Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington this week amid fears in Israel that Donald Trump will strike a weak deal with Iran. Mr Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was due to travel to the US in mid-February for the first meeting of Mr Trump’s Peace Council. But the meeting was advanced following the initial round of … Read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., quickly cut short a meeting with Lebanese defense chief Gen. Rodolphe Haykal after the Lebanese official refused to confirm that the Iranian regime-backed Hezbollah movement is a terrorist organization. Graham posted a clear message to X about his frustration with the state of Lebanon in particular and Middle Eastern power politics … Read more
Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, say they will not release billions in reconstruction aid until Hamas disarms and enforces security guarantees. The metal gates of the Rafah crossing opened Monday morning for the first time in nearly two years. But just five medical patients and their attendants, along with … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including two children, and further shaking a fragile ceasefire agreement, hospital officials said. Israel said it responded to a militant attack on Israeli soldiers that seriously wounded one. Deadly Israeli strikes have repeatedly punctuated the truce since it … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East are showing a willingness to launch new attacks, possibly trying to support Iran, as officials acknowledged Monday the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the region. President Donald Trump ordered carriers to move to the Middle East as he threatened military … Read more
When we look at the actions of Russia, China, North Korea, Israel, Iran and now the US in recent years, there is a tendency to close our eyes tightly, pull the covers over our heads and wait for the madness to die down. The rules-based order we thought was here to stay after 1989 is … Read more
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that academics who are parties to a lawsuit alleging that U.S. policy singles out non-citizens for detention or deportation because of their pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses can seek relief from the court if their immigration status is changed as punishment for participating in the case. The … Read more
Jerusalem (AP) — Israeli forces targeted at least two United Nations facilities on Tuesday, continuing a crackdown on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees tasked with providing humanitarian services to millions of people in the region. Crews began bulldozing the offices of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli raids in Gaza on Thursday killed nine people, including three women, a day after the U.S. announced that the fragile ceasefire would move into a second phase. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the cease-fire announcement as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its most challenging elements … Read more
LONDON (AP) — With one puff of a cigarette, a Canadian woman became a global symbol of defiance against Iran’s bloody crackdown on dissent — and the world saw the flame. A video that has gone viral in recent days shows the woman – who described herself as an Iranian refugee – opening a lighter … Read more