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From AI to Venezuela: Why 2026 is a hinge year for global power
World
December 24, 2025
From AI to Venezuela: Why 2026 is a hinge year for global power
One year ago this week, Joe Biden was president. I was in Doha, Qatar, negotiating with Israel and Hamas to…
Women’s rights are on a sharp decline in Israel. Advocates blame Netanyahu’s far-right government
Middle East
December 24, 2025
Women’s rights are on a sharp decline in Israel. Advocates blame Netanyahu’s far-right government
Jerusalem — They called themselves the “Women in Red.” Dressed in crimson robes and white caps, they marched with faces…
Christians in Egypt do not recognize Israel as the ‘Promised Land’: Coptic Pastor
Egypt
December 24, 2025
Christians in Egypt do not recognize Israel as the ‘Promised Land’: Coptic Pastor
Reverend Amir Tharwat, pastor of the Evangelical Church in al-Faggala, Cairo, said on Tuesday that Christians in Egypt do not…
Israeli government approves controversial closure of Army Radio after 75 years
Middle East
December 23, 2025
Israeli government approves controversial closure of Army Radio after 75 years
Jerusalem — The Israeli government has approved the closure of the country’s Army Radio after 75 years of broadcasting, in a…
‘We are still here.’ Catholic patriarch leads Christmas Mass at Gaza church bombed by Israel during the war
Middle East
December 22, 2025
‘We are still here.’ Catholic patriarch leads Christmas Mass at Gaza church bombed by Israel during the war
The most senior Catholic cleric in the Holy Land urged Palestinians “not just to survive” but to “rebuild life” in…
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a West Bank teen they say ‘hurled a block.’ Video shows them shooting him point blank
Middle East
December 22, 2025
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a West Bank teen they say ‘hurled a block.’ Video shows them shooting him point blank
The Israeli military said it shot dead a Palestinian “suspected of hurling a block” at soldiers on Saturday during an…
A soaked tent or a bombed-out ruin: Gazans face a grim choice this winter
Middle East
December 22, 2025
A soaked tent or a bombed-out ruin: Gazans face a grim choice this winter
Palestinians in Gaza face an impossible choice this winter. With more than 400,000 homes destroyed in the war, Gazans are…
Egypt urges urgent support for Gaza health system at Arab ministers meeting
Egypt
December 20, 2025
Egypt urges urgent support for Gaza health system at Arab ministers meeting
Egypt calls for immediate and sustained aid to Gaza’s health system following extensive damage to medical facilities across the Palestinian…
Armed gangs are vying to fill the vacuum left by Hamas in Israeli-occupied Gaza
Middle East
December 20, 2025
Armed gangs are vying to fill the vacuum left by Hamas in Israeli-occupied Gaza
When Sheikh Mohammed Abu Mustafa stepped out of his mosque in southern Gaza after leading afternoon prayers in early November,…
Gaza no longer in famine, says global hunger watchdog, after influx of aid following ceasefire
Middle East
December 20, 2025
Gaza no longer in famine, says global hunger watchdog, after influx of aid following ceasefire
There is no longer famine in Gaza, a United Nations-backed hunger monitor announced on Friday, after an influx of humanitarian…