By AFPPope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as "cruelty", a day after the territory's rescue agency said an Israeli air strike killed seven children from one family.Gaza's civil defence rescue agency reported that an Isra...

By AFP/Celine Le Prioux with Frank Zeller in BerlinThe Saudi suspect in Germany's deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market held strongly anti-Islam views and was angry with Germany's migrant and asylum policy, officials said Saturday.Chancello...

By UN NewsThe ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee crisis on the South Sudan border, have intensified an already alarming humanitarian crisis, according to UN agencies on Friday.In a new report, t...

By AFPPalestinian officials reported on Friday that Israeli settlers had set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, an act Israeli police said was under investigation.According to Abdallah Kamil, the governor of Salfit, the attack targeted the B...

By AFPSouth Sudan has detained a leading journalist, an international media organisation said Friday as it urged his immediate release.News of the apparent arrest followed a warning by the United Nations which denounced arbitrary detentions, includin...

By AFPUS immigration authorities removed over 270,000 people last financial year, figures showed Thursday, weeks before Donald Trump takes office threatening to deport millions of migrants.The tally of removals is the final annual report under Presid...

By UN NewsThe head of the UN aid coordination office in Gaza, Georgios Petropoulos, issued a harrowing update on the dire situation in the enclave on Thursday, describing it as “the most dangerous place on earth right now.”Speaking to correspondents...

By UN News/Vibhu MishraThe UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), warning that delays could heighten risks to global peace and security.Add...

By AFP/Gregory WALTONThe UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Thursday asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to assess Israel's obligations to assist Palestinians, amid accusations the Israeli government systematicall...

By AFPSweden announced plans Friday to stop funding to the UN's Palestinian refugee agency in response to an Israeli ban, but pledged to increase its aid to Gaza via other groups.Funding earmarked for Gaza will total 800 million kronor ($72 million)...

By AFPFifty-five US-bound migrants have died and 180 children have been abandoned this year while crossing the treacherous Darien jungle from Colombia, Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday.Despite dangers including fast-flowing rivers, w...

By AFP/Aurélia ENDIn his first post-election news conference, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to "straighten out" the "corrupt" US press.Before he's even taken office, he's already made efforts to shape the media in his favor -- tapping loyalists...