Severe weather is compounding the suffering of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who have already endured relentless bombardment, siege, and loss during Israel’s genocidal war for more than two years, as the regime continues to block vital shelter materials and humanitarian aid from entering the territory.
The United States has announced it will contribute only $2bn in United Nations humanitarian assistance – a small fraction of its traditional funding scope – as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to heavily downsize its role in foreign aid.
Beijing staged live-fire drills around Taiwan on Monday, deploying troops, warships, fighter jets and artillery for its "Justice Mission 2025" exercises, as the island scrambled soldiers and showcased U.S.-made hardware to rehearse repelling an attack.
According to a report, requests by Israelis working for multinational companies in Israel to relocate abroad increased over the past year in response to the war on the Gaza Strip.
The leader of Yemen’s Houthis has warned any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a “military target”, in the latest condemnation of Tel Aviv’s move to recognise the breakaway region.
US President Donald Trump has stated that a deal to end the war in Ukraine is “closer than ever” but has admitted that “thorny” questions over the future of the eastern Donbas region have yet to be resolved, after a two-hour meeting on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida.
US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to discuss a number of issues related to the Ukraine peace negotiations ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov has stated.
Tel Aviv's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland "is a threat to the security and stability of the world and the region," Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told an emergency parliamentary session on Sunday.
Syrian security forces killed two people while dispersing an Alawite demonstration in Latakia on Sunday, a war monitor announced, as thousands took to the streets across the religious minority's heartland following a deadly mosque bombing.
Israel has killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since the start of its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip in October 2023, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.
EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa have vowed the European Union's support for Ukraine would not falter ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's talks with US President Donald Trump.
Ukraine has been offered “decent” peace terms by “smart people” in the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated. However, Kiev continues to ignore such proposals, forcing Moscow to continue its military operation, he told Russia’s top military brass during a visit to a command post on Saturday.
The West is not providing Ukraine with sufficient financial and military support, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has complained, despite Kiev’s backers having already approved massive aid packages and loans.
Representatives of 21 Arab, Islamic, and African countries have expressed their rejection and condemnation of Israel’s decision to recognize Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent state, warning that the move violates international law and threatens regional stability.
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, surrounded by tents and debris, are suffering through more winter rains after two years of Israeli bombardment destroyed much of the Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will depart for the United States on Sunday and meet with President Donald Trump in Florida a day later, an Israeli official told AFP news agency.
The Saudi-led coalition has warned it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces, as Riyadh urged them to withdraw "peacefully" from recently-seized provinces.
Switzerland cannot defend itself against a full-scale attack and must boost military spending given rising risks from Russia, the head of the country's armed forces has warned.
US President Donald Trump has expressed skepticism about Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky’s latest peace proposal to end the conflict with Moscow, arguing the discussions could move forward only with his "blessing".
The White House wants to move beyond phase one of the Gaza ceasefire process in January, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back, creating friction with United States President Donald Trump’s senior team, according to a report.
China has announced fresh sanctions on 20 US defence firms, including a Boeing subsidiary, over Washington's latest weapons sales to Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own.
The African Union has stressed it "rejects any recognition of Somaliland" after Israel declared it viewed the breakaway Somali territory as a sovereign state.
