Middle East

Israel has begun a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war.

A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Grim new phase in war against Hamas begins as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggests ‘we probably have days’ to reach a ceasefire deal.

More than 100,000 people on the streets in Madrid during Sunday’s protests cut short the cycling Grand Tour event.

Israel is stepping up its Gaza City offensive, flattening homes as the us and arab leaders scramble to avert catastrophe.

The Israeli army has raided the home of Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra.

A young law student has been sentenced to 25 years’ jail in Dubai for reportedly taking a ‘single line of cocaine’.

The Netherlands may also boycott the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 if Israel is allowed to compete, the public broadcaster that manages Dutch participation says.

The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed a two-state solution to the war in the Gaza Strip and an end to Hamas control of the territory.

ALLON LEE: For over a decade, Qatar has sheltered Hamas’ top leaders in the lap of luxury and supported the Islamist group diplomatically and financially.

The UN Security Council condemned strikes on Qatar’s capital that killed five Hamas members, as the US signalled rare disapproval of Israeli action.

Qatar is working with regional allies on a response to Israel’s Doha air strike, which killed five Hamas members and sparked global condemnation.

An Israeli diplomat warns his country will wipe out any Hamas leaders it missed in a strike on Qatar that's could also shoot down Gaza ceasefire talks.

Facing global criticism, the Israeli Prime Minister insisted the bombing of a close US ally could help end the war with Hamas.

The Trump Administration has slammed Israel for its attack on a US ally after an airstrike targeted Hamas leaders in Doha and killed a member of Qatar’s security forces.