Israel has banned the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country – a move which could hamper its work in Gaza. UNRWA’s chief Philippe Lazzarini has warned the ban “will only deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza”. The agency, which is responsible for more than five million Palestinia

Croatia is to supply Ukraine with 30 battle tanks and 30 infantry fighting vehicles from the Cold War era with support from Germany, according to an agreement signed in Berlin on Monday. “The first will be handed over to Ukraine this year,” German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said after signing the deal with his Croatian […]

PARIS (AP) — France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier resumed work Monday following surgery this weekend for a cervical lesion, according to a rare health update from his doctor. Seventy-three-year-old Barnier, the oldest of the 26 prime ministers who have served modern France’s Fifth Republic, returned to the Hôtel de Matignon, the official residenc

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on India to do more to end the war in his country beyond merely saying it is against war, in an interview with the Times of India published on Monday. “Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi can influence the end of the Ukraine war. This is the huge value of him in […]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s presidency said at least 40 soldiers were killed by unidentified assailants during a Sunday night attack on a military base in the country’s west. President Mahamat Debby Itno visited the base early Monday morning and announced the launch of a military operation to track the assailants. Chad has long battled […]