4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (610+ words) Britain's move targets goods from West Bank settlements as London steps up pressure over Israel's settlement expansion. UK will ban goods originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Britain says expanded settlement activity, including E1 plans, has made the…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (217+ words) Ruffalo has frequently criticised the Paramount-Warner merger, drawing connections to sponsorship of the Gaza genocide. Mark Ruffalo's comments on Paramount merger has attracted controversy. Ruffalo has often called out the genocide in Gaza, tying in Paramount's role in contributing to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1121+ words) Xi’s first Egypt visit in a decade comes as Beijing expands trade, investment and diplomatic ties with Cairo, a key US partner in the region. Xi Jinping’s Egypt visit marks his first trip to Cairo in a decade as China…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (681+ words) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar questioned the pact’s practical value, pointing to the “live military situations” facing Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Jaishankar questioned what the Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence pact had done in response to the three countries’ existing security challenges....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (372+ words) Updated on: 18 August 2026 9:49 am Jared Kushner said Hamas may be close to giving up its weapons after reaffirming commitments to Trump's 20-point peace plan and a 15-point roadmap. Kushner said Israel's withdrawal from Gaza will be discussed only after Hamas…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (504+ words) The USS George Washington is leaving the Pacific to replace the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, temporarily leaving the western Pacific without a US carrier. The USS George Washington is leaving the western Pacific for the Middle…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (554+ words) Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for nightly killings in Gaza while criticising the recent reduction in Israeli military strikes Itamar Ben-Gvir called for killing “30 to 40” people nightly in Gaza. He criticised the reduction in Israeli strikes and pushed…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (537+ words) Iran signalled progress towards a Strait of Hormuz shipping agreement with Oman, even as Houthi attacks in Yemen, Saudi Arabia's heightened security concerns, and Israeli strikes in Lebanon showed the continuing instability across the Middle East Iran signalled progress towards…...