‘China’s goal is to enjoy the fact that the US is getting bruised here, but also to use the conflict in Gaza as a way to rally the Global South against the United States,‘ one says.
Post culture editor Kevin Kwong is marooned with thousands of others at Dubai International Airport after his flight was cancelled following an unprecedented storm, with no idea when he will leave.
Iranian state media confirmed an attack by Israel in the early hours of Friday and said the ‘sabotage’ operation involving drones had failed
The first-ever direct Iranian attack on Israel has brought the conflict between the two countries “out of the shadows and into the light”.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz commended the United States for casting a veto. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the US veto as ‘unfair, unethical, and unjustified’.
The US and UK on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.
Israel is divided over what to do next, and whether the Middle East plunges into a wider war might come down to the prime minister’s survival instincts.
Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend attack without saying when or how, leaving the region bracing for further escalation after months of unrest linked to the ongoing war in Gaza.
Valedictorian Asna Tabassum says she was being silenced by anti-Palestinian hatred for her views on human rights.
Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran for its weekend drone and missile attack. As the US and Europe urge restraint, Israel is weighing its choices.
Hoping to steer Israel away from massive retaliation, the US and Europe flagged a toughening of economic and political sanctions against Iran.
Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping more than 142mm of rain on the desert city state of Dubai in the span of hours.
Palestinian families who had returned to northern Gaza after Israeli troops withdrew weeks ago have begun moving out again because of the new raids.
State media said Iran fired long-range missiles able to cover close to 2,000km – almost double the capacity needed to reach Israel, as well as Shahed drones.
Monday’s violence brought to eight the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces or armed settlers since Friday, as Palestinian authorities reported increased settler rampages across the West Bank.
Saturday’s drone and missile launches, including some that overflew Iraqi airspace, have underscored the delicate relationship between Washington and Baghdad, not least because of Iranian proxy groups that operate in Iraq.
Friba Rezayee, the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Olympics, said Afghan women should still be allowed to participate as part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
Israel launched dozens of air strikes on Gaza overnight, Hamas said, as the army said it will not be distracted from the war after Iran’s unprecedented attack heightened fears of wider conflict
Israel wants ‘to deflect the global community’s attention from their nefarious, inhumane and unconscionable acts in Palestine’, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said.
Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but US officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to cause significant damage.