Category: 3. Middle East

By Emily Rose

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A growing willingness by among Israeli news media to critically explore the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has all but evaporated in recent weeks after militant group Hamas released videos of two emaciated Israeli…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reveals details of phone conversation with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, is “in denial” about the

United States President Donald Trump has announced that he is temporarily taking control of the Washington, DC, police department, while deploying 800 National Guard troops to the city.

Trump said his actions are needed to “rescue” the US…

US president’s nomination comes after firing of agency head raised concerns about integrity of US government statistics.

United States President Donald Trump has tapped an economist from a conservative think tank to lead a key statistics agency…

By Alasdair Pal

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu was “in denial” about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, a day after announcing Australia would recognise a…

Russian President Putin ‘is definitely not preparing for a ceasefire’, says Zelenskyy, as US, and Russian leaders scheduled to meet in Alaska.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Vladimir Putin is not preparing for a ceasefire but is…

Cannabis stocks soar after US president says he is ‘looking at’ reclassification.

United States President Donald Trump has said his administration is “looking at” reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug.

Speaking to reporters at the…

Here are the key events on day 1,265 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Tuesday, August 12:

Fighting

• Two ambulance workers were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Horlivka, in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region,…

Victims not immediately identified after deadly attack at popular store in the state capital, Austin.

A gunman has opened fire in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas, United States, killing three people, according to authorities.

The attack…

The designation comes as US President Donald Trump seeks closer ties with Pakistani government.

The United States has upped pressure on the Pakistan-based Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), labelling it a “foreign terrorist” organisation.

The…