A slate of hardline policies has made life for refugees in Cyprus more difficult. In her modest home on the outskirts of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, 21-year-old Ayah opened her phone to show a video of her recent recital. Her deep, melancholic voice rang out of the phone’s crackling speaker, …

On Monday, Israel launched airstrikes, naval bombardments, and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip as the war in Palestinian territory shows no signs of abating, while Hamas announced its withdrawal from ceasefire negotiations. According to AFP correspondents, shells fell on the neighborhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Sheikh Ajlin, and Al-Sabra in …

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expressed concern on Monday about the situation in the Gaza Strip, saying that “nowhere is safe” in the besieged enclave. “The extreme level of fighting and destruction in Gaza is incomprehensible and unforgivable… Every place is a potential killing zone,” Guterres posted on X. …