Israeli strikes on Gaza leave orphans, childless parents

Israeli strikes on Gaza leave orphans, childless parents

By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Reem Abu Hayyah, just three months old, was the only member of her family to survive an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip late Monday. A few miles (kilometers) to the north, Mohamed Abuel-Qomasan lost his wife and their twin babies … Read more

Israeli strike on Gaza school reportedly kills at least 90 civilians – POLITICO

Israeli strike on Gaza school reportedly kills at least 90 civilians – POLITICO

The attack in Gaza City’s Daraj neighborhood came during dawn prayers at the school, and the deaths were mostly women and children. Videos and images shared by international and local media show bodies scattered on the floor, families mourning and young men and children searching through the rubble. This is the fifth attack by the … Read more

Gaza reports scores dead in Israeli strike on school

Gaza reports scores dead in Israeli strike on school

CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school compound housing displaced families killed around 100 people, the Hamas-run Gaza government said on Saturday (Aug 10). Video clips from the site showed body parts scattered on the ground and more bodies being carried away and covered in blankets on the floor. Empty food tins lay in … Read more

Gaza war casts a shadow over the Olympics – POLITICO

Gaza war casts a shadow over the Olympics – POLITICO

Some spectators, who carried Palestinian flags, reportedly booed the Israeli national anthem. Referring to the banner and the gestures, a Paris 2024 spokesperson said the organization “condemns these acts in the strongest terms” and added the Olympics “are a time for harmony and tolerance.” Israel sent 88 athletes to Paris to compete in 16 sports, … Read more

Croatia bans 3 top Montenegrin politicians over Holocaust resolution – POLITICO

Croatia bans 3 top Montenegrin politicians over Holocaust resolution – POLITICO

Zagreb sharply criticized the resolution at the time, warning it would damage relations between the two countries and impede Montenegro’s hopes of joining the European Union, and vowing consequences. European Council President Charles Michel canceled a trip to Podgorica in solidarity with Croatia. Mandić introduced the resolution, and Bečić and Knežević’s parties supported it, after … Read more

Authors pull books from Giller Prize to protest Scotiabank’s investment in Israeli defence contractor

Authors pull books from Giller Prize to protest Scotiabank’s investment in Israeli defence contractor

A prestigious Canadian literary prize will maintain its partnership with Scotiabank after nearly 20 authors pulled their books from consideration to protest the bank’s investment in an Israeli defence contractor.  More than two dozen authors have signed a letter posted Wednesday by Canlit Responds, a group that initially formed to protest charges laid against several of the … Read more

Holocaust vote throws wrench in Montenegro’s EU bid – POLITICO

Holocaust vote throws wrench in Montenegro’s EU bid – POLITICO

The vote overshadowed a positive week for Spajić’s pro-EU centrist government. The PM described his administration as having been “really optimistic and pumped up” after overcoming a major hurdle in its EU accession talks at an intergovernmental conference in Brussels on June 26. Spajić wants to get his country into the EU by 2028 and … Read more

Canada promised an air defence system to Ukraine 18 months ago. It still hasn’t arrived

Canada promised an air defence system to Ukraine 18 months ago. It still hasn’t arrived

Ukraine’s minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, says his country is in urgent need of weapons and wishes the air defence system Canada promised more than a year ago was already in Ukraine. Canada announced plans in January 2023 to donate a $406-million surface-to-air missile defence system, but there’s still no delivery date. “Of course, we … Read more

NYu nurse fired from hospital after referring to ‘genocide’

NYu nurse fired from hospital after referring to ‘genocide’

By Karen Matthews | Associated Press NEW YORK — A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel’s war in Gaza as a “genocide” during a speech accepting an award. Labor and delivery nurse Hesen Jabr, who is Palestinian American, was being honored by NYU Langone Health for her … Read more

Serbia reels at UN resolution on Srebrenica massacre – POLITICO

Serbia reels at UN resolution on Srebrenica massacre – POLITICO

According to Todorović, however, the vehemence of Serbia’s opposition to the resolution has more complex roots than mere nationalist pique. Belgrade, she explained, wants to increase its international influence by appearing to argue with its neighbors and then swiftly defuse the disputes, thereby winning a reputation as a force for stability and a major regional … Read more