NewsFeed An Italian magazine cover featuring a photograph of an armed Israeli settler grinning at a distressed Palestinian woman under the title “The Abuse” has caused a diplomatic backlash from Israel. The magazine issue explores the expansion of settlements and settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026 Click … Read more
NewsFeed In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are messages and indirect talks under way between figures inside Iran and the US, and that President Donald Trump still prefers a diplomatic outcome. He accused Iran’s leadership of funding armed groups like Hezbollah and Hamas instead of its … Read more
Russia and Ukraine intensify attacks a month after US President Donald Trump met their leaders. NATO deploys more forces to the east after Russia is again accused of violating a member state’s airspace. Ukraine is hit by some of the largest drone strikes of the war, while it attacks Russian energy facilities. What’s happened to … Read more
British foreign secretary pledges support for Syria’s new government after talks with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. The United Kingdom has announced it is formally restoring diplomatic ties with Syria as British Foreign Secretary David Lammy travelled to the capital Damascus to meet with interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Al-Sharaa received Lammy on Saturday alongside Syrian … Read more
This is not the first time the Petro administration has found itself in troubled waters, though. His presidency has been punctuated by high-profile political crises, both domestically and internationally. For example, his outreach to Venezuela and Cuba as mediators in Colombia’s peace process has fuelled scepticism among more conservative sectors. Meanwhile, his ambitious domestic agenda, … Read more
Bejing’s diplomacy intensifies as the US and the West help Ukraine fight Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s foreign minister visits Beijing for talks – the first trip by a government representative to China since Russia’s invasion more than two years ago. Beijing is intensifying its diplomatic efforts. Why now? And could they help end the war? Presenter: … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions between the countries over the Israel-Hamas war. Petro again described Israel’s siege of Gaza as “genocide.” He previously suspended purchases of weapons from Israel and compared that country’s … Read more
Belize’s decision follows similar moves by fellow Latin American states Bolivia, Colombia, Chile and Honduras. Belize has suspended ties with Israel due to its “indiscriminate bombing” of the Gaza Strip, the latest in a string of diplomatic rebukes of Tel Aviv. The Belize government announced on Tuesday that it was recalling its ambassador and retracting … Read more
Will diplomatic pressure force the US and Israel’s other Western allies to reconsider their support for the war? Israel’s bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip has entered its second month. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to authorities in Gaza, and large swathes of the territory have been reduced to rubble. As public … Read more
Top diplomat says Israel’s retaliation against the Hamas attacks has become a ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians. The South African government has said it will recall all diplomats from Israel to “signal” its concern over the situation in Gaza. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, a minister in the president’s office, said on Monday that all diplomatic staff in Tel … Read more