The far-right finance minister says the new houses will ‘strengthen our hold on the land’. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced a major expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, as he pushes to annex more of the Palestinian territory. Smotrich said on Wednesday … Read more
The Trump administration has reportedly conveyed to Iran a plan with 15 conditions for ending the war in the Middle East. Israel’s Channel 12 reported on the proposal late on Tuesday, citing three unnamed sources. Pakistan could host US-Iran talks The New York Times, citing two officials, said the plan was conveyed to Iran via … Read more
Email sent to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 outlines what the sender described as financial and legal opportunities in Libya. Published On 1 Feb 20261 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A newly released document shows that an associate of late US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein … Read more
The US launches a “Board of Peace” for Gaza, but Palestinians have no seat at the table. A billion dollars buys a seat at the table shaping Gaza’s future, and Palestinians aren’t invited. As the US moves into phase two of a ceasefire, a so-called “Board of Peace” promises reconstruction while conditions in Gaza remain … Read more
“We will continue to work together to develop a wide range of financing options to support Ukraine, including potentially using the full value of the Russian Sovereign Assets, immobilized in our jurisdictions until reparations are paid for by Russia,” finance ministers from G7 countries wrote in their joint statement after the meeting. But in a … Read more
European officials suggested Donald Trump’s new peace drive could help solidify support for the plan to use the frozen funds for a reparations loan. The cash would only become repayable to Moscow in the unlikely future scenario that Russia agrees to pay war damages, under the plan. EU diplomats expect European Commission President Ursula von der … Read more
The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a US-drafted resolution, which endorses Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza. Included in the plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which the US says multiple unnamed countries have offered to contribute to. The resolution was backed by 13 countries – including the … Read more
Fast-food chain aims to expand to more than 4,000 locations in China under deal with Beijing-based private equity firm. Published On 11 Nov 202511 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Burger King plans to more than triple the number of its restaurants in China within a decade under a new … Read more
US journalist Chris Hedges argues that Trump’s plan won’t ‘thwart the genocidal project Israel intends to carry out’. Trump’s Gaza plan is in danger of going the way of the Oslo Accords, argues US journalist Chris Hedges: Never to be implemented beyond the first phase. Hedges tells host Steve Clemons that there are no guarantees … Read more
“We agreed on the what, now we have to work on the how,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters. Faced with the Commission’s reassurances that the financial operation carried little risk, Belgian diplomats replied in internal EU meetings that a plane had little chance of crashing — but if that happens, tens of … Read more