senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights the significance of the six Arab League-designated countries engaging with the international community on the Palestinian issue amid the war on Gaza. He emphasizes that their firm stance against the displacement of Palestinians signals strong opposition to ethnic cleansing, urging them to maintain this position alongside the Arab League. Bishara also warns of Washington’s alarming indications regarding the potential forced displacement of millions of Palestinians in the coming months. He suggests that while broader peace negotiations remain uncertain, the focus should be on actions rather than rhetoric.

For decades, the United States has been the largest single donor of aid globally. Last year it provided more than 40 percent of the UN's humanitarian aid budget. But now most foreign assistance through the state department has been frozen for 90 days, with only emergency food programmes and military aid to Israel and Egypt exempted. The aid supports initiatives ranging from health and education to security and conflict. So what could be the effects of America's freeze on aid, both for itself, and other nations? And how will it reshape Washington's relations with the world?

The foreign ministers and officials from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League have made a joint statement on the proposal advanced by US President Donald Trump. They rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land “under any circumstances or justifications”, presenting a unified stance against Trump’s call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of Gaza.

The return of more than half a million displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, having survived war, siege and starvation, is a historic moment. For right-wing media outlets in Israel, however, it's a humiliation.

A large crowd surrounds one of the buses as dozens of released Palestinian prisoners have started to come off the vehicle. Emotional scenes are taking place with prisoners being hugged and carried in the arms.

Myanmar’s military regime is under pressure, four years after it seized back power in a coup. The military has lost significant territory and a patchwork of anti-military groups now control different parts of the country. What’s happening? Who are the groups fighting against the military? And could the regime actually fall?

Keith Siegel has been handed back to the Red Cross and is leaving Gaza City. The crowds in Gaza City are chanting and waving flags

Hamas fighters have handed an Israeli captive over to the ICRC in northern Gaza. Red Cross officials have signed papers presented by Hamas after taking two Israeli captives under their care in northern Gaza.

Syria's government says it's committed to engaging women in social, cultural and political institutions. President Ahmed al-Sharaa made that promise in his address to the nation on Thursday, in which he outlined a road map for the country's future. Qualified women will be recruited in healthcare and education sectors.

Israel's war has devastated Gaza's health system with repeated and deliberate attacks targeting hospitals, staff, and patients. Most facilities have been damaged beyond use, and the need for medical evacuations is greater than ever. More than 111,000 Palestinians are injured across Gaza, and 12,500 of them need to travel for urgent treatment. At least 25 thousand children have been wounded, some with irreversible conditions. More than 12,000 cancer patients are facing the risk of death because of acute shortages of supplies. And at least one million children require immediate mental health and psychological support.