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A Palestinian woman prepares bread from spoiled flour, in Gaza City, May 1, 2025.

Dozens of Gaza communal kitchens shut as supply runs out, worsening hunger

GAZA — Dozens of community kitchens in Gaza shut their doors on Thursday due to a lack of supplies, closing off a lifeline used by hundreds of thousands of people in a further blow to efforts to combat growing hunger in the enclave, Reuters reportedThe move followed hours after the US-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity announced that it had run out of the ingredients necessary to provide much-needed free meals and had been prevented by Israel from bringing in aid.UN humanitarian agency OCHA has said more than 2 million people — most of Gaza's population — face severe food shortages.Charity kitchens have become the only source of food for thousands of families in Gaza, especially since March 2, when Israel re-imposed a blockade on humanitarian aid.Amjad al-Shawa, director...

May 08, 2025

Dozens of Gaza communal kitchens shut as supply runs out, worsening hunger

Demonstrators wave flags as they gather to protest outside the India High Commission, in London, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

World leaders express concern over rising tensions between India and Pakistan

BRUSSELS — World leaders have expressed concern over the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan after India launched strikes into Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday.US President Donald Trump called the escalations "so terrible" while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, and urged both sides to stop the violence."My position is, I get along with both. I know both very well and I want to see them work it out," he said, adding that "if I can do anything to help, I will be there."UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was "engaging urgently with both countries" and encouraging "dialogue, de-escalation and the protection of civilians" during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in parliament.EU Foreign...

May 08, 2025

World leaders express concern over rising tensions between India and Pakistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks during meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 8, 2025

Vladimir Putin welcomes China's Xi Jinping in Moscow ahead of Victory Day

MOSCOW — Chinese President Xi Jinping was welcomed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Thursday as part of a four-day state visit, as Moscow's all-out war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year, goes on.At the meeting between the two leaders, Putin attributed Moscow's and Beijing's strategic cooperation to "the combat brotherhood" that the two countries built during World War II."We are developing our ties for the benefit of the peoples of both countries, and not against anyone. Our relationship is based on equality, mutual benefit and is not driven by short-term considerations," Putin said."The intention to build good neighbourly relations, strengthen friendship and expand cooperation is a choice of Russia and the People’s...

May 08, 2025

Vladimir Putin welcomes China's Xi Jinping in Moscow ahead of Victory Day

Hostages' families have urged Israel's prime minister to agree another deal with Hamas rather than expand the Gaza offensive

Israel PM 'uncertain' over condition of three Gaza hostages

JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister has said there is "uncertainty" about the condition of three of 24 hostages previously believed to be alive in Hamas captivity in Gaza.Benjamin Netanyahu said he knew "with certainty" that 21 hostages were alive but the status of "three more" was unclear.His comments came after US President Donald Trump said 24 hostages were alive a week ago but the figure was now 21. He made the comments while speaking at an event at the White House on Tuesday and did not cite a source or provide further details.The Hostages and Missing Families Forum had demanded information.The forum also urged Netanyahu to halt his plans to expand Israel's offensive in Gaza and to instead agree a deal with Hamas to return its remaining 59...

May 08, 2025

Israel PM 'uncertain' over condition of three Gaza hostages

Israel's embassy in Britain is located in central London

Iran denies involvement in alleged terror plot against Israel's UK embassy

TEHRAN — Iran has denied any involvement in an alleged terror plot against Israel's embassy in London, following the arrest of five Iranian nationals on Saturday.Four of the men who were arrested in counter-terrorism raids across England over the weekend are still being questioned by police, who say they were detained in connection with a suspected plan to attack a "specific premises".The Metropolitan Police said it could not give more details amid a "fast-moving" investigation.However, British media reports suggest that the intended target was Israel's embassy in central London.Reacting to the allegations, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Iran was in no way involved in the alleged plot."Iran in no uncertain terms categorically...

May 08, 2025

Iran denies involvement in alleged terror plot against Israel's UK embassy

A screen displays an image of the Piprahwa gems at the auction house Sotheby's in Hong Kong

Sotheby's halts Buddha jewels auction after India threat

SINGAPORE — The auction house Sotheby's has postponed its sale in Hong Kong of hundreds of sacred jewels linked to the Buddha's remains, after a threat of legal action by the Indian government.The sale of the collection - described as one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era - had drawn criticism from Buddhist academics and monastic leaders. India had said it offended the global Buddhist community.Sotheby's said the suspension would allow for discussions between the parties.A British official named William Claxton Peppé unearthed the relics in northern India nearly 130 years ago, alongside bone fragments identified as belonging to the Buddha himself.The auction of the collection, known as the Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha Mauryan Empire,...

May 08, 2025

Sotheby's halts Buddha jewels auction after India threat

Police block the entrance to the Israeli embassy during a protest in March

Israeli embassy was target of suspected terror plot in UK

LONDON — The Israeli embassy in London was the alleged target of five Iranian men arrested on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism, the BBC understands.Police have not yet confirmed that the embassy in Kensington was the suspected target, as first reported by the Times, citing operational reasons. But the BBC understands the report is accurate.Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism command, said it was a "fast-moving" investigation and there were "significant operational reasons" why the force could not provide further details.Iran "categorically rejects" any involvement, said the Iranian foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, on the social media site X.He added his country was ready to assist with the...

May 08, 2025

Israeli embassy was target of suspected terror plot in UK

Crowds of protesters grew as a standoff with security and a group calling themselves 'Columbia University Apartheid Divest' at the library continued into the evening

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University

NEW YORK — Multiple people were taken into custody by the New York Police Department at Columbia University after a pro-Palestinian protest in an area of the main library on campus Wednesday.University officials asked the NYPD for help Wednesday night securing Butler Library “due to the number of individuals participating in the disruption inside and outside of the building, a large group of people attempting to force their way into Butler Library creating a safety hazard, and what we believe to be the significant presence of individuals not affiliated with the University,” acting university President Claire Shipman said in a statement.Charges are pending against the individuals, the NYPD said. It’s unclear how many people have been detained or what charges they may face.The...

May 08, 2025

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University

T-34 Soviet-era tanks are seen in a street near near the State Historical Museum on the day of a rehearsal for a military parade, which marks the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, in central Moscow on April 29

Putin’s 3-day ceasefire comes into effect, but Ukraine claims Russia already broke it

KYIV — A three-day ceasefire in Ukraine that was unilaterally declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month has come into effect, as Russia prepares to mark the anniversary of its World War II Victory Day on Friday.Russian state media agency Tass said the ceasefire began at midnight local time on Wednesday (5 p.m. ET Wednesday).Within three hours, Ukraine’s air force had claimed Russia had launched guided bombs over Sumy in the north of Ukraine, the Reuters news agency reported, adding that it could not independently verify the claims.A statement from the Kremlin last month said that Putin ordered “all military actions” in Ukraine to be suspended from midnight May 8 to midnight May 11 based on “humanitarian considerations.”Kyiv rejected the short-term truce when it...

May 08, 2025

Putin’s 3-day ceasefire comes into effect, but Ukraine claims Russia already broke it

Donald Trump promised voters 'mass deportations'

US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libya

WASHINGTON — A US judge in Boston ordered a temporary block on the Trump administration's plan to deport migrants to Libya, saying it would "clearly violate" a prior order he made that ensures their right to due process. The order came after two US officials told CBS News that the US may soon start deporting migrants to Libya as part of its crackdown on immigration. In response to the deportations report, Libya's prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh wrote in a statement on X that his country refuses "to be a destination for the deportation of migrants under any pretext." The BBC has approached the US state department for comment. The officials, who requested anonymity, said the US military could fly migrants to the North African country as early as...

May 08, 2025

US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libya

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