With Sharaa set to meet Trump, Syrian Kurds face uncertainty over their autonomy and future influence.
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Syria's Kurds fear new betrayal as Sharaa gears up for Trump meeting
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Belgium rushes to secure drone defences after airport disruption
The Belgian government has told the BBC it is urgently trying to acquire drone defences after a sighting forced its main airport near Brussels to close temporarily.
Flights were paused at Zaventem airport on Thursday night, after drones were…
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Trump admission ‘irrefutable’ evidence of US ‘direct involvement’ in Israeli aggression
Iran says the United States has a direct involvement in Israel’s June aggression on Tehran, citing recent remarks by US President Donald Trump as clear evidence of Washington’s complicity.
In a post on his X account…
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US extends national emergency declaration on Iran for 46th time
The national emergency was announced on November 14, 1979 when radical students in Tehran seized the US embassy and took hostage dozens of diplomats, staff and guards. Trump’s move marks the 46th time it has been renewed.
The decision by…
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Longest U.S. government shutdown grounds flights, exposes deep divisions
TEHRAN – The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has moved beyond legislative gridlock and into systemic crisis. What began as a budgetary impasse has now disrupted core infrastructure, with flight cancellations at Boston’s Logan…
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Voices of resistance dominate Beirut forum
BEIRUT — The 34th session of the Arab National Conference opened in Beirut on Friday with the participation of more than 250 political, intellectual, and academic figures from across the Arab world.
The gathering aimed to reassess the Arab…
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Exclusive-US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes, former US officials say
By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. gathered intelligence last year that Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war crimes charges against Israel for its military…
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Silenced: The War on Journalism | Documentary
A gripping look at journalism’s ultimate sacrifice, told through stories of courage, loss and unwavering conviction.
In a world where truth-telling can often mean life or death, this documentary shines a light on journalists who paid the…
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Disarmament is a fig leaf for Israel’s campaign to dominate Lebanon
TEHRAN – Israel’s latest deadly airstrikes in southern Lebanon are not breaches of a ceasefire. They are the continuation of a war strategy dressed up as security enforcement.
Nearly a year after the truce with Hezbollah was signed, Israel…
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Truce with no peace for Palestinians
TEHRAN – Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, the Israeli regime continues to trample on the rights of Palestinians in Gaza.
The besieged Palestinian territory faces sustained Israeli attacks, showing there is no real security or peace on the…
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