NewsFeedCuba has received 15,000 tonnes of rice from China via the port of Havana. This is part of a 60,000-tonne aid package as a harsh US blockade fuels the island’s worst economic crisis in decades.Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026Click here to share on social...

Convictions handed down amid an intensified crackdown by Bahraini authorities on individuals accused of having ties to Tehran. Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026Bahrain has sentenced nine people to life in prison for carrying out what authorities describe as “hostile...

France has banned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering its territory, citing his “unspeakable” behaviour of taunting Gaza flotilla activists who were arrested by Israeli police forces.“As of today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from...

Hanan al-Hams was among the 3,000 Palestinians from Gaza scheduled to travel for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in 2024. But her lifelong dream to perform Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, was shattered by Israel’s war on Gaza, launched on October 7, 2024.“I...

Last week, European Union and Syrian officials met in Brussels for high-level talks on the country’s reconstruction. The EU’s support for Syria’s health system, including 14 million euros ($16.25m) to rehabilitate Ar-Rastan Hospital in Homs, is a significant...

NewsFeedAs the US and Iran inch towards a deal to end the war, analyst Trita Parsi argues the framework resembles the original ceasefire deal before Trump disrupted it with a blockade of Iranian ports. He points out the role that regional powers have played in making...

Voters in Texas head to the polls on Tuesday for the Republican run-off in the highly contentious US Senate primary between the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and John Cornyn, the incumbent, who has represented Texas...

NewsFeedIran’s foreign ministry spokesman has invoked ancient Persia’s victory in the face of a failed invasion by the Roman Empire. The post suggests the US has been forced to make concessions in a deal to end its war on Iran on Tehran’s terms.Published On 24 May...

NewsFeedA Baloch separatist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a train carrying soldiers in Quetta, Pakistan. The suicide car bombing killed at least 24 people and injured dozens more, including women and children.Published On 24 May 202624 May...

By AFP and APPublished On 24 May 202624 May 2026At least 24 people have been killed in a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan, according to a senior official.Army servicemen were among those...

Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026Clashes have broken out between protesters and riot police after an antigovernment rally in the Serbian capital, Belgrade.Large crowds of demonstrators poured into central Belgrade on Saturday, many carrying banners and wearing...

Mohammad Abu Mallouh, ​Alaa Zaqlan and their child, Osama, killed in the attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp, medics say. Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026An Israeli air raid on a home in Gaza has killed three members of a family, including a six-month-old child,...