Fri 29 May 2026: Israeli and Russian security forces have been added to a United Nations blacklist on sexual violence in conflict, according to a report reviewed Thursday by AFP. Last August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia of possible inclusion on the list, but “incidents and patterns of sexual violence continued to […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: UNICEF warned Friday that any expansion of Israeli control over territory in Gaza would further strain humanitarian operations and worsen living conditions for children already facing severe shortages of water, sanitation, and health services. “If this happens, more children will suffer,” Salim Oweis, a UNICEF communication specialist, told reporters in Geneva […]
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Thu 28 May 2026: Donald Trump’s self-styled Board of Peace for Gaza is facing a deepening crisis after its official reconstruction fund failed to receive any donor money, despite $17 billion in pledged support, raising fresh questions over whether the US-backed body is little more than a hollow political project. According to the Financial Times, the […]
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Thu 28 May 2026: President Donald Trump issued a stark threat to Oman on Wednesday, telling the Gulf country to “behave” or face attack from the US. “Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that. They’ll be fine,” the president said in remarks during a Cabinet […]
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Wed 27 May 2026: Syrian authorities have discovered remnants linked to the chemical weapons program of the former Bashar al-Assad regime, including munitions similar to those used in previous chemical attacks in Eastern Ghouta and Hama, according to Syria’s representation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Syria’s state news agency SANA […]
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Wed 27 May 2026: Australian Federal Police have not made any arrests but say inquiries are ongoing. A group of 19 women and children with alleged links to ISIL (ISIS) has returned to Australia, with the government warning that anyone found to have engaged in criminal activity will be prosecuted. The six women and 13 […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: Former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, said she was pressured and threatened in connection with investigations related to Palestine, including direct contacts from former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Bensouda said Cohen met her twice — in Munich and New York City […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: CNN reported, citing a Saudi source, that Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations with Israel unless there is what the source described as a “clear and irreversible path” toward establishing a Palestinian state. The reported Saudi position came after US President Donald Trump stated that countries in the Middle East would be expected to recognize Israel once a […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: Global markets adopted a more cautious stance as concerns over renewed tensions involving Iran weighed on sentiment after Iranian media reported explosions in several regions despite recent signals suggesting diplomatic progress. US President Donald Trump had recently said negotiations were progressing positively, while also arguing that regional countries involved in a […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: A new report has found that the United Kingdom has since 2019 created a new class of political prisoners by clamping down on protesters supporting Palestine and climate action. “This report strips away the illusion that Britain remains committed to democratic principles,” said Tim Crosland, of Defend Our Juries, which co-authored […]
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