Palestinians are following the campaign, but few feel next month’s vote will make their lives any better.
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Palestinians protest Israel’s prison visit bans as settler pogroms continue across the occupied West Bank.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for Israeli withdrawal, condemning its attacks as Syria emerges from civil war.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel and the US of applying ‘double standards’.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa demanded the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Syrian territory.
The UN wants to accelerate progress to end poverty by 2030, but people over the world say millions are still struggling.
Priests Against Genocide hold shroud with names of 300 children killed in ‘ceasefires’ in Gaza, the occupied West Bank
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa says Donald Trump should give New Jersey to Israel, instead of the Golan Heights.
US Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen has called Netanyahu a lying war criminal ahead of his visit to UNGA
Every day, Fidaa Zalbani checks the room of her son, Mohammed, 17, tidying his bed and arranging untouched clothes.
The company’s cofounder is also an ex-Israeli soldier. Pakistan does not recognise Israel.
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