The journey home for Palestinians returning to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt has turned into a path marked by interrogation, detention and humiliation – and, in some cases, financial…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Two hurt after high-speed New Zealand-France crash at Auckland SailGP race | Olympics News
Two sailors treated for serious injuries after Black Foils and DS Team France involved in major collision.
Published On 14 Feb 2026
One sailor is in…
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Are lasers the future of anti-drone warfare? | Weapons News
A drone appears on the grainy, gray-scaled image of the thermal camera. This is the type of drone used by groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Yemeni Houthis. Suddenly, a blinding whiteness overtakes the image. Seconds later, the wing of the…
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AU calls for end to ‘extermination’ of Palestinians, decries African wars | African Union News
The “extermination” of the Palestinian people must end, the chairman of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has said, as dozens of heads of state gather for the regional body’s 39th summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis…
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Tarique Rahman: From 17-year exile to landslide win in Bangladesh election | Bangladesh Election 2026 News
Less than two months after returning from 17 years of self-imposed exile in London, Tarique Rahman has won one of Bangladesh’s most pivotal elections and is set to become prime minister, leading the country as his parents once did.
A…
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In Munich, Rubio urges transatlantic unity but lashes Europe on migration | Donald Trump News
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has addressed European leaders at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in an address seen as more conciliatory than in previous years.
Rubio on Saturday said…
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2 Palestinians injured by Israeli army gunfire in southern Gaza despite ceasefire – Middle East Monitor
Two Palestinians were injured on Saturday by Israeli army gunfire in the city of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip amid daily Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in effect since Oct. 10, 2025, Anadolu…
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‘Bangladesh will be better’: BNP victory puts nation at crossroads | Elections
As rickshaw puller Anwar Pagla turned into the road leading to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) office in Gulshan, Dhaka, on the afternoon after the parliamentary election, a small commotion stirred. His rickshaw had a Bangladeshi flag…
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Two Philippine senators named ‘co-perpetrators’ in Duterte ICC case | Rodrigo Duterte News
Former Philippine justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II also among eight current, past officials named in complaint.
Two sitting Philippine senators have been identified as “co-perpetrators” in former…
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Indian national admits role in plot to assassinate US Sikh leader | Crime News
Prosecutors say plot to kill Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was linked to India government employee, an allegation New Delhi denies.
An Indian national has admitted in a United States court that he took part in a 2023 scheme to hire a hitman…
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