1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (477+ words) More than 200 leftist activists and Islamic State group members were detained in a move criticized as undemocratic by watchdog groups. (STANBUL (AFP) " The editor-in-chief of a Turkish LGBTQ journal and 42 environmental volunteers, some elderly, were among 103 people jailed pending trial…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (713+ words) Israel has long been harshly critical of the three-person commission, which was established in 2021 to look into rights violations in Israel and the Palestinian territories. GENEVA (AFP) " Palestinian civilians are caught between "mass atrocities" of Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas…...

1+ mon, 38+ min ago  (588+ words) A U. S. -brokered'ceasefire in thee Israel-Hezbollah conflict'appeared more nominal by the day, complicating efforts at a broader peace in the'Iran war'as Tehran wants an agreement to include end to the fighting in Lebanon. The Litani River has been a de facto…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (835+ words) Italy wants the European Union to sanction Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he posted a video in which he taunted detained pro-Palestinian activists. (CN) " European leaders came under renewed pressure Thursday to take a tougher stance on Israel…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (593+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) " Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said the military would occupy a swath of southern Lebanon even after the end of the war against Hezbollah, as warplanes carried out fresh strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. Katz's…...

4+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (468+ words) The group said the number of journalists killed in Ukraine and Sudan also increased in 2025 compared to a year earlier, noting a rise in the use of drones and a culture of impunity. NEW YORK (AFP) " A record 129 journalists and…...