Why Switzerland faces a unique struggleJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 Bern Skyline taken from the Rosengarten at sunrise in Switzerland. Church centre: Nydeggkirche Cathedral right: Berner Münster Bridge left: NydeggbrückeJoe…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Israel calls for focus on Gaza hostages’ plightJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 The Security Council is meeting to discuss rising concern in Israel and elsewhere over the dire conditions facing the hostages…
Gaza crisis deepens as UN warns children are ‘dying before reaching hospital’Justin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 With 96 per cent of households lacking clean water, many malnourished children are not surviving long enough to receive hospital…
Despite Opposition, Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet to Discuss Gaza Military PushJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with a group of senior ministers on Thursday as the families of the…
Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civiliansJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča briefed a Security Council meeting on Tuesday called by Israel to discuss the plight of hostages…
Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOsJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 The development – which also applies to the occupied West Bank – is a result of the Israeli requirement introduced…
The EU’s $750 billion energy promise to Trump is built on shaky groundJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 U.S. President Donald Trump says the European Union ‘s $750 billion energy pledge will help to revitalize the world’s largest…
Truce Quiets Syrian City Torn by Sectarian ClashesJustin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 The fighting has stopped in the southern city of Sweida, three weeks after a deadly eruption of violence. But the…
Novo Nordisk (NVO) earnings Q2 2025Justin M. LarsonAugust 6, 20250 Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk at a pharmacy in London on March 8, 2024.Hollie Adams |…
First Person: Documenting despair and finding hope amidst the rubble of GazaJustin M. LarsonAugust 5, 20250 Some 21 months have passed since the 7 October armed attacks on Israel which sparked the current brutal conflict.Thousands have…
Hunger in Gaza: Women and children face death in search of foodJustin M. LarsonAugust 5, 20250 “I used to easily receive aid distributed by the UN,” Abir Safi, a displaced person from the Zeitoun neighborhood of…
UN Security Council to Discuss Israel-Gaza War and HostagesJustin M. LarsonAugust 5, 20250 Israel called for the meeting to debate the plight of captives still held by Hamas. The discussion will take place…
Gaza: As aid trucks enter, videos of Israeli hostages and attack on Red Crescent staffers spark outrageJustin M. LarsonAugust 4, 20250 Meanwhile, on Thursday and again on Saturday, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants published disturbing videos of two emaciated Israeli…
More than 140 African Migrants Feared Dead In Boat Disaster Near YemenJustin M. LarsonAugust 4, 20250 The vessel capsized along a heavily traveled but treacherous route for Africans transiting the war-torn country to find work in…
A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its WeaponsJustin M. LarsonAugust 4, 20250 The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking…
From Triumph in Iran to Starvation in Gaza: Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the WarJustin M. LarsonAugust 4, 20250 Six weeks after Benjamin Netanyahu scored a victory over Iran, the Israeli leader is now pushing for an “all or…
Swiss tensions run high as clock ticks on U.S. tariff deadlineJustin M. LarsonAugust 4, 20250 US President Donald Trump raises his fist upon arrival at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2025…
More Than 60 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of YemenJustin M. LarsonAugust 3, 20250 The trip across the Gulf of Aden is the first leg of one of the world’s riskiest — and busiest…
U.S. and Israeli Officials Float Idea of ‘All or Nothing’ Gaza DealJustin M. LarsonAugust 3, 20250 The apparent shift in tone comes as cease-fire negotiations have hit a wall and pressure is mounting on Israel over…
Sykes-Picot, the 109-Year-Old Pact That Looms Over French and British Moves to Recognize a Palestinian StateJustin M. LarsonAugust 3, 20250 The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to…
Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civiliansJustin M. LarsonAugust 2, 20250 Of the 154 malnutrition-related deaths since October 2023 (including 89 children) reported by Gazan health authorities, the World Health Organization…
Gaza: ‘No one should ever be forced to risk their life to find food,’ says UN humanitarian agencyJustin M. LarsonAugust 2, 20250 The months-long deprivation of most life-sustaining basic goods has led to a deepening of the crisis. More than 100 people…
Gaza: Nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed while seeking food, as UN warns airdrops are no solutionJustin M. LarsonAugust 2, 20250 Between 30 and 31 July alone, 105 Palestinians were killed and at least 680 more injured along the convoy routes…
Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’Justin M. LarsonAugust 2, 20250 Earning a living has become a daily struggle, and hundreds of men, women and children stand in endless queues, under…
