Project would effectively cleave Palestinian territory in half and has prompted widespread international condemnation. A group of lawmakers in the United States Senate are seeking sanctions against fa
The United States and Iran have engaged in hours of indirect talks through mediators on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, but accounts differed over whether offi
The 24/7 YouTube livestream comes amid an escalating dispute with major US media outlets The White House has launched a round-the-clock livestream dubbed “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station,” featuring
📹 Trump returns to UNGA amid Iran war he started, Israeli violations of a Gaza ceasefire, and scrutiny of US aims.
Trump later reacted to news of the lawsuit, calling the news organisations "Third Rate Clowns" and "Crooked and Corrupt Press" that "trivialise and demean" his achievements. "Fake News people and pub
Victory of United Russia party strengthens Putin’s hand even as the war with Ukraine grows more unpopular. President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has won a record supermajority in tightly orch
📹 Imran Khan’s family says three sisters detained ahead of Islamabad marchNewsFeed Imran Khan’s family and PTI officials say three of the jailed former PM’s sisters have been detained in Lahore ahead
Ahead of the final day of this three-day election, Ukraine had launched a large-scale drone attack on the Moscow area. The city's oil refinery was hit. At a polling station near the oil refinery, I sp
Specialist courts to handle cases of rape and other sexual offences will be introduced across England and Wales over the next two years, the prime minister has announced. Each crown court will have at
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has called on states to respect sovereignty as a condition for security in the Middle East, warning against “cycles of escala
Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. In t
Turkiye says it is ready to help meet Saudi Arabia’s military needs as Riyadh faces escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthis, potentially putting a newly signed Mecca defence pact to its first major te
Tehran is awaiting Donald Trump’s response to its conditions for restarting negotiations, security chief Mohsen Rezaei has said Iran has conveyed its peace terms to the US through Qatari mediators, th
Iran has conveyed a formal set of conditions to Washington through Qatari mediators for ending the war with the United States, the country’s security chief tells Al Jazeera. “We remain in contact with
This is Russia’s first election since it invaded Ukraine, and is expected to gauge public support for the ongoing war. Russian authorities have reported attacks on the country’s voting systems and c
Today on Decoder, we’ve got the first of a two-part series on the future of business, and I’m talking with Jonathan Kanter, the former antitrust chief for the US Department of Justice in the Biden adm
By Scotland political correspondent Michael Marra has been announced as the next Scottish Labour leader. He received 4266 votes from Labour members, compared with Joe Fagan's 2485. Almost half of par
📹 The US-Denmark Greenland security deal gives Trump an agreement without delivering his ambition to annex the territory.
Former air officers, including an air force general, were arrested in a series of operations. Syrian security forces say they have arrested five former air force officers accused of involvement in air
This weekend, Russians are heading to the ballot box to vote in the first parliamentary election since the war with Ukraine began in early 2022. Theoretically up for grabs are 450 seats in Russia’s pa
Lawyers criticised mass arrests under emergency powers that allowed authorities to detain people without charge. The Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago has ended a state of emergency that grante
The security talks come as Israeli forces continue to carry out attacks across southern Lebanon despite a “ceasefire”. European and Arab military chiefs are meeting in Paris to assess the Lebanese Arm
New Delhi says it has ‘made clear’ its determination to ‘protect its trade and economic interests’. India has warned the United States that new measures to levy tariffs over the purchase of Russian oi
Former KLA commander and Kosovo president Hashim Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison Violent protests have erupted in Serbia’s breakaway region of Kosovo and abroad after a Hague-based special t
Trump presses for a solution to end Ukraine’s war with Russia as oil prices surge. Efforts are underway to organise a “meaningful” meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian Pr
Rights group warns Algeria could exploit proposed death penalty laws to suppress domestic political opposition. Amnesty International has urged Algeria to abandon plans to expand the death penalty and
This past week, a flurry of Western countries announced forthcoming sanctions on Israel – limited, for now, to its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s response was swift and aggres
Homeland Security investigators may have violated state laws during a rushed voter-fraud investigation that likely flagged American citizens as suspects, according to a report released Monday. The all
Boris and Carrie Johnson held a party to celebrate their marriage at Doylesford Estate in Gloucestershire on 29 July 2022 West of England A jury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict in
But partial results suggest the party was losing support for the first time since 2010 when it entered parliament. Sweden has two major political blocs featuring four parties on the right and four on
US President Donald Trump has downplayed risks posed by artificial intelligence following days of dire warnings by experts. "You have a lot of very negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn
📹 Iran’s President has met Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince at the BRICS summit for their highest-level talks since the war began.
Wars and US tariffs are set to drive discussions at a critical BRICS summit in India’s capital. The annual BRICS summit has opened in New Delhi, with China’s President Xi Jinping, Russia’s President V
Leaders of the BRICS nations were meeting in New Delhi on Saturday for a summit focused on trade, investment and global conflicts, as the bloc seeks a bigger role in shaping the global agenda for emer
Twenty-five years after the attacks on September 11, 2001, a former top United States diplomat has outlined what he feels were missteps made in the aftermath. In an interview on Friday with journalist
A quarter-century after the attacks on September 11, 2001, officials across the United States have taken part in tributes and memorials to honour the 2,977 victims and those who risked their lives as
A longtime ally to Donald Trump who was tapped to lead a sprawling conspiracy investigation into the president’s political enemies abruptly resigned Thursday after the case failed to produce any indic
United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have been seen as embarrassing and amateurish after their latest attempt to secure a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, suggesting that European
Vice President JD Vance has offered to buy a protester who interrupted his speech at the Republican midterm convention a plane ticket to Mexico. Vance’s fiery comeback came after a protester standing
A United States appeals court has declined to allow the administration of President Donald Trump to implement controversial new rules about how mail-in voting is conducted, with less than eight weeks
Donald Trump made an off-color reference to the father of Princess Diana’s boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed during his remarks Wednesday at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas as he joked about his war
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel in parliament, calling her party a "destructive force" with a migration policy that amounts to "ethnic cleansing" for skilled
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called on TV networks not to air “lies about our election” ahead of President Donald Trump’s prime-time address Thursday night, where he will reportedly speak about electi
US president backs tactic despite agency announcing temporary pause after fatal shootings in Texas and Maine. Just a day after his administration announced it was temporarily pausing most ICE traffic
Groups charge that sanctions against ICC, Palestinian rights organisations stifle freedom of speech and expression. Washington, DC – A new legal challenge is taking aim at the sanctions imposed by Uni
Yusuf announced Reform's latest policy during a central London press conference in which he criticised the language used by rival parties about Reform. He also said Reform leader Nigel Farage "lives h
Activists say Moroccan authorities are intensifying repression of critical voices and the Gen Z protest movement. Politically outspoken Moroccan artist, rapper, and filmmaker Mehdi El Youbi has been a
Nearly six years after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, President Donald Trump is signaling his intent to revive the brazen lies that led to a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol — this time with h
📹 Israel launches new illegal settlement expansion plan
An anti-war politician who tried to challenge Vladimir Putin at the last Russian presidential election has been arrested, according to his social media account. Boris Nadezhdin was taken to a police s
Tehran has maintained that its strikes against American bases in the region are strictly defensive Iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes be
📹 The Bottom Line Iran and the US have resumed fighting because they don’t see each other as ‘reliable negotiating partners’, says analyst Ali Vaez. Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to d
President Donald Trump said that Senator Lindsey Graham was a “tough one to lose” and “like a member of the family” after the South Carolina Republican died suddenly on Saturday evening. In a phone in
Kiev must recognize the massacre of Poles by Nazi collaborators during WWII in order to mend ties with Warsaw, Donald Tusk has said Kiev needs to “sober up” to prevent further escalation in the row wi
The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as part of negotiations due to be held on Saturday. US media cited unnamed offici
The police are investigating at least £500,000-worth of donations made to Reform UK by the mother of a convicted fraudster who paid for Nigel Farage's social media staff and security, the Times newspa
Sir Olly Robbins, the FCDO's top civil servant, was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer earlier this year over Lord Mandelson's security clearance. After his removal, Sir Olly there had been an "atmosphere of
Wednesday's front pages largely focus on Nigel Farage's decision to resign and trigger a by-election. "Desperate" is how the Daily Mirror, external's headline describes the Reform UK leader, but the D
Nigel Farage says he will resign as MP for Clacton and stand in the subsequent by-election, after facing intense scrutiny over financial support he has received. The Reform UK leader said the "people
Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election he says he will stand in. It comes amid a row over his financial support, after the Sunday Times reported he had not declared bene
Denise Webb, a 61-year-old who works as a support worker in the area, accused Farage of being "biased", "negative" and "not a very nice man". She added: "His idea of getting [illegal immigrants] out i
The Reform UK leader has put his political future to his voters amid ongoing probes into his finances Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will vacate his parliamentary seat and attempt to win it back in an
French President Emmanuel Macron is safe following reports of explosions in central Damascus on Tuesday morning, the Elysee Palace has said. Macron is in the capital for talks with his Syrian counterp
The family of Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, released a statement to local media in advance of Monday's proceedings, which are scheduled to last through Friday. "Every court proceeding serves as a
Willie MacKay, far left, has resigned as a councillor after quitting Highland licensing committee along with Sean Kennedy, Duncan Macpherson and John Grafton Four councillors who voted to allow a rapi
Diplomatic correspondent When US President Donald Trump signed a ceasefire agreement with Iran during dinner at the Palace of Versailles last month, many saw an irony. His host, French President Emanu
In many ways, Saturday was a typical July 4 holiday in the United States. The country marked the anniversary of its Declaration of Independence with hotdog-eating contests, parades, fireworks and base
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru's tight presidential election, nearly a month after the vote took place. The 51-year-old won 50.135% of voters' support in the
Sir Keir Starmer has warned his likely successor Andy Burnham he will have to spend just as much time dealing with global turmoil as he has during his time in No 10. In an untypically candid interview
Andy Burnham has ruled out calling an early general election if he becomes the prime minister later this month. Taking part in an online Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit, one user asked whether
Poland's prime minister has said the country is preparing for "various" scenarios and that the coming months could be "critical" concerning the threat from Russia. Donald Tusk was responding to media
Andy Burnham has said he would take his responsibilities to fund the defence investment plan "extremely seriously" if he becomes prime minister. The plan, published on Tuesday, provided a £15bn spendi
Investigators reportedly suspect Ukrainian state involvement in the attack that wounded Vadim Ermolaev and his family in Monaco The Ukrainian multimillionaire sanctioned by Vladimir Zelensky and suspe
Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance of an appeal by Pope Leo XIV. The four, one from the United State