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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One as he heads to the Middle East. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump departed on Sunday (October 12, 2025) on a high-stakes peace trip to Israel and Egypt, declaring the “war is over” in Gaza despite uncertainty about what will follow a…
Hamas said Wednesday (October 8, 2025) that “optimism” was prevailing in indirect talks with Israel aimed at ending the Gaza war, with the militant group submitting a list of prisoners it wants released in exchange for freeing Israeli hostages under a deal. The talks aim to thrash out a plan to implement a 20-point peace…
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A student holds a section of a banner listing children who, according to pro-Palestinian protesters on the march, have been killed in Gaza by Israel over the past two years, during an inter-university march in support of Palestinians, on the second anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza,…
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Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 44 people across Gaza, health officials said on Saturday,(September 27, 2025) as international pressure grows for a ceasefire but Israel’s leader remains defiant about continuing the war. Among the dead were nine from the same family in a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp, according to staff at…
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs for New York City to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., on September 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump will meet leaders and officials from multiple Muslim-majority countries on Tuesday (September 23, 2025)…
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Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old permanent U.S. resident of Palestinian descent and a Columbia University student, was detained by U.S. immigration authorities for more than 100 days earlier this year. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. immigration Judge ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria or Syria over claims that he omitted…
In August, as part of a group of 500 scientists and academics, we petitioned the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) regarding Israel’s participation. The IOAA, held in Mumbai from 11-21 August with 63 countries participating, is one of the major science Olympiads designed to identify talented high-school students. The Olympiads are a matter…
Israel’s army called Saturday (September 6, 2025) on Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expanded its operations in preparation for seizing the famine-stricken city, including targeting high-rise buildings. Parts of the city, home to nearly 1 million people, are already considered “red zones,” where…
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Palestinian children play at the seafront next to a tent camp in the Gaza City port, on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said on Wednesday (September 3, 2025)….
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Israel began mobilising tens of thousands of reservists and repeated evacuation warnings on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) as part of its plan to widen its offensive in Gaza City, which has sparked opposition domestically and condemnation abroad. The call-up, which was announced last month, comes as ground and air forces press forward and pursue more…