City councillors narrowly approve nonbinding resolution that also includes call for humanitarian aid and release of captives. Chicago has become the latest city in the United States to call for a permanent ceasefire as Israel’s war on Gaza nears its four-month mark, placing more pressure on President Joe Biden before November’s election to help end the fighting. After weeks of rowdy public meetings, councillors in the US’s third...

EXPLAINER Hospitals in Khan Younis remain under siege as Red Sea tensions rise. Here’s how things stand on Thursday, February 1, 2024: Latest on human impact and fighting: The Israeli army on Wednesday stormed the courtyard of al-Amal Hospital affiliated with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip following a 10-day siege. Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis also...

Human rights advocates warned against sending Bi-2 to Russia where they could be persecuted for opposing Ukraine war. Thailand has deported members of a dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine to Israel after they were detained for performing without a permit. Members of Bi-2 left “safely” for Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, they said on their Facebook page. Human rights advocates had warned the...