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‘We won’t stop providing free food every day to the people of Gaza,’ says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation head
3Reverend Dr. Johnnie Moore said at a press conference in Brussels that ”in just one month, our organization distributed 55 million free meals in the Gaza Strip.” The head of the US.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said he will continue...

Gaza: Evidence points to Israel’s continued use of starvation to inflict genocide against Palestinians
Evidence gathered by Amnesty International demonstrates how over a month since the introduction of its militarized aid distribution system, Israel has continued to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war against Palestinians in the occupied...

94 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza: Health Officials
Health officials report that 94 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, with many victims targeted while seeking humanitarian aid. Health officials in Gaza reported that at least 94 people were killed in the past 24 hours due to...

Palestine solidarity group lawyers refer NZ prime minister Luxon, 3 ministers to ICC over Gaza
Asia Pacific Report In an unprecedented legal move in Aotearoa New Zealand, a national Palestine solidarity advocacy group has filed a referral against the prime minister, three other ministers in the coalition government and two business leaders,...

Russia, Saudi Arabia on same page over Gaza ceasefire, Iran diplomacy
Moscow and Riyadh stress the need to end the war on Gaza, support a Palestinian state, and promote diplomacy over military action in the Iranian nuclear file. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that the recent ceasefire between...

Clean energy, eco-tourism key to sustainable growth: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says clean energy corridors and eco-tourism initiatives can further drive inclusive, sustainable growth, creating green jobs and supporting livelihoods and vulnerable regions. Addressing the 17th Economic Cooperation...

PM Shehbaz urges ECO states to strengthen cooperation on climate, regional issues
PM urges ECO states to build carbon market. Condemns Indian aggression against Pakistan. “IWT lifeline for Pakistan’s 240mn people”. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called on member states of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) to...
Belgian threat agency warns of climate activist radicalisation
Belgium’s threat analysis agency OCAD has warned of a troubling evolution in the tactics of certain climate action groups, describing a shift from civil disobedience to more radical and potentially dangerous behaviour. Het Laatste Nieuws reported...

One tick and ‘anti-Semitic’ fruit: The curse of being Palestinian
It was a normal Teams meeting at the end of a busy week. Colleagues were discussing the hospital weekend plans. I was there too, nodding, half-present. My mind was elsewhere – on a message I’d sent earlier that morning to a friend in Gaza. I...

Israel escalates Gaza strikes as Trump touts ‘a deal next week’
Great power rivalry Gaza: United States President Donald Trump launched a push for a ceasefire in Gaza this week that he said could lead to an end to the war, as Israel conducted a series of deadly air strikes in the enclave and signalled it might...

Profiting from genocide: report urges corporate boycotts as crisis deepens in Gaza
Marie McInerney writes: Amid an ever-deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and warnings that “the last lifelines for survival are being cut off”, a new report from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian...

SA joins divided BRICS bloc in Rio amid Gaza war, Trump tariff threats
The city, with beefed-up security, will play host to leaders and diplomats from 11 emerging economies including China, India, Russia and South Africa, which represent nearly half of the world’s population and 40 percent of its GDP.Brazil’s...

Israeli attacks in region aim to pressure Palestinians: Erdoğan
The reason behind Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Iran is to bring the Palestinian people to its knees, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday during the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Azerbaijan’s...

Uzbek President: Peace in the Middle East is impossible without resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict
The world is going through a tense period, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), APA’s correspondent dispatched to Khankendi reports. The President of Uzbekistan said that most...

Israeli attacks on region aim to pressure Palestinians: Erdoğan
The reason behind Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Iran is to bring the Palestinian people to its knees, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday during the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Azerbaijan’s...
Social Affairs Ministry organizes event on International Day of Cooperatives
[Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:55:47 +0300] Sana'a – Saba: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor organized a commemorative event on Sunday on the occasion of the International Day of Cooperatives, under the slogan "Cooperatives: Sustainable Solutions for...

Daily World Briefing, July 7
China ready to promote flagship Belt and Road project, boost trade, investment with Ethiopia -- Premier Li China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote the sustainable development of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, a flagship project of...

New left-wing party in UK touted to challenge government on Gaza
Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana has said she will co-lead a new British political party with Jeremy Corbyn, declaring that the current UK government is an “active participant in genocide” in Gaza. Ms Sultana – who had the Labour whip suspended last...

Spanish activist files war crimes case over Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Invoking universal jurisdiction, Spain takes legal steps to hold Netanyahu and Israeli officials accountable for intercepting a Gaza-bound aid ship. Lawsuit cites universal jurisdiction as Spanish courts are urged to investigate Israeli officials...

Palestinian-American author calls out WA school for cancelling book event
A Palestinian-American author who was set to read her new children's book at an elementary school in Bellevue is calling out the district for abruptly canceling her book reading event. Safa Suleiman says she was scheduled to read her debut book...