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Palestinians released from Israeli prisons wait to be examined by medics at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

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The men said they had suffered constant abuse while detained

Israel releases Ahmad Manasra, arrested at 13, after nearly a decade in prison

Israel's air force is one of the most prestigious branches of its military. AP

Netanyahu backs sacking of air force personnel in Gaza protest

Civil defence blames Gaza strike death toll on Israel blockading gear

British Secretary of State for the Home Department Yvette Cooper looks on as participants prepare for the family photo at the Border Security Summit at Lancaster House in London, Britain, 31 March 2025. The summit is bringing together over 40 countries to work on a new approach to dismantle people smuggling gangs and secure borders. EPA / NEIL HALL / POOL

Hamas challenges UK terrorism designation

France could recognise Palestinian state in June, Macron says

How war has devastated Gaza's healthcare sector

Marco Rubio and Saudi Prince Faisal bin Farhan discuss Houthis and Gaza

Gaza war will not end unless Hamas is disarmed, says Israel

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Palestinian personnel recover human remains on the grounds of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city in April 2024, after two-week siege by Israeli forces. AFP

How war has devastated Gaza's healthcare sector

Chris Wright, US Energy Secretary speaks to the UAE Media at the ADNOC Headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/ The National

Expect massive UAE investments in US, says American Energy Secretary

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, when the S&P 500 index rallied by 9.5 per cent. AFP

AnalysisWhat Trump's about-face on tariffs means for investor confidence

(FILES) Palestinian fighters unfurl 24 March 1976 a Lebanese flag seized in Holiday Inn hotel after Palestinian commando units dislodged 21 March the Lebanese Christian forces from the twenty seven storey hotel. Lebanon marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1975-1990 civil war which saw the eastern Mediterranean country, once referred to as the Switzerland of the Middle East, plunge into a multifaceted confessional war, with regional and international interference. (Photo by XAVIER BARON / AFP)

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A new report calls for urgent action to protect the soil and support communities that rely on agriculture. Photo: Save Soil

Hundreds of millions will flee homes if soil degradation continues, new report warns

French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Egypt's border with Gaza. AFP

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Two of three genetically modified wolf pups successfully bred by reconstructing a genome from the DNA of fossils from the dire wolf, which was extinct for more than 12,000 years. Reuters

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Court president Yuji Iwasawa arrives at the start of a hearing at the ICJ regarding the complaint filed by Sudan. AFP

TrendingUAE accuses Sudan of false claims and markets react to Trump tariff pause

Palestinian personnel recover human remains on the grounds of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city in April 2024, after two-week siege by Israeli forces. AFP

How war has devastated Gaza's healthcare sector

Chris Wright, US Energy Secretary speaks to the UAE Media at the ADNOC Headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/ The National

Expect massive UAE investments in US, says American Energy Secretary

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, when the S&P 500 index rallied by 9.5 per cent. AFP

AnalysisWhat Trump's about-face on tariffs means for investor confidence

(FILES) Palestinian fighters unfurl 24 March 1976 a Lebanese flag seized in Holiday Inn hotel after Palestinian commando units dislodged 21 March the Lebanese Christian forces from the twenty seven storey hotel. Lebanon marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1975-1990 civil war which saw the eastern Mediterranean country, once referred to as the Switzerland of the Middle East, plunge into a multifaceted confessional war, with regional and international interference. (Photo by XAVIER BARON / AFP)

Beyond the HeadlinesLebanon's civil war: The feud that never ended

A new report calls for urgent action to protect the soil and support communities that rely on agriculture. Photo: Save Soil

Hundreds of millions will flee homes if soil degradation continues, new report warns

French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Egypt's border with Gaza. AFP

What lies behind Macron’s Palestine recognition plan?

Two of three genetically modified wolf pups successfully bred by reconstructing a genome from the DNA of fossils from the dire wolf, which was extinct for more than 12,000 years. Reuters

EditorialIs reviving extinct animals the way forward for conservation?

Court president Yuji Iwasawa arrives at the start of a hearing at the ICJ regarding the complaint filed by Sudan. AFP

TrendingUAE accuses Sudan of false claims and markets react to Trump tariff pause

Palestinian personnel recover human remains on the grounds of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city in April 2024, after two-week siege by Israeli forces. AFP

How war has devastated Gaza's healthcare sector

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Family of Palestinian-American teen shot dead by Israeli forces demand justice

Family of Palestinian-American teen shot dead by Israeli forces demand justice

Gazans struggle to find water after pumps and station bombed

Gazans struggle to find water after pumps and station bombed

‘Move them around to different countries’: Trump on Palestinians in Gaza

‘Move them around to different countries’: Trump on Palestinians in Gaza

Palestinians across Jerusalem and occupied West Bank hold general strike to demand an end to Gaza war

Palestinians across Jerusalem and occupied West Bank hold general strike to demand an end to Gaza war

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Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says Israel is 'serious about the objectives of the war'. Reuters

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Palestinians released from Israeli prisons wait to be examined by medics at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

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Palestinians mourn loved ones killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters

UN agencies call for renewal of ceasefire in Gaza as death toll surges

More than 2.1 million people remain trapped under bombardment and face starvation, agencies say

Unifil chief calls for diplomacy and political process to reach permanent Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Mass strike in occupied West Bank in solidarity with Gaza

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Ten British members of Israeli military accused of war crimes

Israel intensifies air strikes on Gaza after Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities

Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities

US President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, on February 4, 2025. Reuters

Netanyahu to discuss tariffs and Gaza war with Trump in US

Prime Minister faces possibility of 17 per cent tax on Israeli exports to the US

Two dead in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon

Israel's detention of two British MPs 'unacceptable', London says

Footage contradicts Israel's account of Gaza medic deaths

Can Turkey's 'Steel Dome' deter Israel in Syria?

US special envoy visits Lebanon to press for Hezbollah disarmament

Pro-Palestine protester interrupts Microsoft AI chief at event

Debris scattered at the site of an Israeli strike on a military airbase near Hama in Syria this week. AP

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New government in Damascus could be seeking advanced Turkish military defences amid ongoing Israeli strikes

US special envoy visits Lebanon to press for Hezbollah disarmament

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