Security Council plans to vote on UN membership for Palestine. But the US will block it

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote Thursday on a resolution that would allow the state of Palestine to join the United Nations as a full member, a step the United States opposes and will veto if ... Read More

5 things to know for April 26: Trump trials, University protests, Harvey Weinstein, TikTok ban, Starliner

A multi-day storm threat is set to impact millions of people in the central US through the weekend. Forecasts show parts of Texas, Missouri and Iowa are in the direct pathway of multiple rounds of ... Read More

US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

The United States has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine. Read More

Berlin police clear pro-Palestinian camp from parliament lawn

Berlin police on Friday began clearing a pro-Palestinian camp set up in front of the German parliament by activists demanding the government stop arms exports to Israel and end what they say is the ... Read More

Widowed Palestinian doesn't expect much from US action against Israel

Omar Assad's 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the Israeli soldiers she blames for his death two years ago in the occupied West Bank, but isn't pinning hope on any action the ... Read More

Pedersen: Syria Treated by Many as a Space for Settling Scores

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Thursday that Syria has become a "sort of free-for-all space for settling scores," warning that each month, trends are moving further in the wrong ... Read More

What is the Genocide Convention and what does it mean for Palestine?

Join our community for breaking news and juicy stories. The document alleges that ‘Israel has engaged in, is engaging in and risks further engaging in genocidal acts against the Palestinian ... It is ... Read More

Is a Third World War coming?

This was the question a friend of mine in his late 20s asked me when we woke up on April 14 to the news that Iran had launched over 300 ... Read More

Correction: Israel-Palestinians-Campus Protests story

In a story published April 23, 2024, about Gaza war protests at colleges, The Associated Press erroneously reported, based on information from Yale University President Peter Salovey, that 60 ... Read More

Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham issues condemnation against those ‘ignoring’ Gaza

Game Of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham has said that the internet “will not forget” those who failed to express vocal support for Palestinians amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The ... Read More

Security Council plans to vote on UN membership for Palestine

The UN Security Council is set to vote Thursday on a resolution that would allow the state of Palestine to join the United Nations as a full member, a step the United States opposes and will veto if ... Read More

US blocks widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

The United States vetoes a widely backed UN resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. Read More