The new pontiff's comments, in line with his position on global conflict, come as Israel begins allowing a trickle of aid in that humanitarians say is not enough.

After 18 months of punishing airstrikes, raids and an increasingly restrictive siege in Gaza, the United Nations on May 20, 2025, issued one of its most urgent warnings yet about the ongoing humanitarian crisis: an estimated 14,

Britain suspended trade negotiations and the E.U. pledged to review ties as Israel’s siege of Gaza tested the limits of some of its closest European partners.

Greece has not signed a statement issued mostly by EU countries demanding Israel to allow the full resumption of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Britain, France and Canada called the Israeli plans for escalation “disproportionate” and “egregious” at a time when the U.N. is warning the population is at risk of famine.

ISLAMABAD, May 21 - Pakistan has strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, urging the international community to take immediate action to stop the violence. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar expressed deep concern over Israel's ground operations in Gaza,

Resolution is signed by 44 of 45 Dems in Senate, who debated the measure on Tuesday; 'It’s not right for aid to be withheld as an instrument of war,' says Peter Welch of Vermont

Three days after Israel said it would ease its blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, little, if any, of the desperately needed food, fuel and medicine appeared to have reached Palestinians.

There's a shifting international view of Israel as its war on Gaza shows little sign of relenting. After global pressure, including from the US, Israel has relented on a months-long blockade and let in limited aid - but none's been distributed so far. It's also continued firing on Gaza, where more than 53,000 people have died to date.

Jeremy Corbyn to table bill for U.K. inquiry into Israel-Gaza conflict, accusing government of complicity in genocide.

Israel is preparing to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities without Donald Trump’s backing, according to reports. In what would be a major break with Washington, intelligence sources told CNN that the chance of an Israeli strike on an Iranian nuclear site “has gone up significantly in recent months”.