Israel’s aid distribution centre stormed by large crowds in Gaza
- Thousands of desperate Palestinians have swarmed the US-Israeli aid distribution centre in Gaza as security contractors lose control and live ammunition is fired, according to our team on the ground.
- The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the start of the war has now exceeded 54,000, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged and bombarded territory.
- A World Health Organization spokesperson says “everyone is suffering” in Gaza as hospitals run out of medical supplies to treat the sick and “horrific” injuries as Israel blocks aid, intensifies attacks.
‘These are the scenes we have been warning about’
We have spoken to Ahmed Bayram, of the Norwegian Refugee Council, about the chaotic scenes at the aid distribution site in Rafah, southern Gaza, and the prior warnings by aid agencies.
Here’s what he said:
“What we’re seeing is indeed a summary of the tragedy that the people of Gaza are living.
Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving in war zone and is one of dozens of minors who have died in recent attacks
Tue 27 May 2025 13.22 BST
Her life was one of war but Yaqeen Hammad somehow found a reason to smile. The 11-year-old was Gaza’s youngest influencer, whose bright smile reached tens of thousands, including other children, while she offered practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
In one social media post, Yaqeen wrote: “I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war.”
On Friday night, she was killed after a series of heavy Israeli airstrikes hit the house where she lived with her family, in Al-Baraka area of Deir al-Bala, in central Gaza. Her body, torn apart by the bombing, was recovered from beneath the rubble.
Syrian man pleads guilty to Solingen knife attack
A 27-year-old Syrian man accused of killing three people in a knife attack last year has pleaded guilty as his trial begins.
A Syrian man who allegedly knifed three people to death at a street festival in the western city of Solingen last August entered a guilty plea as his trial began in Düsseldorf on Tuesday.
Issa Al H., 27, told the court through his lawyer that he bore "heavy blame" and had "killed innocent people," and thus deserved and expected a life sentence.
The attack in Solingen fueled an ongoing debate on asylum policy in Germany, as the suspected attacker, who is thought to have been motivated by extremist Islamist ideology, had been slated for a deportation that failed on organizational grounds.
Minister urges universities to accept students from Harvard
By AMANE SHIMAZAKI/ Staff Writer
May 27, 2025 at 16:46 JST
In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on international students at Harvard University, the education ministry has asked Japanese universities to welcome them on their campuses.
“We’ve been hearing growing concerns from Japanese students in the United States as well as those planning to study there,” education minister Toshiko Abe said on May 27. “We will continue to monitor the situation closely and do everything we can to ensure that these eager, talented young people can continue their studies.”
North Korea says US 'Golden Dome' risks 'space nuclear war'
Kelly Ng
North Korea has criticised the US's plan for a futuristic "Golden Dome" missile shield, saying it could "turn outer space into a potential nuclear war field".
The defence system, which President Donald Trump plans to unveil by the end of his term, is aimed at countering "next-generation" aerial threats to the US, including ballistic and cruise missiles.
Pyongyang's foreign ministry slammed the plan as "the height of self-righteousness [and] arrogance", state media reported.
Poorest 75 nations face ‘tidal wave’ of debt repayments to China in 2025, study warns
Vulnerable countries to pay record $22bn this year, mostly relating to loans issued under Xi Jinping’s belt and road initiative
Tue 27 May 2025 06.54 BST
The most vulnerable nations on Earth are facing a “tidal wave” of debt repayments as a Chinese lending boom starts to be called in, a new report has warned.
The analysis, published on Tuesday by Australian foreign policy thinktank the Lowy Institute, said that in 2025 the poorest 75 countries were on the hook for record high debt repayments US$22bn to China. The 75 nations’ debt formed the bulk of the total $35bn calculated by Lowy for 2025.
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