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West Bank becoming ‘battlefield,’ over 50 killed in 5 weeks: UNRWA
The occupied West Bank has become a “battlefield” as Israel is repeating its genocidal actions in Gaza there, says Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The head of UNRWA wrote on X on Feb. 26 that the occupied West Bank is undergoing an alarming spill-over of the Gaza genocide. More than 50 people,...
‘No fuel to Americans!’: Norwegian fuel giant halts sales to U.S. after Trump-Zelensky showdown
A major Norwegian petrol company, Haltbakk Bunkers, has reportedly announced a ban on fuel sales to all U.S. forces following the public dispute between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. The firm took to social media on March 1 to declare its support for Zelensky, stating, “No fuel to Americans!” “Today we have witnessed the...
The majority of South African farmland remains in the hands of White minority population
Adding to an ever-increasing list of executive orders, President Donald Trump signed an order halting all aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to White South Africans. The February 7, 2025, executive order wrongfully accuses the Republic of South Africa of enacting a law “to enable the government … to seize ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property without compensation.”...
Israel plans 1,000 new settlement homes as West Bank raids intensify’
Israeli authorities are planning to expand a Jewish-only settlement in the West Bank by nearly 1,000 homes, a Tel Aviv-based peace group said Feb. 16 as Israeli soldiers and settlers escalated attacks on Palestinians in the illegally occupied territory. Peace Now said Israel’s Civil Administration has issued a new tender for the construction of 974 new housing units in Efrat, a Jewish-only...
Lebanon says Israeli presence on its soil constitutes ‘occupation’
Lebanon has condemned the presence of the Israeli military on its soil, saying it constitutes the “occupation” of the Lebanese territory. Despite Tuesday’s (Feb. 18) deadline for a full withdrawal of Israeli forces according to a ceasefire deal between Tel Aviv and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, Israel continued to occupy five vantage points in southern Lebanon, citing security concerns. On...
Over 60 British MPs urge ban on imports from Israeli settlements
More than 60 members of the British parliament and political figures have demanded a ban on all goods coming into the United Kingdom from illegal Israeli settlements built in the occupied Palestinian territories. They have written an open letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, calling for the embargo over the Tel Aviv regime’s genocidal war on Gaza and ongoing...
Older women in Nepal are learning how to read and write
KATHMANDU, Nepal—Sushila Gautam, 77, checks her smartwatch, a gift from her son living in the United States, to see if she should leave for her reading and writing lessons. “At home, I get bored when my son and daughter-in-law go to work and grandchildren are at school. I want something to do,” she says with a smile. When Sushila was young,...
Ethiopia and Somalia hold a first round of technical talks in Turkey toward resolving their dispute
ANKARA, Turkey—Top diplomats from Ethiopia and Somalia on Feb. 18 held a first round of technical talks aimed at resolving a dispute sparked by a deal between Ethiopia and Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said. Turkey has been mediating between the Horn of Africa countries after concerns about potential conflict in an already volatile region. Tensions have simmered since...
French troops begin withdrawal from another African state—media
France has handed over three military bases to Senegal, beginning the withdrawal of French troops from the West African country at the request of the government, local news agency Senego reported on Feb. 3. According to the outlet, French forces have left the Mareschal, St. Exupery, and Contre Amiral Prote camps. About 200 French soldiers and their families remain stationed...
U.S., UK were aware of Israel’s plan for ‘forced transfer’ of Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt: Report
Historical documents from the British National Archives have revealed that the U.S. and UK governments were informed of a clandestine Israeli plan more than 50 years ago, which aimed to facilitate the “forced transfer” of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to northern Egypt. According to the documents, Israelis had informed the U.S. and the UK governments of their plans to...