(Al Jazeera Media Network) Canada has a “high degree of confidence” that Israel was not responsible for the deadly explosion at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, its defence department has said, adding to a flurry of claims and counterclaims about the contested blast.
The Canadian Forces Intelligence Command determined that the blast was more likely caused by an errant rocket fired from Gaza after an analysis using open-source and classified information, Minister of National Defence Bill...
(BBC News) Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), says the Israeli military will "deepen" and "increase" its strikes on Gaza.
At a press conference, he told reporters this would allow Israel to "minimize the risks to our forces in the next stages of the war" – and it would happen "from today."
Hagari repeated a call for residents of Gaza City to move to the south of the region, saying...
(BBC News) A New York judge has fined Donald Trump for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial. Trump was fined $5,000 by Judge Arthur Engoron on Friday.
The judge said in court that the former president had failed to remove an online post mocking a clerk at the court.
He also threatened Trump with jail time, and demanded he take down the "untrue and disparaging" post made about the clerk earlier this month.
Engoron said...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) The United Nations on Friday called for an independent international investigation into a devastating blast at a packed hospital in Gaza City earlier this week, as the conflict between the Israeli military and Hamas rages on.
Palestinian officials in the besieged Gaza Strip blamed an Israeli strike for the explosion at al-Ahli Arab Hospital, while the Israeli army said it was caused by an errant rocket fired by the armed group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which denied...
(BBC News) U.S. soldier Travis King, who fled from South to North Korea before being returned home last month, is reportedly facing charges including desertion, and soliciting and possessing sexual images of a child.
The charges also reportedly include assault against fellow soldiers.
The reconnaissance specialist illegally crossed into North Korea in July while on a guided tour of a border village.
Pyongyang eventually released him without giving further details.
The charges are yet to be officially announced,...
Summary of events from BBC News:
US President Joe Biden has delivered a televised speech on the U.S. response to Hamas's attack against Israel.
He said he will ask U.S. Congress for billions of dollars in funding for Israel and Ukraine, saying abandoning the US allies was "just not worth it".
But he urged Israeli leaders to learn from U.S. mistakes after the 9/11 attacks and to avoid being "blinded by rage".
Biden's speech...
Summary of today’s events courtesy of Al Jazeera:
The U.S. has announced that about 20 aid trucks will be allowed to enter Gaza via Egypt in the coming days, with Israel saying it will not block the aid.
The announcement follows a visit to Israel by President Joe Biden, after which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Washington’s support “will ensure continuation” of the war.
The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 1,300 people...
(BBC News) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said it is striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
It has not given further information.
Lebanese Al Mayadeen TV reported that Israeli air strikes targeted two villages in southern Lebanon in the early hours of Thursday.
The missiles were fired at Kafr Shuba and near Odaisseh, the channel added.
Hezbollah said it carried out attacks on Israeli military posts along the Israel-Lebanon border on Wednesday.
Hezbollah – like Hamas – has been...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Israel that it must pull back from its attacks on Gaza or face the possibility of an expanded conflict.
Speaking on Tuesday, Khamenei accused Israel of committing “genocide” in its assault on the besieged Gaza Strip, adding that Iran-backed forces across the region would not sit on the sidelines indefinitely.
“If the crimes of the Zionist regime continue, Muslims and resistance forces will become impatient, and no...
(BBC News) The words "democratic Taiwan" appeared more times in the island's national day celebrations this year than any other – by far.
"We have brought the international spotlight to Democratic Taiwan," said President Tsai Ing-wen last week, in her last national day address before she steps down as the first democratically elected female president.
"The people of Taiwan will remain a democratic and free people for generations to come," she added. It was both an...
