Only enough food supplies in Gaza for two weeks, says UN agency

THE United Nations food agency only has enough supplies in the Gaza Strip to keep public kitchens and bakeries open for less than two wee

China aims for 5% economic growth over the next year

THE Chinese government unveiled an annual economic growth target of “around 5 per cent” today.

Arab leaders meet to endorse counter proposal to Trump's Gaza ethnic cleansing plan

ARAB leaders meeting in Cairo today were set to endorse a counter proposal to US President Donald Trump’s plan for ethnic cleansing of th

Children in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped, says UN

CHILDREN in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped since the beginning of 2024, according to the United Nations ch

Israel seeks to scrap existing Gaza truce deal and impose new US-backed plan

ISRAEL moved today to scrap the existing ceasefire deal in Gaza and replace it with what it described as a new United States ceasefire pl

DRC refuses to hold direct talks with Rwanda-backed M23 militia group

THE leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stood firm yesterday in refusing to hold direct talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 mi

Peace campaigners slam continued rise in British military spending

Gaza ceasefire hangs by a thread as Israel blocks delivery of all supplies

THE ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was hanging by a thread today after Israel blockaded all goods and supplies reaching Palestin

Zelensky and Trump meet in Washington DC

UKRAINIAN president Volodymyr Zelensky meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington today as the Star went to press.

Israeli probe into October 7 attack reveals mistakes and underestimation of Hamas

A PROBE by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on October 7 2023