Providence, October 10 (RHC)-- In a blow to the student Palestinian solidarity movement, Brown University in the U.S. voted against divesting from 10 companies that are complicit in Israel’s occupation of — and war on — Palestinian territories. ... More


United Nations, October 10 (RC)-- The head of the UN's Palestine refugee agency has warned that the Gaza Strip has become "unrecognizable" following a year of devastating war, expressing concern that the violence sweeping through the West Asia region shows no signs of abating.... More


Warsaw, October 10 (RHC)-- Muslim civil society organizations have raised concerns over an increasing wave of government crackdowns on pro-Palestinian activism throughout Europe, citing violations of human rights and freedom of expression.... More


New York, October 10 (RHC)-- American arms dealers have gathered “record profits” from Israel’s wars on the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon, according to a new report.   In a report released on Wednesday, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, an American think tank focused on U.S. foreign policy, revealed that U.S. arms manufacturers have outperformed major stock indexes this year, driven by increased arms sales to Israel for its Gaza war and the newly escalated aggression against Lebanon.... More


Moscow, October 10 (RHC)-- Russian presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov reported Thursday that 32 nations confirmed their participation in the BRICS Group summit to be held in the Russian city of Kazan on October 22-24 under the theme “Strengthening multilateralism for equitable global development and security.”... More


Gaza City, October 10 (RHC)-- Experts warn that asbestos, a hazardous substance released by the bombs Israel drops on the besieged Gaza Strip, is a silent killer of the people at the regime’s disposal.  Since October 2023, Israeli bombs have caused vast amounts of the hazardous chemical to be broken into tiny, airborne particles that can potentially cause cancer if breathed in.... More


Gaza City, October 10 (RHC)-- Israel has killed one more journalist covering the regime’s barbarism in the historic Palestinian refugee camp of Jabalia.  Local media reports said Mohammed Tanani was killed by Israeli snipers while reporting on the ground invasion of the camp.... More


Washington, October 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his “ironclad” support for Israel during a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House says, amid an escalation of violence in Gaza and Lebanon.  The call between the two leaders on Wednesday lasted 30 minutes and was their first publicly announced conversation since August.... More


Beirut, October 10 (RHC)-- On the first anniversary of Israel’s modern barbarism in the Gaza Strip, Tel Aviv released the shocking scenes of torture and abuse of Palestinian detainees at its Ofer prison.   Hamas described the move as a failed attempt by Israel to "to erase the humiliation and defeat” of its forces at the hands of the Resistance in the past year.... More


Beirut, October 10 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime is turning Lebanon into another target of its genocidal and ethnic cleansing aims after pursuing the sinister goals in the Gaza Strip for more than a year now, says a scholar.... More


La Paz, October 9 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, new data show wildfires have burned a record 25 million acres this year, driven by hot and dry conditions due to the climate crisis. ... More


United Nations, October 9 (RHC)-- UN Secretary-General António Guterres says he’s written directly to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning him against dismantling the U.N. agency tasked with providing food, healthcare and social services to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. ... More


Gaza City, October 9 (RHC)-- Israel’s military has once again invaded the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, its third such offensive in the last year.  The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says the assault has left dozens of people dead or injured, as soldiers “fire at anyone who moves.” ... More


Gaza City, October 9 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip says at least 45 people have lost their lives and another 130 individuals sustained injuries over the last 24 hours in the coastal sliver, as the Israeli military continues to target residential buildings and infrastructure across the territory.... More


Geneva, October 9 (RHC)-- The medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, says the Israeli regime’s forced expulsion orders in the northern Gaza Strip are turning the war-ravaged besieged area into a "lifeless desert.”... More


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