Trump said last week he wants the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, send the Palestinians elsewhere, and redevelop the land as the “the Riviera of the Middle East.” He announced the plan alongside his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said it was “worth listening carefully to this idea.” Pillay, a former … Read more
Almost a year into its war on Gaza, Israel is fighting on multiple fronts in the region. Israel targets Al Jazeera Media Network yet again, this time in the occupied West Bank. During a predawn raid on Sunday, the military issued an order to close the channel’s bureau in Ramallah for 45 days. The Israeli … Read more
<!– –> The two were seen exchanging a handshake in a picture shared on X by the Russian Embassy in India Moscow: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers’ meeting. The two were seen exchanging a handshake in a picture shared … Read more
US political analyst Ian Bremmer says there is no scenario for Ukraine that doesn’t involve partitioning the country. Russia and the West have been locked in a battle of wills for more than two years over Ukraine, fighting and waiting to see who will back down first. But regardless of how long the war lasts, … Read more
The US president has signed an executive order to curb the flow of asylum seekers at the southern border. It is a plan aimed at limiting the number of asylum seekers allowed to cross the southern United States border. Joe Biden said, after signing the executive order this week, that he did what he could … Read more
Th proposal has stirred heated debate in Israel, while Hamas says more work needs to be done. US President Joe Biden has announced a three-phase plan he says paves the way for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. But the challenge now is how to get both Israel and Hamas to accept it. … Read more
Gantz, a former Israel Defense Forces general, has called for a six-point plan that includes demilitarization of Gaza, returning Israeli hostages and establishing multinational governance over the area, home to more than half a million Palestinians. Netanyahu said Gantz’s demands amounted to nothing more than “washed up words” that would mean “defeat for Israel.” The … Read more
House of Lords defies Rishi Sunak by voting to delay ratification of treaty with Kigali. The United Kingdom’s upper house of parliament has voted to delay Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda. The vote by the unelected House of Lords on Monday came despite Sunak urging its members … Read more
Thousands of Greek students rallied in Athens and other cities on Thursday to protest against planned education reforms that would allow the introduction of private universities in the country. The conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won a second term last year, is expected to submit a bill to parliament this month that would permit … Read more
A top confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the plan to kill Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the security council for Russia, set in motion the operation to take out Prigozhin, according to a former Russian intelligence officer, per the Journal. … Read more