War

Pope Francis holds a figurine of baby Jesus during the Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on December 24, 2023. Photo: AFP

Watch: Pope kicks off Christmas celebrations in shadow of war

'Our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war'

December 25, 2023| AFP |0
Palestinian artist Rana Bishara stands next to her installation of baby Jesus in an incubator at the entrance to the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Photo: AFP

Palestinians feel 'no joy' as Israel bombs Gaza on Christmas

Israeli strikes kill 18 people in Khan Yunis, 70 people at Al-Maghazi refugee camp, 10 people in Jabalia camp

December 25, 2023| AFP |26
Palestinian youth members of the scouting movement hold up banners condemning and calling for an end of the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Grim Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as war rages in Gaza

Celebrations effectively cancelled in the occupied West Bank

December 24, 2023| AFP |14
People sing carols as they take part in Christmas Eve celebrations in Lviv. Photo: AFP

Ukrainians move Christmas to December 25 to be 'far from Moscow'

Ukrainians voiced support for the Christmas date change

December 24, 2023| AFP |34
A boy sits by a damaged wall inone of the buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Rafah. Photo: AFP

Israel trains fire on south Gaza, as Biden urges caution

Nearly 80% of Gaza' population displaced

December 24, 2023| AFP |18
Syrians sing Christmas songs at a church in Damascus. Photo: AFP

Syrians cancel Christmas festivities in solidarity with Gaza

Many Gazans have been displaced by the violence and forced into crowded shelters or tents

December 24, 2023| AFP |5
The Omari Mosque as it once stood. It has now been destroyed by the Israeli-Hamas war. Photos: Ray Bondin

The Christians of Gaza

Destruction of heritage is ‘unacceptable’

December 23, 2023| Ray Bondin|3
The United Natioins Security Council chamber. AFP file phtoo

UN-approved Gaza resolution stops short of calling for ceasefire

Russia, US abstain from vote that demands humanitarian aid 'at scale'

December 22, 2023| AFP |5
Paramedics carry a child injured during Israeli bombardment at the Kuwait Hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 20, 2023. Photo: AFP

UN warns of Gaza famine risk as Security Council resolution faces vote

Security Council set to vote on resolution to boost aid to Palestinian territory

December 22, 2023| AFP |4
Israeli army vehicles near the Gaza strip. Photo: AFP

Hopes rise for Israel-Hamas truce deal as Gaza toll hits 20,000

Fighting in Gaza rages on

December 20, 2023| AFP |6
A Ukrainian serviceman kisses his wife who arrived on a train from Kyiv to visit him. AFP file photo

Ukraine army short of new recruits for the front

Some who joined at the start are still in combat and exhausted

December 19, 2023| AFP |50
Journalists work in a shelter in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on December 11. Photo: AFP

More journalists killed in Gaza war than any other conflict in 30 years

Gaza journalists both witnesses and victims of war

December 18, 2023| AFP |8
Relatives and friends, including the father Avi (second from right), mourn as they gather for the funeral of Alon Shamriz. Photo: AFP

Killed Israeli hostage's brother says army 'murdered' him

Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim and Samer El-Talalqa were killed when troops mistook them for a threat

December 17, 2023| AFP |31
Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system intercepts a salvo of rockets fired from the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Israeli army says it uncovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet

Big enough for small vehicles to travel through it

December 17, 2023| AFP |4
Israeli right wing protesters demonstrate near the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv. Photo: AFP

Israel strikes Gaza as pressure grows to free more hostages

Relatives want urgent deal to secure hostages' freedom

December 17, 2023| AFP |3
Yotam Haim's mother Iris. Yotam was one of three hostages killed by Israel. AFP file photo

Hostages killed by Israel forces waved white flag

A soldier felt threatened and opened fire

December 16, 2023| AFP |29
Palestinians inspect the damages amid the rubble following Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Stop the barbarism

Israel’s barbaric response to the October 7 terrorist attacks must be stopped

December 16, 2023| John Vassallo |17
A woman mourns over the body of a boy killed in Israeli bombardment on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, are laid out for identification by relatives, in front of the morgue of the Nasser hospital on December 15. Photo: AFP

EU should take stand on Israel-Gaza conflict, like it did on other wars: Abela

Prime Minister calls for immediate ceasefire and a two-state solution

December 15, 2023| Times of Malta |61
Palestinians react amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following an Israeli bombardment. Photo: AFP

Israel presses Gaza offensive in war it says will last 'months'

According to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, the war has killed more than 18,700 people

December 15, 2023| AFP |2
European Council Belgian President Charles Michel arrives to deliver remarks to journalists. Photo: AFP

Orban blocks EU aid for Ukraine after membership talks agreed

A crunch summit in Brussels broke up after a day of wrangling

December 15, 2023| AFP |26
File Photo: Times of Malta

Malta-based global peace council to launch international tolerance index

The Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, which is headquartered in Malta, held a conference on Thursday

December 14, 2023| Jessica Arena |0
Vladimir Putin. Photo: AFP

Newly-confident Vladimir Putin vows victory in Ukraine

He brushed off nearly two years of Western sanctions

December 14, 2023| AFP |18
Israeli soldiers are briefed as they prepare to go to the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Israel bombs Gaza as rift with US grows

War will continue 'with or without international support' - Israel

December 14, 2023| AFP |29
Israeli forces shell the Gaza Strip from the border area in southern Israel. Photo: AFP

Israel under pressure from allies over Gaza war

Key backer US criticises 'indiscriminate' bombing

December 13, 2023| AFP |16
Birds taking off as smoke billows following Israeli bombardment. Photo: AFP

Hamas-run health ministry says Israeli troops storm north Gaza hospital

The hospital remains surrounded by Israeli troops and tanks

December 12, 2023| AFP |0
Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz. Photo: AFP

Fleeing Israel too, Ukrainian Jews seek refuge in Hungary

In the weeks following the Hamas attack, around 4,000 Ukrainians left Israel

December 12, 2023| AFP |0
UN staff approach a wounded Palesinian reportedly shot by Israeli forces while leaving Gaza City. Photo: AFP

Israel bombs Gaza after warning Hamas nears 'dissolution'

Strikes on Monday targeted Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis

December 12, 2023| AFP |7
People gather amid the destruction following an early morning Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 9, amid continuing battles between Israel and militant group Hamas. Photo: AFP.

Malta wants EU sanctions against 'violent Israeli settlers'

Belgium, Ireland and Spain joined the call in letter to European Council president

December 11, 2023| James Cummings |56
This photograph taked on December 10, 2023 shows a gymnastic room of a school in Kostiantynivka destroyed by a missile strike in the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: AFP

Russia to hold presidential vote in occupied Ukraine

The election will be held over three days from March 15 to 17

December 11, 2023| AFP |13
Displaced Syrians carry relief boxes from the United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) before the cessation of aid delivery, in the camp of Atma, on the outskirts of Idlib, in rebel-held northwestern Syria, on December 6, 2023. Photo: AFP

UN needs €43.1 billion for aid in 'bleak' 2024

'Conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies wreaking havoc'

December 11, 2023| AFP |7