France intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said in hopes of bringing peace to the region, but the plan has drawn angry reactions from Israel and the United States.
France to recognise a Palestine state – Macron

Pro wrestling star Hulk Hogan dies aged 71
Hulk Hogan, the American sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon and loudly supported Donald Trump for president, has died at the age of 71, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has said.
Appeals for calm in Thailand, Cambodia border dispute
Thailand and Cambodia have fought their bloodiest military clashes in more than a decade – with at least 12 people killed – as the two sides battled with tanks, artillery and ground forces over a disputed border zone.
Life in Gaza ‘completely unbearable’, says UNRWA
Senior Emergency Officer with UNRWA, the UN’s Palestinian agency, Louise Wateridge, has said the situation on the ground in Gaza is “completely unbearable”.
Family disappointed with sentence for daughter’s murderer
The family of an Irish woman who was strangled by her partner in a hotel in Spain two years ago say they are very disappointed with the sentence imposed on him for her murder.
Trump was told he is in Epstein files, WSJ reports
US Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in investigative files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
11 qof ayaa ku dhimatay iska horimaad ka dhacay xadka u dhexeeya Thailand iyo Cambodia
Jul 24 (Jowhar)-Thailand ayaa duqeymo cirka ah ku qaaday bartilmaameedyada ciidamada Cambodia, iyadoo Cambodia ay ridday gantaallo iyo madaafiic, ay ku dhinteen ugu yaraan 11 qof oo rayid ah, taasoo sare u kacday muran xuduudeed oo muddo dheer socday oo u dhaxeeyay labada dal ee deriska ah.
11 dead in border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia
Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing at least 11 civilians, in a major escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours.
Children ‘starving before our eyes’ in Gaza – Tánaiste
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that “children are starving before our eyes” in Gaza as more than 100 aid organisations warned that “mass starvation” was spreading in the Palestinian territory.