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Key donor countries stop funding to UN agency in Gaza

Shawdesh Desk: Several key donor countries to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Saturday they would halt their funding, following accusations by Israel that several UNRWA staff were

Ex-Pakistan PM Khan, party erased from election campaign

Shawdesh desk: Pakistani cricketing legend turned world leader Imran Khan is wildly popular in his constituency and ancestral homeland of Mianwali, but the political posters that line the streets do

Civilians trapped by fighting in Gaza

Shawdesh desk: Thousands of civilians were trapped in southern Gaza by bombardment and fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters on Saturday, a day after the top UN court ruled Israel must

Qatar sends new ceasefire proposals to Israel, Hamas

Shawdesh desk: Qatar has sent its proposed draft ceasefire deal to Israel and Palestine’s radical movement Hamas, Bloomberg reported citing sources familiar with the negotiations. In their words, the plan

‘High-risk mission’ delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, the UN agency said late on Tuesday. The “high-risk

Six people killed commuter plane crash in Canada

Shawdesh Desk: Six people died when a small commuter plane carrying workers to a Rio Tinto mine in Canada’s icy far north crashed Tuesday shortly after taking off. The Australian

N Korea fires cruise missiles towards Yellow Sea: Seoul

Shawdesh desk: North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. Pyongyang

Israel pressed on two-state solution

Shawdesh Desk: Gazans sheltered Monday from intense bombing and shooting in the city of Khan Yunis, as pressure built on Israel for an eventual two-state solution involving statehood long sought