Photo: The Peace Palace in The Hague, home of the International Court of Justice (file image)
NewsUN elects five judges to International Court of Justice as court faces record caseload
The United Nations has elected five judges to the World Court for nine-year terms, including Singapore’s Rena Lee and Kenya’s Phoebe Okowa, as 24 contentious cases crowd its docket.
Photo: Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip
NewsEight Palestinians killed in Gaza on Sunday, including five police officers in al-Mawasi and a four-year-old in Gaza City
At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday, hospital and ministry sources said: five police officers in a drone strike in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, and three people, including a four-year-old boy, in a separate strike in Gaza City, despite the ceasefire in place since October 2025.
Photo: Khan Younis camp in Gaza
NewsTwo infant girls die after tent fire in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, as cooking-gas shortages force families to cook over open flames
Two infant girls have died of severe burns after a fire tore through a displacement tent in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, on Friday afternoon, medical officials at Nasser Medical Complex said, in one of three tent fires reported that day.
Photo: Damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip
NewsAt least four Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli attacks continue despite year-old ceasefire
Israeli attacks across Gaza on Saturday killed at least four Palestinians, including a teacher shelled in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza health officials and hospitals said, taking the toll since the October 2025 ceasefire past 1,580.