BLACKPINK members receive honorary MBEs from King Charles III
MANILA, Philippines — Members of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK have been named honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for their roles in advocating for climate action.
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Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt as Hamas reports deadly hospital strike
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Twenty-eight premature babies were evacuated from war-devastated Gaza to Egypt on Monday as the Hamas-run health ministry accused Israel of a deadly strike on the territory's Indonesian Hospital.
UN flags lowered for staff killed in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS, United States — Flags flew at half-mast at UN facilities across the globe Monday including at the body's New York headquarters, as staff stood in silent tribute to the more than 100 colleagues killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
Pope Francis & La Salle join appeals for ceasefire
On Oct. 7, 2023, Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack that resulted in approximately 1,400 Israeli deaths. According to Israeli authorities, most of the casualties were civilians. As a result, Israel declared war on Hamas. The tragedy, however, is that Israel started bombing the whole of the Gaza Strip and the main casualties were the civilian population and not Hamas.
Marcos says 40 Filipinos out of war-torn Gaza
MANILA, Philippines — Forty Filipino nationals were evacuated from the heavily bombarded Gaza Strip to Egypt, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos said Wednesday.
Palestinian spouses of Filipinos to be allowed to leave Gaza — DFA
MANILA, Philippines — The Palestinian spouses of Filipino nationals in the Gaza Strip will be allowed to leave the war-torn enclave, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.
Hamas says Gaza death toll tops 10,000 as Israel steps up war
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 10,000 people, the Hamas-run health ministry said Monday after nearly one month of bombardment by Israel whose offensive against Palestinian militants showed signs of intensifying.
A powerful indictment of Israel’s war vs Palestine
As Israel continues its deadly attacks on Gaza, with civilian deaths nearing 9,000, mostly children and women in over 11,000 targets, the United Nations top human rights body has warned that the “disproportionate attacks… could amount to war crimes.”