EU told ‘double standards’ for Ukraine and Gaza hurt relations with Indo-Pacific
Several ministers from Global South nations accused the European Union of “double standards” on Friday over its contrasting policies towards Ukraine and Gaza.
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Aid to Gaza must resume amid UN probe into workers’ role over Hamas attack, no reason to ‘punish’ Palestinians
Some UNRWA employees have since been fired and the UN has opened an investigation into the allegations.
Oil prices higher after Iran-linked drone strikes kill three U.S. troops, Biden vows retaliation
Oil prices advanced early Monday after missiles launched by Iran-backed militants killed U.S. troops in Jordan on the weekend.
Three U.S. troops killed, up to 34 injured in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran
Three U.S. service members were killed and dozens wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and U.S. officials said on Sunday.
U.N. urges reversal of funding pause for Palestinian agency
DOHA, Qatar/GENEVA (Reuters) -- U.N. officials urged countries to reconsider a pause in funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinians on Sunday, pledging that any staff found involved in Hamas' attack on Israel would be punished and warning that aid for some 2 million people in Gaza was at stake.
Six more countries pause funding for U.N. Palestinian agency
LONDON (Reuters) -- Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
South Gaza battles rage as heavy rain hits displaced people further north
Israel pressed ahead on Saturday with its campaign against Hamas in Gaza's Khan Younis, as bad weather hit displaced Palestinians seeking refuge further north in the battered enclave.
How Israel is responding to the ICJ ruling
The ICJ’s order to Israel to stop acts of genocide marks a watershed in the Gaza war.