Palestinian group Hamas has accused US Secretary of State Antony Blinken of seeking to exonerate Israel from obstructing the cease-fire. “Blinken’s attempts to exonerate the (Israeli) occupation and hold us responsible for obstructing a cease-fire are part of his country’s complicity in...

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned Thursday of “catastrophic” environmental and health risks in the Gaza Strip amid an accumulation of waste in populated areas in the battered enclave. “As of 9 June, over 330,000 tons of waste have accumulated in or near populated...

BARI, Italy (AP) — A Group of Seven summit is opening Thursday with agreement on a U.S. proposal to back a  $50 billion loan to Ukraine  using frozen Russian assets as collateral, giving Kyiv a strong show of support even as Europe's political chessboard shifts to the right....

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Court of Justice ordered Hungary on Thursday to pay a fine of 200 million euros and a further 1 million euros per day of delay for failing to comply with the bloc’s asylum rules. The court had ruled in December 2020 that Hungary had failed to abide by the...