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Iran Summons British, French, German Envoys Over Reactions On Israel Attack
15 April 2024Iran Summons British, French, German Envoys Over Reactions On Israel Attack

After numerous countries condemned Iran’s attack on Israel, Tehran’s foreign ministry summoned the French, British, and German ambassadors “following the irresponsible positions of certain officials of these countries regarding Iran’s response”, a statement said.

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Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon Reopen Airspace Closed Over Iran Attack On Israel
15 April 2024Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon Reopen Airspace Closed Over Iran Attack On Israel

Iraq reopened its airspace on Sunday hours after suspending all air traffic as neighbouring Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, the Iraqi aviation authority announced.

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Pope Warns Against ‘Spiral Of Violence’ After Iran Attack
15 April 2024Pope Warns Against ‘Spiral Of Violence’ After Iran Attack

Pope Francis on Sunday made a “pressing appeal” against a “spiral of violence” after Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel, warning of a potential regional conflagration.

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Eid crash: At least 17 Pakistani pilgrims killed and dozens injured
11 April 2024Eid crash: At least 17 Pakistani pilgrims killed and dozens injured

At least 17 Pakistani pilgrims have died in a bus crash while travelling to a shrine in Balochistan for Eid-al-Fitr celebrations.

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Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
11 April 2024Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud

It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.

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Israel Bombs Gaza On Sallah Day Despite US Rebuke
11 April 2024Israel Bombs Gaza On Sallah Day Despite US Rebuke

Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Wednesday as Muslims marked the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and after US President Joe Biden labelled Israel’s approach to the war a “mistake”.

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War On Gaza: There Is A Date For Rafah Invasion, Says Netanyahu
9 April 2024War On Gaza: There Is A Date For Rafah Invasion, Says Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a date has been set for a ground offensive in Rafah, which Israel says is one of the last Hamas strongholds in Gaza.

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McDonald's to buy back Israeli restaurants after boycotts
5 April 2024McDonald's to buy back Israeli restaurants after boycotts

McDonald's will buy back all of its Israeli restaurants following a boycott of the brand after it was criticised for giving away thousands of free meals to Israeli soldiers.

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Nine Dead, Hundreds Injured In Most Powerful Taiwan Quake In 25 Years
3 April 2024Nine Dead, Hundreds Injured In Most Powerful Taiwan Quake In 25 Years

At least nine people were killed and more than 800 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted.

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‘It’s Unacceptable’, Russia Reacts To Israel’s Strike On Damascus
2 April 2024‘It’s Unacceptable’, Russia Reacts To Israel’s Strike On Damascus

Moscow on Monday accused Israel of carrying out an “unacceptable” attack on a diplomatic building in Syria, after airstrikes destroyed the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Damascus.

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8 Killed As Israel Strikes Iran Embassy Annex In Damascus
2 April 20248 Killed As Israel Strikes Iran Embassy Annex In Damascus

A war monitoring group said eight people have been killed after Israeli strikes on Monday hit an Iranian embassy annex building in Syria’s capital.

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Gaza Children Fly Kites To Escape Horrors Of War
1 April 2024Gaza Children Fly Kites To Escape Horrors Of War

Metres away from the concrete and steel fence separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt, 11-year-old Malak Ayad flies a paper kite high in the sky – a welcome distraction from the horrors of war.

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War On Gaza: Israel’s Strike On Hospital Kills Four, Wounds 17 – WHO
1 April 2024War On Gaza: Israel’s Strike On Hospital Kills Four, Wounds 17 – WHO

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza hospital Sunday killed four people and wounded another 17, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

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Israel kills dozens in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip
29 March 2024Israel kills dozens in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip

Israel sustained its aerial and ground bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing dozens of Palestinians, as fighting raged around Gaza City's main Al Shifa hospital, Palestinian officials and the Israeli military said.

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Gaza Now World’s Biggest Open-Air Graveyard – EU
19 March 2024Gaza Now World’s Biggest Open-Air Graveyard – EU

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza had turned the territory into the world’s biggest “open-air graveyard”.

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