Missed the headlines? Catch up quick, with Debrief. One week after a humiliating rebuke at the UNGA, Israel saw a serious rise in global pressure to stop the genocide in Gaza. Hundreds of activists on the Global Sumud...
French politicians still in deadlock over country’s budget • FRANCE 24 English
France’s new Prime Minister is tackling the country’s budget – with a proposal for a new tax targeting individuals with annual incomes of 250,000 euros or more. He also wants to crack down on the super...
Israel says it prepares for first phase of Trump plan after striking Gaza overnight • FRANCE 24
Israel’s army said it would advance preparations for the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and return all the remaining hostages. The news came after Israel launched dozens of air...
Nine months after Assad, can Damascus deliver a true and fair democracy? | DW News
Syrians are preparing to vote in the first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime. The country is still reeling from over a decade of civil war that ended with the outsting of President Bashar al...
Palestinians hopeful after Hamas agrees to parts of peace plan
On the ground, Palestinians are hopeful that the end of the suffering across the enclave is in reach. Since October 7, two years ago, Israel has killed more than 66,000 people in Gaza. Kristina Simich reports...
Global Sumud Flotilla activist recalls harsh conditions under illegal Israeli detention
“They prevented us from accessing medicine, gave only drinkable water and after 32 hours, we had barely any food." A Moroccan activist from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla arrived in Istanbul with 136 others...
“Morale in Israel is very low”
“They (Israeli authorities) are incredibly angry, furious and don’t know what to do,” said Turkish journalist and activist Ersin Celik, detained by Israeli forces on the Global Sumud Flotilla, as 137 participants...