Category: Foreign Affairs

Gofrixty [29 July 2025] – Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have rebuked Israel over the rising tensions in Gaza following Israeli airstrikes which killed 92 Palestinians in a single day. The most recent strikes had hit residential areas, shelters and a place where civilians had been gathering to receive humanitarian aid. Witnesses described scenes of chaos, smoke and children screaming as buildings caved in and emergency crews were unable to respond. That single-day death toll is one of the highest in recent weeks, bringing the total number…

Gofrixty [29 July 2025] – The horror story unfolding in Gaza is a tragedy of incomprehensible proportions, as more and more Palestinian toddlers – and their older siblings and parents – succumb to a lingering, excruciating death from starvation. International leaders and humanitarian voices are calling on Israel to halt what they term as a “barbaric siege” that is starving a population that has already been ravaged by war. What is the Reaction of the International Community The siege carries on despite international censure, further isolating the population to food,…

Gofrixty [29 July 2025] – In Gaza, hunger can no longer be called a condition — it has become a tool. Israel’s blockade has deprived over two million Palestinians of food, water and medicine, as the conflict has escalated. But it is the babies who are the most heartbreaking victims. Supply routes are cut, aid is blocked, children perish not from bombs but from empty stomachs. Hospitals are overcrowded with emaciated weak children. Most babies come in with hollow eyes, dry skin, and almost no weight. These symptoms tell doctors…

Gofrixty [29 July 2025] – President Donald Trump has shortened the window he’s offering Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept a peace deal for Ukraine. Addressing reporters at his golf resort in Scotland, Trump indicated that he would now give Putin just “10 or 12 days” to agree to substantive negotiations. His previous 50-day deadline, issued two weeks ago, has been jettisoned because, he said, the two sides had made no progress whatsoever. “This is a tragedy,” Trump said, noting that ordinary people in Ukraine are still being terrorized by…

Gofrixty [21 July 2025] – Israeli forces launched fresh airstrikes across Gaza on Monday, intensifying the conflict and causing more destruction in already devastated areas. Fighter jets targeted residential zones and main roads, forcing civilians to flee their homes once again. Explosions rocked multiple neighborhoods as buildings collapsed under the force of the attacks. Palestinians gathered at Zikim to mourn aid seekers who lost their lives in a deadly Israeli strike. People carried bodies wrapped in white cloth. Family members screamed and cried while burying their loved ones in shallow…

Gofrixty [21 July 2025] – Israeli forces gave a warning on Sunday that sent thousands of Palestinians fleeing their homes in central and southern Gaza. Families scrambled and fled to crowded shelters, snatching only the essentials. Parents clutched their children, as mayhem roiled outside the streets. The threat of airstrikes drove whole neighborhoods to flee in a matter of hours. The Israeli military issued warnings on loudspeakers and dropped leaflets telling people to evacuate certain areas. The response did not wait for a second warning. They traveled in large groups,…

Gofrixty [21 July 2025] – A total of 18 people, including women and children, have died as a result of starvation in a single day in Gaza as the humanitarian crisis in the blockaded Palestinian enclave has deepened amid an ongoing blockade by Israel.Food is running desperately short, according to local health officials and aid agencies, and the risk of famine is fast increasing for thousands of people. The deaths were reported from the north of Gaza, where humanitarian access has been seriously limited for weeks.The victims had become emaciated…

Gofrixt [18 July 2025] – A UK defence official sent an email inadvertently revealing the names of British spies and special forces.Contained within the error were details of Afghan allies as well as the names, phone numbers and email addresses of more than 100 British nationals. These were people who had developed close relationships with Afghan interpreters and military contacts in the course of the war. The leak occurred as the Afghan relocation effort was unfolding.Applicants applied to ARAP through the government’s Ministry of Defence.The official also attached the entire…

France is under grim economic pressure as debt threatens to top the €3trillion mark. As the pressure mounts on the government to find cures for the country’s ills, an old notion is being revisited in the form of a new catchphrase: scrapping two of India’s national holidays — in order to help work, pay off debt and increase productivity. But can trimming just t wo days make much of a dent in a problem of such mammoth economic proportions? Nowadays, the French enjoy 11 days off due to a bank…