UN says Gaza in 'cruellest phase' of war as 9,000 trucks' worth of aid ready at border
Summary
Gaza is in the "cruellest phase" of war, with 9,000 trucks' worth of aid ready at the border, the UN says
As Israel eases its 11-week aid block this week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres says the entire population of Gaza - 2.1 million people - is at risk of famine
Malnourished Gazan mothers unable to breastfeed tell the BBC their babies "won't stop crying" and a baker says their flour could run out in the next two days
Elsewhere, Benjamin Netanyahu attacks leaders of the UK, France and Canada, accusing them of "emboldening Hamas". France and the UK reject the claims - Canada is yet to respond
The Israeli PM's statement comes after the group condemn Israel's expanded military operation in Gaza
'We have no food and nowhere else to go'
Saba Nahed Alnajjar, a teenager who lives in Khan Younis, Gaza, tells the BBC her family has stayed in their partially destroyed home “despite the deteriorating situation in the area".
"An evacuation order has been issued for our area, but we have not been displaced because we have nowhere else to go”.
‘Full-frontal assault’: Guyana president decries Venezuela ‘sham’ elections for disputed region
Irfaan Ali tells Guardian of ‘grave’ implications of move to elect officials in Essequibo, recognised as part of Guyana
Fri 23 May 2025 10.30 BST
‘Full-frontal assault’: Guyana president decries Venezuela ‘sham’ elections for disputed region
Irfaan Ali tells Guardian of ‘grave’ implications of move to elect officials in Essequibo, recognised as part of Guyana
Venezuela’s decision to elect officials to administer a swathe of Guyanese territory constitutes “a full-frontal assault on Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” that “undermines regional peace”, the country’s president, Irfaan Ali, has warned.
Venezuelans will head to the polls on Sunday to chose regional governors and lawmakers, including officials who would supposedly govern Essequibo, a territory which is internationally recognised as part of Guyana. The area is largely jungle but also rich in oil, gold, diamonds, timber and other natural resources.
Ugandan activist freed by Tanzania, 'indications of torture'
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan warned earlier this week that foreign activists would not be allowed to interfere in the country's affairs.
Tanzania has released Ugandan lawyer and activist Agather Atuhaire, who had been in custody since Monday after attempting to attend a treason trial for an opposition leader.
Ugandan rights group Agora Discourse posted on X on Friday that Atuhaire had been found.
"She was abandoned at the border by Tanzanian authorities," it said.
Open letter: Our media colleagues in Gaza are in mortal danger and must be evacuated
The editorial committees of FRANCE 24 and our sister station RFI are calling on French authorities to push for the evacuation of our colleagues (journalists, fixers, drivers) in Gaza. The editorial committees of several other French media outlets have joined in this appeal.
Their names are Rami Al Meghari, Hassan Jaber, Kamal Abu Shabab, Fady Hossam, Anas Baba... They have been working with the French media for years; they are our colleagues, our friends. Without them, we would have been deprived of vital information from within Gaza.
For more than 18 months, these Palestinian journalists have been the eyes and ears of our newsrooms, keeping you informed about the ongoing horror taking place in the territory as the Israeli government obstructs the international press from covering the war by denying it access to the Gaza Strip. Without them, we would be drastically impeded from gathering survivor testimonies, documenting the destruction of hospitals, following the repeated displacement of the population or having any understanding of the scale of the humanitarian tragedy currently unfolding in the Middle East.
Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands
REUTERS
May 23, 2025 at 16:00 JST
Japan’s new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where they would be offered at prices significantly lower than current levels, seeking to stem a consumer shift to cheaper, foreign brands.
Soaring rice prices, due in part to crop damage from extreme heat and additional demand from a boom in tourism, have become a major concern for Japanese consumers as well as the government with upper house elections set for July.
The government has been releasing some of its stockpiled rice since March but that has yet to translate to lower supermarket prices.
Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban
No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group’s recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.
For a country whose government is not recognised by any nation, Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has had an unusually busy calendar in recent weeks.
He has hosted his counterpart from Pakistan, spoken on the phone with India’s foreign minister, and jetted to Iran and China. In Beijing, he also met the Pakistani foreign minister again. On Wednesday, he joined trilateral talks with delegations from Pakistan and China.
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