5 h. ago Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza, including journalist and rescue service official

A journalist and an official are among those killed from three Israeli strikes on Sunday

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6 h. ago Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza including a woman and her 2 children, medics say

Health officials the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed at least 14 Palestinians, including a mother and her two children who were inside a tent that was struck

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61 h. ago Child dies and three others injured after truck ploughs into group near school

One of the children has died from their injuries while the other two remain in critical but stable condition at Children's Medical Center. Police remain at the scene and continue to investigate

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5 d. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 60 people, local health officials say

Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday have killed at least 60 people across the Gaza Strip

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6 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight kill dozens

Israel says it has launched “extensive” new ground operations in Gaza.

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7 d. ago Israel launches ground operation in Gaza after strikes kill nearly 100

Netanyahu casts military offensive as ‘negotiations under fire’ tactic to pressure Hamas over hostages

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7 d. ago Israeli strikes kill nearly 100 in Gaza on fifth day of offensive

Netanyahu casts military operations as ‘negotiations under fire’ tactic to pressure Hamas over hostages

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7 d. ago Israeli air strikes overnight kill 100 Palestinians across the Gaza strip as ceasefire talks appear to stall

Israel has expanded its strikes on the enclave, killing hundreds of people since Thursday, in preparation for a new ground offensive to achieve 'operational control' in parts of Gaza.

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7 d. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 75 people, hospitals and medics say

Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes across the Palestinian enclave killed at least 75 people

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8 d. ago Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza overnight as UN human rights chief warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ – Middle East crisis live

UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk says ‘we must stop the clock on this madness’Israel launches major offensive in GazaAn Iraqi political official, speaking to the Associated Press (AP) on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment, said that Iran’s al-Quds force commander Esmail Ghaani had paid a visit to Baghdad prior to the Arab League summit and “conveyed messages of support for the Iranian-American negotiations” for a nuclear deal and a demand for the lifting of crippling sanctions on Iran.The Arab League is meeting in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss Gaza and other regional crises, but some leaders are expected to miss the talks that come straight after US president Donald Trump’s Gulf tour. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Gaza children are sent back to war zone following medical care after Jordan rejects requests to stay

Seventeen Palestinian children and their caregivers were recently sent back to Gaza after receiving medical treatment in Jordan

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9 d. ago Middle East crisis live: ‘a lot of people are starving’ in Gaza, says Trump, as Israeli strikes kill dozens

Widespread attacks across northern Gaza with survivors warning that people are trapped under the rubbleIsraeli airstrikes kill at least 80 as Trump talks of turning Gaza into ‘freedom zone’Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would have the situation in Gaza “taken care of”, telling reporters that people were starving in the besieged Palestinian territory.According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the US president told reporters during the final leg of his Gulf tour:We’re looking at Gaza. And we’re going to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving.Missing this historic opportunity would be a resounding failure that will be remembered in infamy for ever. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Israeli strikes kill at least 20 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in the northern Gaza Strip, as U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

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1 week ago Israeli strikes kill 60 in Gaza as Trump renews call for ‘freedom zone’

President removes shoes for tour of Abu Dhabi mosque and still hopes to redevelop Gaza, where half a million face starvation

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1 week ago Gaza war: Israeli strikes kill at least 60, medics say amid ceasefire push

Among the victims were children and a local journalist

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1 week ago The deadly riddle of blackwater fever: the search for answers over illness killing Uganda’s children

A dangerous complication of malaria turns urine dark with blood – but only affects some young patients in rural areas and not others. Puzzled experts are trying to find out whyBy the age of six, Babirye Zainab had already contracted malaria several times. Her grandmother did not see it as a big problem though. “I would treat her with antimalarials and she would be all right,” she says.But then she developed a fever and started to have convulsions. Her urine was the colour of tea, and her grandmother, who shares the same name, was worried enough to take her on a motorbike to the local health centre. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 10 people, mostly women and children

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 10 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children

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2 w. ago Five people had lunch in a small Australian town. Three are dead – and one is accused of their murder

Jury hears from sole surviving guest as well as medical staff and Erin Patterson’s children in second week of mushroom murders trialIan Wilkinson sat in the witness box, a crucifix within an ichthys pinned over his heart, and told the supreme court about four people he shared lunch with on 29 July 2023.Three of those people are dead, and the other is accused of killing them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 40 people as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive

Hospital officials say Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 48 people, including women and children

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3 w. ago Why every child who says they're trans must be screened for autism: Brain expert PROF GINA RIPPON reveals what every parent must know

When it comes to the medical care of vulnerable children, you would think it would not be controversial to say no stone should be left unturned in pursuing an accurate diagnosis.

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