New Zealand shifts rights as voters punish ruling party, early results show
New Zealanders have given the country's conservative opposition party a strong lead in Saturday's election, early results show, as voters punish the ruling Labour Party nine months after former prime minister Jacinda Ardern suddenly resigned.
2023-10-14 17:47
Tens of thousands flee south in bombarded Gaza as Israeli troops gather near border
Tens of thousands of people in Gaza have fled their homes after Israel's military issued a stark evacuation order Friday, according to the United Nation's humanitarian body, prompting international alarm as Israeli troops gather by the border and as conditions worsen inside the bombarded strip.
2023-10-14 14:25
Israel calls on 1.1 million Gazans to evacuate south in order UN warns is 'impossible'
Israel's military has warned 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes, amid signs Israel is set to ramp up its retaliatory offensive against Hamas following the group's October 7 terror attacks.
2023-10-13 19:55
Thai deaths in Hamas massacre spotlight poor agricultural workers from Asia who toil in Israel's fields
Like his father Chumporn and dozens of other able-bodied men from their village in northeast Thailand, Manee Jirachart moved to Israel in search of work, dreaming of a better life.
2023-10-13 12:27
Gaza crisis grows under intense bombardment as Israel retaliates to Hamas atrocities
Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepened Thursday as Israeli jets continued to pound the densely populated enclave in response to Hamas' brutal terror attacks, while Israel's government formed an emergency war cabinet and ordered hospitals to prepare for an expected escalation of violence.
2023-10-12 15:17
How does Hamas get its weapons? A mix of improvisation, resourcefulness and a key overseas benefactor
The brutal rampage by Islamist militant group Hamas on Israel last weekend involved thousands of rockets and missiles, drones dropping explosives, and untold numbers of small arms and ammunition.
2023-10-12 14:57
This woman held off Hamas by barricading safe room door with a vacuum cleaner and rolling pin
An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas' 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves into a safe room using a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin.
2023-10-12 11:20
China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Beijing in June, China vowed to contribute "Chinese wisdom, Chinese strength" to resolve the long-standing conflict between the Palestinians and Israel.
2023-10-11 16:30
UN 'deeply concerned' over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
The United Nations says it is "deeply concerned" by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar.
2023-10-11 15:17
Australian reporter Cheng Lei released from China after three years detention over espionage charges
Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on espionage charges.
2023-10-11 14:59
Israel steps up Gaza offensive as brutality of Hamas attacks laid bare
Israel has stepped up its offensive in Gaza following Hamas' weekend assault as soldiers who retook villages from the Islamist group's fighters unveiled the brutality that had been meted out to civilians in coordinated attacks that US President Joe Biden described as "sheer evil."
2023-10-11 14:51
Destroying Hamas a priority for Israel, ambassador says, after militant group threatens hostages
Israel is repeatedly pounding Gaza with deadly airstrikes, displacing more than 100,000 people and sending waves of injured Palestinians to overwhelmed hospitals, as military leaders follow through on orders of a "complete siege" of the densely populated coastal strip.
2023-10-10 14:27