Alexandra Wexler

A French hospital ship, the Dixmude, has arrived in Egypt about 30 miles from Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on X. The ship is there “to support efforts to address the humanitarian emergency,” he said. The humanitarian si

Eleven miners were killed and 75 others injured at an Impala Platinum mine when an elevator hoisting employees to the surface suddenly plummeted.

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said humanitarian aid reached its shelters in northern Gaza on Monday for the first time since the war began. A six-truck convoy reached Jabalia, an area that had been cut off from aid for nearly 50 days, Unrwa said Wednesday. More than one million

As negotiators press for a long-term cease-fire in Gaza, President Biden issued a statement that some interpreted as a call for an end to the war. “Hamas unleashed a terrorist attack because they fear nothing more than Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace,” he wrote on X. “To conti

Osnat Peri, the head of Kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the worst affected during Hamas's attacks on Oct. 7, said the kibbutz wouldn’t send a representative to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joining Kibbutz Be’eri, also hard hit, in boycotting the meeting. “We suggest for the Prime Minister to

A United Nations agency said it was “seriously concerned” about an uptick in the number of Palestinians arrested and detained by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. Since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, more than 3,000 Palestinians have been arrested, “in many instances without any direct evidenc

South Africa and Indonesia are backtracking on commitments to burn less of the dirtiest fossil fuel.

South Africa and Indonesia are backtracking on commitments to burn less of the dirtiest fossil fuel.

Nigeria held two Binance senior employees, an American and a British-Kenyan national, and accused the crypto exchange of undermining the nation's currency.