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By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The Madleen, carrying an amount of aid, including food and baby formula, was boarded by Israeli forces during the early hours of Monday before it could reach the Gaza shore.

A campaign group to break Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip vowed on Monday to continue efforts to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, shortly…

Approached by Britain’s MI6 while reporting on Nigeria’s Biafra War, he mined his experiences for literary inspiration.

Best-selling British novelist Frederick Forsyth, author of about 20 spy thrillers, has died at the age of 86.

Forsyth, who was a reporter and informant for Britain’s MI6 spy agency before turning his hand to writing blockbuster novels like The Day of the Jackal, died on Monday at his home in the village of Jordans in Buckinghamshire, said Jonathan Lloyd, his…

Attacks by both Russia and Ukraine have intensified in recent weeks, with little sign that Europe’s largest conflict since World War II is nearing an end.

So, what are the strengths and weaknesses of each side and their alliances?

And what are the chances of peace?

Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam

Guests:

Peter Zalmayev – Executive director at the Eurasia Democracy Initiative

Alexander Bratersky – Independent…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic as drones dropped grenades and fired bullets at densely populated areas across Gaza.

At least 44 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded across the territory since dawn on Monday, amid relentless Israeli attacks and growing outrage over the role of US-backed aid operations, Al-Jazeera reported, citing health authorities in Gaza.

In the…

Italy severs links with Paragon spyware after allegations of targeting critics and migrant rescuers spark outrage.

Italy has terminated its contracts with Israeli spyware company Paragon, after revelations that the surveillance technology was used against critics of the government – including journalists and migrant rescue workers – prompted political uproar and calls for a full investigation.

The move was confirmed in a parliamentary report released on Monday by the intelligence…

Hundreds of Tunisian and Algerian activists launched a convoy from Tunis Monday to reach Gaza via Egypt’s Rafah crossing. The effort aims to deliver aid and break Israel’s blockade, as tons of humanitarian supplies pile up at the border crossing in Arish.

PM Meloni said she would not vote, and opposition accuses government of dampening interest in immigrant, worker issues.

An Italian referendum on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labour protections has failed after hard-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni encouraged voters to boycott the vote.

As polls closed on Monday, it emerged that many citizens had heeded Meloni’s call as only 30 percent of the electorate cast their ballots over two days of voting, far short of the 50 percent…