Understanding a week of missile strikes across Middle East
The past week has seen new rounds of violence across the Middle East, deepening fears of conflict spreading in an already unstable region.
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Israeli drones attack hospital in southern Gaza, Palestinian Red Crescent says
The Palestinian Red Crescent accused Israel of firing on Friday at a hospital in Khan Younis, as a major advance in the main city in the southern Gaza Strip threatened the few healthcare facilities still open.
Gazans aren’t predestined to be eternal refugees
On September 9, 2023, less than a month before the October 7 massacre and the war that followed, violent clashes broke out between hundreds of young Gazans and security guards from a Gaza travel agency that had been granted a license to issue visas to Turkey. Several people were injured, and the company’s offices were damaged.
China urges end of 'harassment' of vessels in Red Sea
BEIJING: China called for an end to «harassment» of civilian vessels in the Red Sea on Friday (Jan 19) after attacks on ships by Houthi rebels in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Radcliffe FC's Sean Tse swaps non-league for dream Asian Cup role
Last month Sean Tse Ka Keung was playing before a few hundred spectators in English football's seventh tier - this month he lines up in front of thousands in the Asian Cup.
Pakistan keen to work on 'all issues' with Iran
Pakistan has expressed its willingness to work with Iran on "all issues" in a call between their foreign ministers.
