Category: 3. Middle East

Russia on Thursday hoped that a bill on extending Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank would not be finally approved, warning that it risks major escalation, Anadolu reports.

Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow,…

France has sent a team of military and civilian personnel to Israel to take part in planning the post-ceasefire phase in the Gaza Strip, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced Thursday, Anadolu reports.

Barrot…

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ordered his army on Thursday to counter any Israeli incursions into liberated areas in the south, in the first such move since a ceasefire took effect in late 2024, according to local…

New York declares a ‘state of emergency’ as state and local officials scramble to assist residents set to lose benefits.

Millions of people in the United States who rely on nutrition assistance programmes are facing uncertainty, as food aid is…

It’s being called “the storm of the century”. Hurricane Melissa has torn through the Caribbean, ranking among the most powerful Atlantic storms on record. The Category 5 storm hit Jamaica especially hard. How will the island recover?

Israel has contracted at least three public relations companies to bolster its image online and among the United States’ Christian right, filings under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) show.

According to US Department of Justice…

Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in West Jerusalem on Thursday for a mass protest against compulsory military service, local media reported.

According to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, the…

Approximately 200,000 people took part in the protest, bringing West Jerusalem to a standstill, local media reported.

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched in…

Support for Geert Wilders’ far-right, anti-Islam Freedom Party has declined as the centrist D66 party made major gains in the Dutch elections. The two parties are now neck-and-neck in the race to become the largest in parliament.