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Biden's Blurred Red Lines On Rafah Under Pressure

Joe Biden's red lines have repeatedly shifted when it comes to Israel's assault on Rafah, but the US president faces growing pressure to firm up his stance after a deadly strike in the Gazan city.

International Business Times · May 28, 2024

UN Watchdog Reveals Iran Increased Its Enriched Uranium Supply

The IAEA, a U.N. watchdog, revealed that the enriched uranium supply of Iran has grown to unprecedented levels.

International Business Times · May 28, 2024

At least 21 killed in Israeli attacks on tent camp near Gaza’s Rafah

Palestinian officials say at least 12 women among those killed in attack on tent camp for displaced people in al-Mawasi.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel are becoming increasingly isolated internationally – they need to listen to their friends

Pressure, both external and internal, is rapidly changing the international landscape for Israel. In 2011, Ehud Barak, then Israel’s defence minister, warned that Israel would face a “diplomatic-political tsunami” of international isolation and censure if it could not resolve the conflict with the Palestinians. More than a decade later, that…

The Conversation · May 28, 2024

Tanks reach centre of Rafah as attacks mount and Israel’s isolation grows

Three countries recognise Palestinian state and UN calls emergency meeting amid international horror at Israel’s offensive

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

Ireland, Norway and Spain recognise Palestine. What has that changed?

Now 146 out of 193 UN members recognise Palestine, but what does that mean for Palestinians?

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2024

Slovenia’s ‘moral duty’: What’s behind its push to recognise Palestine?

As Israel’s war rages in Gaza, Slovenia is joining a clutch of European nations that hope to pave a pathway to peace.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2024

UK vows action over hundreds of Ukrainians with disabilities vanished into Russia

Deputy foreign secretary calls on those in the hundreds of cases revealed by an 18-month investigation by The Independent to be returned and pledges further support for the disabled community in Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks

Iran’s role in funding and arming proxy groups in the Middle East has been well documented and has gotten extra attention since the Hamas-led attack in Israel in October 2023. Similarly, Tehran’s arms shipments to Russia are well known and have prompted complaints and sanctions from the West.

The Conversation · May 28, 2024

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with intercepts

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024