Netanyahu takes UN stage with one eye on Israel’s election
As criticism of Israel intensifies, Israeli PM Netanyahu heads to the UN with his own political future in focus.

As criticism of Israel intensifies, Israeli PM Netanyahu heads to the UN with his own political future in focus.

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Violations against Palestinians in Gaza continue even as world leaders call on Israel to adhere to ceasefire deal.

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
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