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Canada joins France and UK in planning to recognize Palestinian state as gulf with US and key allies grows
Middle East
July 31, 2025
Canada joins France and UK in planning to recognize Palestinian state as gulf with US and key allies grows
Canada has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September as international pressure builds…
Arab states call on Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in unprecedented move
Middle East
July 31, 2025
Arab states call on Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in unprecedented move
Arab and Muslim states including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have for the first time issued a joint call for…
Trump’s frayed relationships with Putin and Netanyahu are impeding his foreign agenda
World
July 31, 2025
Trump’s frayed relationships with Putin and Netanyahu are impeding his foreign agenda
President Donald Trump hasn’t found his recent phone calls with war-entangled leaders encouraging. “Very disappointed,” Trump said of his last…
Russia’s summer offensive is turning into an escalating crisis for Ukraine
World
July 31, 2025
Russia’s summer offensive is turning into an escalating crisis for Ukraine
Near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine — The silent, moonless black is broken only by the whirr above of a Russian drone.…
YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16
Technology
July 30, 2025
YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16
Brisbane, Australia — Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise…
Trump says he and first lady have been affected by images from Gaza
Middle East
July 30, 2025
Trump says he and first lady have been affected by images from Gaza
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that both he and first lady Melania Trump have been deeply affected by the…
What we know so far: Huge earthquake in Russia’s far east triggers Pacific waves
World
July 30, 2025
What we know so far: Huge earthquake in Russia’s far east triggers Pacific waves
Tsunami warnings were issued from Japan to Chile, with huge waves predicted to hit parts of French Polynesia. If you’re…
‘We don’t want you to die’: Palestinian mom’s children fear for her life as she sets out to get food
Middle East
July 30, 2025
‘We don’t want you to die’: Palestinian mom’s children fear for her life as she sets out to get food
Gaza City, Gaza — It’s a long and dangerous walk to the point through which trucks carrying aid into Gaza…
Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Jordan welcome UK PM’s announcement on Palestinian statehood
Middle East
July 30, 2025
Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Jordan welcome UK PM’s announcement on Palestinian statehood
Palestinian Authority Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh welcomed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement that the United Kingdom will recognize…
The US is sitting out the most consequential climate summit in a decade. It may offer a victory to China
World
July 30, 2025
The US is sitting out the most consequential climate summit in a decade. It may offer a victory to China
The Trump administration fired the last of the US climate negotiators earlier this month, helping cement America’s withdrawal from international…
Trump says Epstein poached young women from Mar-a-Lago. That raises new questions about what he knew.
World
July 30, 2025
Trump says Epstein poached young women from Mar-a-Lago. That raises new questions about what he knew.
President Donald Trump wants to move on from his administration’s fiasco over the Jeffrey Epstein files, but he keeps hampering…
‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is unfolding in Gaza, UN-backed food security initiative says
Middle East
July 30, 2025
‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is unfolding in Gaza, UN-backed food security initiative says
A UN-backed food security agency has warned that “the worst case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza, its starkest…
More than 60,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war began, health ministry says
Middle East
July 29, 2025
More than 60,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war began, health ministry says
More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s war on Hamas began nearly two years ago, the…
At least 21 killed in attack on east Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels, civil leader says
World
July 29, 2025
At least 21 killed in attack on east Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels, civil leader says
Kinshasa, Congo AP — At least 21 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on church premises in eastern…
China pitches global AI governance group as the US goes it alone
Technology
July 29, 2025
China pitches global AI governance group as the US goes it alone
China has proposed a global action plan to govern artificial intelligence, just days after the United States unveiled its own…
Israeli settler kills Palestinian activist who worked on Oscar-winning film
Middle East
July 29, 2025
Israeli settler kills Palestinian activist who worked on Oscar-winning film
A prominent Palestinian activist who had worked on an Oscar-winning documentary died on Monday after being shot by a Jewish…
Joe Rogan isn’t letting go of Epstein — that’s a problem for Trump
World
July 29, 2025
Joe Rogan isn’t letting go of Epstein — that’s a problem for Trump
Joe Rogan says the Trump administration’s refusal to release more information about Jeffrey Epstein is a “line in the sand.”…
“We are not dogs”: Palestinians condemn humiliation of chasing after airdropped aid in Gaza
Middle East
July 29, 2025
“We are not dogs”: Palestinians condemn humiliation of chasing after airdropped aid in Gaza
In the central Gazan town of Al-Zawayda, scores of Palestinians rushed to collect boxes of aid that were dropped from…
Hamas eyes hardline position in negotiations after Israel-US withdrawal from Doha talks, source says
Middle East
July 29, 2025
Hamas eyes hardline position in negotiations after Israel-US withdrawal from Doha talks, source says
Hamas is looking to harden its position in any further ceasefire negotiations after Israel and the US withdrew their teams…
Gaza and Ukraine will show whether Trump is a true leader or just a bully
World
July 29, 2025
Gaza and Ukraine will show whether Trump is a true leader or just a bully
Donald Trump looked like the last king of Scotland. To the skirl of bagpipes, the president welcomed Keir Starmer to…