French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died of "sadness", members of her entourage said Thursday. She was 56.

<article data-history-node-id="427495" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-tells-medical-officials-and-aid-groups-north-gaza-prepare" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-tells-medical-officials-and-aid-groups-north-gaza-prepare" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel tells medical officials and aid groups in north Gaza to prepare for expulsion</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israel said it had informed medical and aid groups in northern Gaza to make plans to leave prior to a military campaign to take control of the area.</p> <p>Military officials said, in a statement, that they had informed "medical officials and international organizations in the northern Gaza Strip...to prepare for the evacuation of the population to the southern Gaza Strip."</p> </div> </div> </article>

According to audio recording broadcast by Israel's Channel 12, Aharon Haliva said mounting death toll will serve as 'a message for future generations'

The Trump administration is moving to end nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs medical facilities, overturning a Biden-era policy that sought to protect access.

A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car.

<article data-history-node-id="426691" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-70-palestinians-including-37-aid-seekers-killed-israeli-attacks" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-70-palestinians-including-37-aid-seekers-killed-israeli-attacks" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">At least 70 Palestinians, including 37 aid seekers, killed in Israeli attacks since dawn</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 70 Palestinians, including 37 aid seekers, were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing medical sources and eyewitness statements.</p> <p>Israeli forces launched multiple attacks on Palestinians waiting to receive food aid throughout Sunday, killing at least 37 people, including at least seven when Israeli forces opened fired on crowds gathered at an aid distribution site near Khan Younis.</p> <p>The sources said the toll is expected to rise due to the number of injured amid the near-collapse of the enclave's health system and the Israeli siege preventing the entry of medical supplies.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Amir walked 12km to receive a meagre allotment of aid, only to be fatally shot, Anthony Aguilar says.

Japan downgrades tsunami warnings and Hawaii says it is safe to return to previously evacuated areas after 8.8-magnitude earthquake off coast of Russia

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake early Wednesday.