- 2h ago
Michigan Senate primary tests AIPAC's influence as El-Sayed leads despite $50m opposition
Abdul El-Sayed holds a 10-point lead over Rep. Haley Stevens ahead of Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, despite being outspent 12-to-1 by pro-Israel groups including AIPAC, which has poured over $50 million into the race.
- 3h ago
Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza over weekend, hours after Hamas accepts Trump's disarmament deal
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 Palestinians across Gaza over the weekend, hours after Hamas accepted a US-brokered disarmament plan that Israel has yet to endorse.
- 5h ago
Amsterdam's National Monument defaced twice in one morning with graffiti and lipstick, two men arrested
A 27-year-old from Hoofddorp and a 39-year-old Polish national were detained at the scene on Dam Square after separate acts of vandalism within minutes of each other early Sunday.
- 10h ago
Trump cancels Iran strikes after 'parameters' reached for deal to end war, open Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said Saturday he will order US forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries asked him to refrain and that the parameters of a deal to end the five-month war have been agreed.
- 11h ago
Israeli airstrikes kill at least two in Gaza after Trump announces Hamas disarmament deal
Israeli airstrikes on Saturday killed at least two people in Gaza, with Palestinian authorities later reporting seven dead, a day and a half after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement for Hamas's disarmament and Israeli withdrawal.
- 12h ago
Dieter Hallervorden's CDU campaign tour sparks row over anti-Merz song and Gaza genocide sign
The 90-year-old actor's cabaret performances for Saxony-Anhalt's CDU candidate Sven Schulze drew sharp criticism from the party's federal leadership after he called the defence minister a 'war minister' and displayed a 'Stop the genocide in Gaza' sign.
- 12h ago
Gaza civil defence recovers 112 bodies from Sabra rubble, including 40 children, after two-week search
Palestinian Civil Defence teams spent 136 hours digging by hand through destroyed homes in Sabra, south of Gaza City, to recover the remains. Another 157 people are still missing under the debris.
- yesterday
Singapore bans Massive Attack after band unfurls Palestinian flag and chants 'Free Palestine' at concert
Two members unfurled a Palestinian flag and one chanted 'Free Palestine' during Wednesday's concert, prompting police to issue stern warnings and a lifetime performance ban.
- yesterday
Israel's UN envoy calls Ceuta a 'colonial enclave' as 60,000 migrants cross into Spain; far-right minister mocks Sánchez and invites Gaza refugees
Israel's ambassador to the UN Danny Danon falsely claimed Spain declared an emergency and called Ceuta a colonial enclave, while minister Itamar Ben Gvir sarcastically congratulated PM Sánchez and urged him to take in Gaza's population, as around 60,000 irregular entries overwhelmed the Spanish exclave.
- 2d ago
Alphabet pulls Earth AI image tool after 24 hours as users fabricate warzone and disaster scenes
Users generated fake aerial scenes of a nuclear facility in Iran, a bombed Moscow, and a plane crashing into a Manhattan skyscraper, all layered onto real coordinates inside Google Earth. Google reversed the feature on Friday while it works on stronger guardrails.
- 2d ago
Boy George pulled from West End show after pro-Israel AI song backlash
The Culture Club frontman's manager withdrew him from the London Palladium revival days after his AI-generated track 'We Will Dance Again' ignited online controversy.
- 2d ago
UK Supreme Court to review Palestine Action terror ban after 77 arrested at London protest
The UK Supreme Court granted permission for Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori to appeal the group's proscription as a terrorist organisation, while 77 people were arrested outside a London court for expressing support for the banned group.
- 2d ago
Trump announces agreement for full disarmament of Hamas in Gaza, Hamas confirms
The US-brokered plan, part of a second-phase ceasefire, envisions gradual disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and an international stabilization force. Hamas officials confirmed the agreement, while Israel remains cautious.
- 3d ago
Trump claims Hamas disarmament deal, but Israel and Hamas swap preconditions that block the path forward
The US president said the Board of Peace had secured a 'complete disarmament' roadmap, but a senior Hamas official conditioned it on an Israeli withdrawal first, and an Israeli source said there would be no pullback before 'genuine disarmament'.
- 4d ago
Infantino's FIFA presidency on the brink after failed World Cup sell-off plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is battling to save his job after a secret plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights to private investors collapsed amid a global backlash, with European and North American confederations calling for his removal and council members moving to force an emergency meeting.
- Jul 26
Netanyahu accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' after arrest call, plans UN visit
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' in a Fox News interview on Sunday, linking the mayor's call for his arrest under an International Criminal Court warrant to the stabbing of a Jewish man on the Upper West Side two days earlier.
- Jul 25
US-Iran war costs $37.5 billion, oil hits $100 as unpopular conflict dominates midterm campaigns
Three and a half months before Election Day, the war in Iran has become a political liability for Republicans, with polls showing waning support even among Trump's base and Democrats seizing on $100 oil and a $37.5 billion price tag.
- Jul 25
ICC Assembly votes 82-13-15 to remove prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct claims
The International Criminal Court’s oversight body voted overwhelmingly on Friday to sack chief prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct allegations, a first in the tribunal’s history. Khan, who denies the claims, says he is being punished for pursuing arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
- Jul 23
Trump ties Saudi nuclear deal to Israel recognition, throwing agreement into doubt
A day after signing a multibillion-dollar civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Riyadh, President Trump declared it 'totally subject' to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel, blindsiding Saudi officials and alarming critics.
- Jul 20
Hamas elects Khalil al-Hayya as new political chief, ending nearly two-year leadership vacuum
Khalil al-Hayya, the group's chief negotiator during the Gaza war, was elected on Monday to head its political bureau, filling a role vacant since Israel killed Yahya Sinwar in October 2024.
