video Update Palestinians mourn the death of their relatives who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their shelter in Deir El-Balah.

Gaza ceasefire ‘closer than ever’ as sides work on final details

  • Israeli official: ‘We are close, we are not there yet’
  • Hamas says negotiations in final steps
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Sudan rescuers say more than 120 killed by shelling around capital

Sudan rescuers say more than 120 killed by shelling around capital

  • Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has escalated in recent weeks after more than 20 months of war in Sudan
By AFP ·

Israeli soldiers are seen at a staging ground near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. photos

Some Israeli soldiers refuse to keep fighting in Gaza

  • Seven soldiers who’ve refused to continue fighting in Gaza spoke with AP, describing how Palestinians were indiscriminately killed and houses destroyed
  • Ishai Menuchin, spokesperson for Yesh Gvul, a movement for soldiers refusing to serve, said he works with more than 80 soldiers who have refused to fight and that there are hundreds more who feel similarly but remain silent
By AP ·

Analysis What is behind the resurgence of vehicular-ramming terror attacks?

What is behind the resurgence of vehicular-ramming terror attacks?

By GABRIELE MALVISI ·

Saudi center’s robotic liver study earns recognition

Saudi center’s robotic liver study earns recognition

  • Prof. Dieter Broering, executive director of the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence in Riyadh, led the study
  • In 2024, Prof. Broering performed the world’s first fully robotic left lobe liver transplant
By Arab News ·

Special Nawaf Salam to begin consultations to form Lebanese government

Nawaf Salam to begin consultations to form Lebanese government

  • Nawaf Salam: I am not one of those who exclude or marginalize anyone; rather, I advocate for unity and national partnership
  • Salam: The time has come to begin a new chapter rooted in justice, security, progress and opportunities for Lebanon to be a country of free people equal in rights and duties
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Germany's far-right AfD sends out mock plane tickets for migrants

Germany's far-right AfD sends out mock plane tickets for migrants

  • The flyers are labelled "Deportation Ticket" and feature the passenger’s name as "Illegal Immigrant" and the destination as "Safe Country of Origin"
  • Several migrants have posted on social media about receiving the tickets over the past few days
By AFP ·

TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’

TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’

  • Rumors circulated Monday that TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, is considering selling the platform’s US operations to Elon Musk’s social media platform, X
  • Congress legislation could force TikTok to divest its US operations, requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to either sell the platform or shut it down
By AFP ·

TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’

TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’

  • Rumors circulated Monday that TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, is considering selling the platform’s US operations to Elon Musk’s social media platform, X
  • Congress legislation could force TikTok to divest its US operations, requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to either sell the platform or shut it down
By AFP ·