini, reaffirmed global solidarity with Palestinians.

Mumbai: Unity in the Streets for Palestine

In Andheri West, Mumbai, hundreds gathered despite the heat, marching with banners and chanting slogans against Israel. People from diverse backgrounds, including…

Dozens of Israeli reserve medics refuse to return to Gaza, citing war fatigue, legal concerns, and the need for a ceasefire.

Dozens of reserve soldiers serving in the Israeli Medical Corps have declared their unwillingness to return to participate in the fighting in Gaza, according to a report by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (KAN).

In a petition submitted by the reservists, Israeli soldiers holding ranks up…

By Dr. Mimi Syed

I say to the world, do not get fooled or distracted by these toxic strategies the US and Israel use. Do not let anyone talk you out of your humanity.

As a psychology major in college, the human mind fascinates me. Why do certain people act the way they do? What motivates individuals to behave in extreme ways? Witnessing the horrors in Gaza as an Emergency Physician, I…

Kyiv to assess US proposal on minerals deal, noting major differences from earlier framework shared in bilateral talks.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that a new proposal that would give the United States access to Ukraine’s critical minerals differs significantly from the previous draft proposed by Washington, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.

Addressing a press briefing on Friday, Zelenskyy emphasised that the proposal, which was formally submitted to his office, will be…

A federal judge in the US state of New Jersey declined to decide whether pro-Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil should be released on bail and instead will continue to consider whether the case should be transferred to Louisiana.