Canada will restore funding to UNRWA, the embattled UN agency in Gaza

TORONTO — Canada will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency, known as UNRWA, lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations against some of its staffers in Gaza. Canada was one of 16 countries that temporarily halted future payments. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International … Read more

Embattled Orbán addresses Hungary in first appearance since country’s president quit in a scandal

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought to contain the political fallout of a presidential pardon scandal during an annual state of the nation address on Saturday, his first public appearance since Hungary’s president, his ally, resigned a week ago. The nationalist Orbán is under intense pressure from multiple angles as his obstructionist … Read more

Gaza has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region

JERUSALEM — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7 and began killing and abducting people. More than 1,400 people in Israel — mostly civilians — were killed in the Hamas attack, and the Israeli army says about 200 hostages were taken into Gaza. … Read more

Biden declares support for Israel and offers aid to embattled Gaza

Comment on this storyComment TEL AVIV — President Biden’s visit to Israel on Wednesday raised hopes of a breakthrough in Gaza’s rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, as the U.S. president announced that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to move into embattled enclave from Egypt. While Biden’s visit was primarily a dramatic and staunch show … Read more