Urgency surrounds the future of the two-state solution as Israel ramps up its control of historic Palestinian territory. And even though several countries have moved to recognise a Palestinian state, many observers say it’s too late. Soraya Lennie breaks it down.
Published On 5 Aug 2025
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United Nations special rapporteurs called Tuesday for the Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be immediately dismantled, saying aid was being “exploited for covert military and geopolitical agendas”.
An exceptionally-large group of the UN-mandated experts voiced grave concerns over the GHF’s operations.
The private organisation began distributing food in Gaza Strip in May as Israel began easing a more than two-month aid blockade on the Palestinian territory that had…
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Late last month, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the courts to unseal grand jury transcripts in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend and associate of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The request was an attempt to calm the furore after the DOJ announced in June that it would not release any additional documents from the investigation into the high-profile sex trafficker.
Judges asked lawyers for Maxwell, Epstein and their victims to…
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Hebrew media reveals details of the occupation government’s meeting regarding …
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When given nutritionally matched diets, participants lost twice as much weight eating minimally processed foods compared to ultra-processed foods, suggesting that cutting down on processing could help to sustain a healthy weight long term, finds a new clinical trial led by researchers at UCL and UCLH.
The study, published in Nature Medicine, is the first interventional study comparing ultra-processed food (UPF) and minimally processed food (MPF) diets in ‘real world’ conditions, as well as…
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More than 350mm (13.8 inches) of rain was recorded – the highest daily rainfall for August in over 140 years.
Hong Kong has been hit with record-breaking rains that have seen schools and courts shuttered, hospitals disrupted, and roads badly flooded.
More than 350mm (13.8 inches) of rain had drenched the territory by 2pm (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday, the city’s weather authorities said – the highest daily rainfall for August since 1884.
The storms follow deadly flash floods in Southern China…
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Shurina is a 15-year-old high school student in Hita in southwestern Japan. Her world shifts when she’s cast as a kamikaze pilot in a play about World War II directed by her piano teacher and performed alongside her best friend, Yua.
Tasked with reciting the pilot’s farewell letter and portraying the brutal realities of war, Shurina is overwhelmed by the emotional weight of her role. To prepare, Shurina and Yua travel across Japan to visit World War II memorial sites, culminating in…
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As Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo hold their first official meeting under a US-backed peace deal, Trump is touting it as a diplomatic win. But critics say his motive isn’t peace – it’s power. In this week’s Fact Check, Jillian Wolf investigates how cobalt, coltan and a brewing rivalry with China are shaping America’s playbook in Africa.
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Washington (Quds News Network)- The Trump administration has threatened to withhold at least $1.9 billion in disaster preparedness funding from states and cities that support boycotts of Israel or Israeli companies, the latest move underscoring Trump’s unwavering support for Israel.
The new criteria could restrict access to at least $1.9 billion earmarked for search-and-rescue equipment, emergency manager salaries and backup power systems used during blackouts, Reuters…
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By Huseyin Hayatsever
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s parliament launched a commission on Tuesday to oversee the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group following its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for it to end its insurgency.
Thirty PKK militants burned their weapons in a ceremony in northern Iraq last month, marking a symbolic first step towards ending a decades-long struggle with Turkey in which more than 40,000 people have been killed.
Parliament Speaker…
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