To kill the future, zero the past

Today’s weapons are capable of wiping out entire swaths of humanity, demolishing remaining shreds of culture along with them. News coverage of the one-sided Gaza campaign make it plain that’s exactly what’s happening. Destroying the past destroys the future too. The world must band together to make sure these atrocities

Gaza war enters seventh month, new truce talks expected

The Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday, with talks towards a truce and hostage release deal expected to resume in Cairo. As the bloodiest ever Gaza war passed the half-year mark, Israel's government has faced a growing international backlash against its military campaign,

US urges immediate ceasefire at UN as Gaza war grinds on

The United States has circulated for the first time a draft UN resolution calling for an "immediate" ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, as warnings grow of famine in besieged Gaza. Washington had blocked previous Security Council texts using the word "immediate" but US top diplomat Antony Blinken confirmed the shift in

Palestinians prepare for Ramadan in the shadow of Gaza war

Palestinians prepared for Ramadan in a sombre mood with heightened security measures by Israeli police and the spectre of war and hunger in Gaza overshadowing the normally festive Muslim holy month as talks to secure a ceasefire stalled. Thousands of police have been deployed around the narrow streets of the Old

Jordan king warns of continuing Gaza war during Ramadan

Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Sunday of a wider regional war if Israel presses on with its military campaign in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. At a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Abdullah warned "of the continuation of the war on Gaza