BERLIN/MUNICH: Leading politicians, military officers and diplomats from around the world gather in Munich on Friday for a security conference that will be dominated by the wars in Israel and Ukraine as well as fears over the US commitment to defending its allies. German Chancellor Olaf
LONDON/JERUSALEM: Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked roads outside the British parliament in London , demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and clashing with police who prevented them from marching across Westminster Bridge. Videos posted on social media showed police blocking protesters’ access to the bridge and
BRUSSELS: France, Germany and Italy called for the European Union to set up a special sanctions scheme to target Hamas as EU foreign ministers met on Monday to consider possible next steps in response to the Middle East crisis. Among the possible measures up for discussion
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried events in bombed-out Gaza since Oct. 7, calling them a “killing of civilians that is unparalleled and unprecedented” since he took office. “What is clear is that we have had in a few weeks thousands of children killed,
GENEVA: The United Nations human rights chief highlighted allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war that he said needed "full accountability". Volker Turk said "extremely serious allegations of multiple and profound breaches of international humanitarian law, whoever commits them, demand rigorous investigation and full
LONDON: Britain supports Israel's right to take proportionate action that is within international law to bring an end to violence, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesman said on Monday, following Israeli retaliation to a shock attack by Hamas militants. "We support Israel exercising its right to self