Author: Disha Mishra
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was losing patience with the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas following seeing footage of the Palestinian militant group Hamas release Israeli hostages over the weekend, whose appearance he compared to Holocaust survivors. Trump’s reaction to seeing images of the three hostages, who appeared gaunt upon their release on Saturday, brought fresh uncertainty over the deal’s fate before all remaining 76 hostages are freed and came days after the president called for the removal of Palestinians from the enclave and for the U.S. to take control of it. “They look like Holocaust…
Israeli police have raided a well-known Palestinian bookshop in East Jerusalem, accusing its owners of selling books that incited terrorism, including a children’s colouring book entitled “From the Jordan to the Sea”. Two of the owners, Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna, were arrested on Sunday and held overnight. A separate branch, located in the nearby American Colony Hotel, was also raided. Closed circuit television footage showed police searching the shelves and pictures shared on social media showed books scattered over the floor of the shop. Mahmoud Muna’s 11-year-old daughter Layla was present when police carried out the raid, her mother May…
Susana Muhamad, Environment Minister stated on Monday, Deforestation in Colombia in 2024 is expected to have reached a higher level than during the last year but is still forecast to be among the lowest levels in over two decades. According to the environment ministry, deforestation fell by over a third to just over 792 square kilometers (305 square miles) in 2023, down from approx 1,235 square kilometers in 2022. Previous year Susana Muhamad warned repeatedly that the 2023 success was unlikely to be repeated amid drought and a breakdown in discussions with dissident rebels, who the government accuses of fueling…
(Forelines) – Farhan Haq, deputy U.N. spokesperson stated on Monday, the United Nations has paused all operations in Yemen’s Sa’ada governorate following more U.N. staff were arrested by the Houthi officials. “This extraordinary and temporary measure seeks to balance the imperative to stay and deliver with the need to have the safety and security of the U.N. personnel and its partners guaranteed,” stated by Farhan Haq. “Such guarantees are ultimately required to ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of our efforts.”
The U.N. human rights office on Monday described images of both emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal as distressing, saying they reflected the dire conditions in which they were held. The gaunt, pale faces of both hostages and detainees have drawn attention since the latest releases over the weekend, with U.S. President Donald Trump comparing those held in Gaza by Palestinian militant group Hamas to Holocaust survivors. “The images we have seen of Israeli hostages released over the weekend show signs of ill-treatment and severe malnourishment, reflecting very dire conditions they were…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could allow sections of the war-ravaged land to be rebuilt by other states in the Middle East. “I’m committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle East to build sections of it, other people may do it, through our auspices. But we’re committed to owning it, taking it, and making sure that Hamas doesn’t move back.” Trump made his remarks to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to…
(Forelines) – Palestinian militant group Hamas declared on Monday it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until another notice over what it stated were Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement. In response, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated Hamas had violated the ceasefire agreement with its declaration and stated that he had instructed the military to prepare at the highest level of readiness in Gaza and to protect Israeli communities. A spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing Abu Ubaida,, stated that since the ceasefire came into enforce on January 19, Israel had delayed allowing displaced Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza, targeted…
The Trump administration’s freeze of foreign funding has begun impacting an international effort to hold Russia responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, according to eight sources and a Ukrainian document seen by Reuters, halting dozens of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in aid. Ukraine has opened more than 140,000 war crime cases since Moscow’s February 2022 invasion, which has killed tens of thousands, ravaged vast swathes of the country and left behind mental and physical scars from occupation. Russia consistently denies war crimes have been committed by its forces in the conflict. U.S.-funded international initiatives such as…
(Forelines) – According to the authorities, South Korean prosecutors mentioned on Monday 63 people for their role in assaulting a court building recent month to protest the imprisionment of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, with a few facing allegations carrying up to a seven-year jail term. Hundreds of angry Yoon Suk Yeol supporters assault the Seoul Western District Court in the pre-dawn hours of January 19, demolishing property and trespassing into judges’ chambers as certain live-streamed the event. Of the 63 people indicted on allegations that inclusive of aggravated obstruction of official duty, devastation of official property, attempted arson and…
(Forelines) – The European Commission stated on Monday it would react to defend European Union interests following U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of upcoming metals tariffs, but stated it would not address until it had clarification of the measures, according to Reuters report. Donald Trump stated on Sunday that he would introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the U.S. in additional significant escalation of his trade policy overhaul. The Commission stated it had not obtained any official notification regarding another tariffs on EU goods and would not address to “broad announcements” without details or written…