The Israeli military has continued its bombardment of the Gaza Strip in response to coordinated attacks by the Islamist group Hamas.
Read more: Israeli forces continue Gaza Strip bombardment, mass troops on border
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has offered his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant further support following the unprecedented killing of Israeli civilians by the Islamist militant group Hamas
Read more: Germany offers Israel further support after Hamas attack
Police in San Francisco on Tuesday shot dead a person accused of ramming a car into the Chinese Consulate, according to U.S. officials.
Read more: Car slams into Chinese Consulate in US, driver killed by police Driver
Several hundred people gathered for a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Vienna on Wednesday in spite of a ban to stop it.
Read more: Palestinian solidarity protest takes place in Vienna despite ban
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says global growth is forecast to slow from 3.5 per cent in 2022 to 3.0 per cent in 2023 and 2.9 per cent in 2024.
Read more: Global economic growth continues to slow at 3% in 2023 – IMF
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday voiced grave concern over the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza and stressed the need to prevent the violence from spreading into the wider region
Read more: UN chief urges immediate action to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict spillover
The Israeli military early on Tuesday said that it had retaken full control of the border with Gaza.
Read more: Israeli military says it has full control of Gaza border
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says Sudan crisis is one of the largest crises the agency has faced with large number of children and women displaced.
Read more: Sudan, largest protection crises with 6m people displaced – UN
