Palestine

AFP/APP Rafah: Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Hamas-run territory, where the health ministry said the death toll in the war had exceeded 35,000 people. More than seven months…

New York Islamabad: The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved granting the Palestinians increased rights within the organization and endorsed their pursuit of full membership, a move thwarted by the United States on Friday.…

AFP/APP New York: After a US veto foiled the Palestinians' drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected on Friday to grant them some additional rights in the global body -- a symbolic win that has already irked Israel.…

AFP/APP Rafah: Smoke rose from strikes on Gaza's crowded southern city of Rafah Thursday after US President Joe Biden vowed to stop supplying artillery shells and other weapons to Israel if a full-scale offensive into the city goes…

Agencies  New York: American media reports indicate that college administrators nationwide are preparing for potential protests amid ongoing anger over Israeli attacks in Gaza, which recently disrupted convocation ceremonies at several…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reiterated their commitment to strengthening bilateral economic cooperation and increasing Saudi investments in Pakistan. This commitment was reaffirmed during a meeting between…

AFP/APP Los Angeles: Hundreds of police and protesters were in a tense stand-off early Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles as unrest over Israel's war against Palestinian group in Gaza simmered on US campuses.…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Palestinian militant group Hamas released on Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza and seen alive in the footage. Israeli media identified him as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted…

AFP/APP Tehran: Despite Friday's announcement of explosions in central Iran, many people appeared unfazed and planned rallies in the capital supporting last weekend's unprecedented Iranian attack on Israel still went ahead. "We're going…

News Desk  Islamabad: In the United States, Google terminated the employment of 28 workers who protested against the company's agreement with the Israeli government. As reported by the American magazine "Bloomberg," Google entered…