The leader of Iranian Jews says the Zionist regime cannot represent Judaism, just as the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group cannot represent Islam. Rabbi Younes Hamami-Lalehzar, who is also a physician, made the remarks in an interview with Press TV aired on Thursday. “Just as the

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the US veto of a UN Security Council resolution calling for a pause in Israel's attacks and crimes against the people of Gaza is "double oppression" against the Palestinians and humanity. The ongoing events against the

President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the United States to show global leadership by backing Israel and Ukraine, saying in a speech from the Oval Office Thursday that defeating Hamas and Russia was a vital US interest. Biden, 80, said he would make an "urgent"

Rishi Sunak has flown to Israel for talks with its leaders, and will then travel to other countries in the region for further discussions, Downing Street has announced. The prime minister left London on Wednesday evening, and was scheduled to hold talks with the Israeli prime minister,

Dozens killed as Israeli air raids continue to target Gaza overnight, according to Palestinian and Arab media reports, as residents mourn the deadly strike at al-Ahli Arab Hospital. Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian

The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned Hamas’ attack on Israel while calling for a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza. The US was the sole vote against the resolution on Wednesday, with 12

On the night of October 9, Seng Mai was awoken by a deafening explosion that tore apart her shelter in Mung Lai Hkyet, a camp for conflict-displaced people in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State. “The sound was so loud that I wondered whether I had even survived,” the

Russian leader Vladimir Putin was given the red carpet treatment at a global summit in Beijing, as China and Russia deepen their solidarity. Hosted by China's President Xi Jinping, the meeting celebrated 10 years of his signature foreign and economic policy, the Belt and Road

Summary Egypt's president has agreed to open up a crossing to allow up to 20 trucks of aid into Gaza US President Joe Biden told reporters that the aid shipment would probably not happen until Friday It came as President Biden visited Israel in a show of support where he backed

Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi is seeking the approval of emergency regulations that would allow him to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera news station in Israel. The proposed regulations aim to prohibit news organizations from intentionally undermining national

Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel and expel all Israeli ambassadors, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday. An urgent meeting of the OIC is taking place in the Saudi city of

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised greater access to China's market for international firms and new financing exceeding USD 100 billion for other developing economies as he opened a forum Wednesday on his signature Belt and Road infrastructure policy. The initiative has built

At least 500 people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities in the besieged territory. Several world leaders have condemned the attack. Here are some of the early key reactions: Palestine A spokesman for

Summary Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have addressed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) summit in Beijing Xi has laid out his vision for the BRI, which he has positioned as an alternative to Western-led development The two leaders are due to hold a bilateral discussion later as

The Gaza health ministry says at least 500 were killed in the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, many of them women and children. A UN-run school housing refugees was also struck. Israeli bombardment has struck a packed hospital compound in central Gaza, killing an estimated 500 people,

Thousands of people in Gaza have gathered at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, as diplomatic efforts continue to open it before Israel starts its expected ground operation. But the United Nations said there had been no progress in negotiations on reopening of the crossing. Cairo

Two people were shot dead in the Belgian capital Brussels on Monday evening in what the government described as a terrorist attack. The suspect was still at large hours later, Belgian media reported, as authorities raised the terror alert in Brussels to its highest level.

Loved ones and strangers united in grief Monday at the funeral of a 6-year-old Chicago-area boy who was killed because he was Muslim, officials say. Wadea Al Fayoume was stabbed 26 times Saturday by his family’s landlord in Plainfield Township, Illinois, the Will County

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing this week in a visit expected to underscore their shared vision for a new international order no longer dominated by the United States and its democratic allies. This meeting between the

Summary US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to be briefed on its plans for war against Hamas militants Biden will hear from Israel how it will conduct its operations in a way that "minimises civilian casualties", the US says Hamas says it fired a