Canadian MP blocked from West Bank rejects Israel’s ‘safety concern’ claims | Israel-Palestine conflict News

A Canadian lawmaker who was denied entry to the occupied West Bank, alongside fellow politicians and civil society leaders, has dismissed Israel’s claims that the delegation posed a threat to public safety. Jenny Kwan, a Canadian MP with the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), questioned whether Canada’s recognition of an independent Palestinian state earlier this … Read more

Israel and Hamas trade blame over delay of second phase of Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel and Hamas have traded accusations that the other is delaying the second phase of the US-brokered peace plan in Gaza. The accusations on Sunday followed the killing of a senior Hamas commander near Gaza City, while Israel said Palestinian groups were refusing to hand over the remains of the last captive and seeking to … Read more

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,389 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Here is where things stand on Sunday, December 14: Fighting Two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian city of Saratov, regional Governor Roman Busargin said in a statement on Telegram. An unspecified number of people were also injured in the attack. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it hit Ukrainian industrial … Read more

Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from US immigration detention, returns home | Migration News

The Department of Homeland Security has pledged to appeal the latest ruling, slamming it as ‘naked judicial activism’. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the United States, has been freed from detention on a judge’s order and returned to his home, according to reports. Abrego … Read more

Gaza and the unravelling of a world order built on power | United Nations

The catastrophic violence in Gaza has unfolded within an international system that was never designed to restrain the geopolitical ambitions of powerful states. Understanding why the United Nations has proved so limited in responding to what many regard as a genocidal assault requires returning to the foundations of the post–World War II order and examining … Read more