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Israel has issued new forced displacement orders for residents of northern Gaza. Families were forced to wait until sunrise to begin escaping as Israel intensifies their ground operation in the area.

Dr. Mohamed Salha, director of Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, says Israeli forces forced the evacuation of the last functioning hospital in the region under threat of bombing. Patients were carried on foot, roads were blocked, and medical supplies destroyed. He warns of rising deaths and disease as Gaza’s health system collapses.

In New Orleans, a vibrant tradition lives on, stitched into the hearts and hands of its youth. Wild Magnolias is a short documentary that follows Corey, Alvon and JaCorey—teenage protégés of master barber and mentor Chief Bo Dollis Jr.—as they are initiated into adulthood as Mardi Gras Indians, a centuries-old Black masking tradition rooted in resistance, pride and artistic brilliance. The film of...

The United States will not tolerate "exploitation" of American universities by the Chinese Communist Party or theft of US research and intellectual property, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said. In a briefing at the State Department, Bruce declined to provide numbers for how many Chinese students would be affected by a new plan to "aggressively" revoke visas announced on Wednesday, but...

Shaina Low, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) communications adviser in Palestine, says the scenes of Palestinians desperately seeking food highlight the risks involved in bypassing coordinated humanitarian distribution systems. “What we’re seeing now – people walking tens of kilometres to access distribution sites, the chaos that is unfolding, the way that Palestinians are being corralled to...

There have been multiple explosions near a food distribution point opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the centre of the Strip. That's after Israeli shots were fired near one of their aid points in the south on Wednesday.

As Israel continues to besiege the Gaza Strip, it's also putting pressure on the occupied West Bank, ramping up both raids and illegal settlements. Israel media is reporting the government has approved 22 new illegal settlements on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. The UN says Israeli forces demolished more than 1,700 Palestinian buildings and homes and seized 24 square kilometres of lan...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students. Rubio says those affected will include students with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or those studying in what he called “critical fields”. He says the US will also change visa criteria of applicants from mainland China and Hong Kong. China is the second-largest country of origin for international...

The United Nations Security Council has held a briefing focused on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Speakers condemned Israel's actions denying aid to Palestinians and attacking them in displacement camps.

A US Federal Court has blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs on imports. A three-judge panel on the Court of International Trade said Trump exceeded his authority by invoking an emergency law to impose the levies. The White House said it is appealing. In April, Trump imposed a 10 percent tariff on most countries and suspended higher levies on many trading partners for 90 days. The duties were...

senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights the systematic destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system over the past 19 months. He recalls the initial strike on Al-Ahli Hospital in October 2023 and emphasizes how continued Israeli attacks and aid restrictions have left hospitals inoperable, forcing doctors to perform procedures without anesthesia.

Tarek al-Farra, a teacher in Gaza who has been displaced for more than a year, says daily life in the enclave is dominated by uncertainty. “I don’t know how long I will be here, displaced,” he told Al Jazeera from Khan Younis in southern Gaza. “I don’t know when I will go back to my home. Although my home is destroyed, I would rather build a tent on the rubble of my home rather than be displaced i...

In a searing address to the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East and Gaza, American trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa delivered a first-hand account of Gaza's collapsing healthcare system, drawing from his two medical missions to Khan Younis. "I am not here as a policymaker, but as a physician bearing witness to the deliberate destruction of healthcare, the targeting of my colleagues, and...

Russia's defence minister says its military is advancing on almost all areas of the frontline in Ukraine. That's despite efforts by the US to mediate an end to the war. Several Russian attacks targeted the region of Kharkiv - in the east, at least one person was killed and several were injured. Ukraine says Russia launched 88 drones across the country overnight. The Russian defence minister was sp...

Three people have been killed and dozens injured during attempts by a controversial aid group to distribute food to thousands of starving Palestinians in Gaza. The US and Israel back the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. But the UN and aid groups have rejected the role of the foundation, saying it appears to “weaponise aid”.

There have been chaotic scenes in southern Gaza, after attempts by a controversial aid group to distribute food to thousands of starving Palestinians. Three people were killed, and dozens were injured in the fraught operation by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The US and Israel back the organisation, but the United Nations says it doesn't abide by humanitarian principles.

The Trump administration wants to cut all federal funding to Harvard University. It's asked federal agencies to cancel their remaining contracts with the school. Harvard says it's retaliation for not giving into its political demands. The Trump administration is also targeting all foreign students - ordering US embassies to stop scheduling visa interviews for those who want to study in the country...

China is hosting a high-level meeting with 11 Pacific Island nations on Wednesday, which Beijing says will address greater cooperation in the Pacific. Beijing says it wants to “jointly build a closer China-Pacific Island community”. The meeting comes at a time of intense geo-strategic competition, with Australia attempting to curb China’s increasing military influence in the region.

Britain's King Charles has given a throne speech in Canada to open the country's parliament. While the King is officially Canada's head of state, it's extremely rare for a British monarch to deliver that address. His two-day visit is being seen as a show of support for the country's sovereignty, amid annexation threats by US President Donald Trump.

The Israeli military has released footage of a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centre, hours before the chaos unfolded. This centre is intended to serve hundreds of thousands of people, who had received little or no food for months, and replace those established by the UN and other independent charities.

There is not enough evidence suggesting a breakthrough in ceasefire talks “despite some occasional optimism being aired from all sides”, says Dan Perry, an Israel affairs analyst. “We remain where we have been tragically for 19 months now, which is that Hamas refuses to hand over all the hostages without being allowed to remain in power in Gaza … whereas Israel refuses to end the war without Hamas...

Israeli forces have carried out several raids on money exchanges across the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army used live bullets and tear gas as they stormed the city of Nablus. At least 21 Palestinians have been injured. The army also deployed tanks in the cities of Tubas and Hebron. Since the war on Gaza, Israeli army raids and armed settlers’ attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank...

A controversial aid group, backed by the US and Israel, says it has begun operations in Gaza, despite objections from the United Nations. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it's now opened its first distribution hubs in southern Gaza. On Sunday, its executive director resigned, saying the mission couldn't adhere to humanitarian principles. The UN and other aid groups say the scheme would force...

In Afghanistan, 2.3 million children are severely malnourished - an alarming rate which has been exacerbated by aid cuts, and the country's economic collapse. According to UNICEF, 50% of children under 5 currently face stunted growth. Maternal malnutrition also means nearly half of pregnant women are anaemic. This food insecurity has only been worsened by recent climate shocks and cuts of global f...

Hamas has agreed to a US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. It's understood the group and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff agreed to the draft deal, at a meeting in Qatar's capital, Doha. Sources tell us it includes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 10 living captives in two stages. The US President will guarantee the terms of the deal and the withdrawal of Israeli troops. Sources say it would gu...