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Iran halts talks with U.S. over Israeli actions in Lebanon, Gaza

Gaza ![A boy looks through a damaged room of the Jabal Amel Hospital into a destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city

Pope decries rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

City) at Sapienza University of Rome to meet with faculty and students at the institution's primary campus, one of the world's oldest and largest universities, Thursday, May 14, 2026. **Gregorio Borgia/AP** Gregorio Borgia/AP

Israeli ultranationalists chant racist slogans during Jerusalem Day march

Gaza, marked by near-daily violations by Israeli forces. By late morning, most Palestinian shopkeepers in the Old City

Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked

city”. Last year, when the company’s chief executive, Alex Karp, was challenged that “Palantir kills Palestinians” in Gaza

Thousands protest at Eurovision final as five countries boycott over Israel

city earlier on Saturday to protest against Israel’s participation. Angela reported that protesters accused the competition of normalising Israel’s actions in Gaza

'They destroyed the future': Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem

Gaza and now in Iran and Lebanon, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Palestinians being pushed from their homes in Israeli-occupied east of the city

‘Act of piracy’: World reacts to Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla

Gaza, the flotilla’s organisers said on Thursday. Israel “kidnapped” 211 of the 400 activists taking part in the flotilla, including a Paris city

Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to full-scale war

Gaza Strip on January 24, 2009.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2316x2316+0+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F66%2F42%2F145874b542fa806e0d196160e08c%2Fgettyimages-1624213677.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/06/nx-s1-5848668/israel-lebanon-white-phosphorus) ### [World](https://www.npr.org/sections/world/) ### [Israel has reportedly used white phosphorus near Lebanese cities

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

city. In 2024, he came close to unseating Labour’s Shabana Mahmood in the general election, campaigning primarily against Labour’s policy on Gaza

‘May your village burn’: Israeli Flag March returns to East Jerusalem

City were not allowed in by police. This year’s event on Thursday saw fighting break out even before the march officially began, as ultranationalist Israelis – many of them young teenagers – attacked Palestinians

Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals

City of London, nor has he ever been a vocal supporter of more open borders. Streeting has been a longtime campaigner against racism and the far-right, including on Gaza

UK summons Israel’s chargé d’affaires after video of Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting activists causes outcry

city of Ashkelon on charges of illegal entry into Israel and unlawful stay. Regev, who holds Israeli citizenship, has taken part in previous flotillas to Gaza

Bangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - but UK comes last

Gaza. Five countries boycotted the event, including Spain, Iceland and seven-time winners Ireland. In Vienna, there were protests in the city

Rallies under way as workers gather for International Labour Day

cities. ## Global recession fears Fears of a global recession are looming over Labour Day rallies at a time when income inequality is growing. In Gaza

‘Solutions, not slogans’: Gaza holds first election in 21 years

Gaza’s Deir el-Balah are heading to the polls on Saturday for the territory’s first municipal elections in more than two decades, hoping to restore local governance while still reeling from Israel

Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran negotiations

Gaza’s Deir el-Balah area, according to the Ramallah-based Central Elections Commission.  A Palestinian woman

Who is Zack Polanski, UK Greens leader and rising political star?

cities. According to polling group YouGov, the Green Party appears set to make major gains in the capital and could come first in as many as eight of London’s 32 councils. The party

Pro-Palestine group accused of raiding Elbit factory face trial in Germany

city of Ulm and began destroying office equipment while filming themselves. Elbit Systems is Israel’s largest private defence contractor and plays a central role in the war in Gaza

Gaza sisters win prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks

Gaza have won an environmental award for turning rubble into reusable bricks, saying they wanted to "turn destruction into something useful". Farah and Tala Mousa, who live in a tent and have been repeatedly displaced

Somaliland marks first Independence Day following Israeli recognition

Gaza. Local activists say dozens of people – including religious scholars and young men carrying Palestinian flags – have been arrested during protests against the new ties. Somaliland also does not fully control the territory it claims