West Bengal records highest voter turnout since 2011 Left ouster, polling crosses 92%West Bengal's Assembly elections ushered in an extraordinary voter turnout, surpassing 92.72%—a record for the last fifteen years! Despite ...
UN to use Israel's pause to try to reach Gaza's starvingUnited Nations plans to help starving people in Gaza. This follows Israel's announcement of secure land routes for aid. The World Food Prog...
Myanmar army fired warning shots in Chinese Red Cross incident: JuntaMyanmar's junta claimed its troops fired warning shots when a Chinese Red Cross convoy did not stop while entering a conflict zone to deliv...
WHO chief says Israel tanks fired on Gaza aid convoyThe World Health Organization chief on Tuesday said that Israeli tanks at the weekend had fired on an aid convoy that had been cleared to t...
Australia says Israel did not deliberately kill foreign aid workers in GazaAn Australian government review found that Israeli air strikes killing international aid workers in Gaza in April were due to operational f...
A mission of mercy, then a fatal mistake: How an aid convoy in Gaza became Israel's targetAfter a gruelling crawl along a beaten up road, it seemed like mission accomplished. The convoy dropped off its precious cargo at a warehou...
Israel says it was targeting 'Hamas gunman' when it killed Gaza aid workersIsrael acknowledged targeting a "Hamas gunman" in Gaza but mistakenly killed seven aid workers, including nationals from Australia, Britain...
Israeli military review of Gaza aid convoy deaths finds most killed in stampedeMost Palestinians killed in Gaza died in a stampede. Health officials claim they were hit by ammunition. Pressure mounts over deaths in inc...
US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas must now decideAfter the U.S. outlined a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, Israel has reportedly accepted the framework, leaving the deci...
Ceasefire calls grow day after Israeli gunfire near aid convoyWorld leaders demand answers about deaths in Gaza and call for more aid. Israel faces pressure to explain killings and facilitate aid deliv...
Israeli strikes kill 104 waiting for aid, say Gaza authoritiesPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said it was an "ugly massacre conducted by the Israeli occupation army on people who waited for aid tru...
Second aid convoy arrives in Gaza as fears grow of a widening conflictA second aid convoy has entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt to address the growing humanitarian crisis. The aid, which includes water, food, ...
Gaza aid called inadequate as new convoy arrivesThe UN Relief and Works Agency serving Palestinian refugees said it would “run out of fuel, critical for our humanitarian response across t...
Oil prices ease as aid convoys arrive in embattled Gaza StripBrent crude futures fell 60 cents to $91.56 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 61 cent to trade at $87.47 a barre...
First shipment of 2,500 MT of wheat from India reaches JalalabadThe shipment was part of the commitment made by the government of India to supply 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanist...
- Aid convoy returns as Egypt closes border with Gaza
A convoy of four trucks carrying humanitarian aid and food returned to Al-Arish, without being able to cross the Rafah crossing border, a s...
- UN food agency threatens to stop aid to Darfur
A U.N. agency is threatening to suspend food distribution in Sudan's troubled Darfur region due to relentless attacks on its aid convoys.