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Dutch MP Geert Wilders looks on before a debate in the Lower House on Wednesday on the attacks on Israeli fans after a football match in Amsterdam last week. Photo: AFP

Dutch firebrand Wilders wants to deport those who attacked Israeli soccer fans

Opposition lawmakers say the far-right politician’s remarks are ‘pouring oil on the fire’.

US sidesteps own 30-day deadline for Israel to improve Gaza aid

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Trump eyes Rubio for top diplomat. Will China sanctions create chaos for ties?

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KFC Indonesia closes more stores as anti-Israel boycott causes surge in loss

The US fast food chain’s local operator also laid off more staff as its loss more than tripled in the third quarter.

Indonesian protesters demand the closure of KFC and other fast food outlets over their perceived links to Israel. Photo: Getty Images

Israel misses US deadline on Gaza aid, faces potential military restrictions

The US may face pressure to restrict military aid to Israel, but national security interests could lead to a waiver.

‘Winning’ China competition vital to latest reported Trump cabinet pick: expert

Hardline congressman Mike Waltz has called China an ‘existential threat’ to US interests and called for a boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Israel building along UN-patrolled demilitarised zone in Syria

Satellite photos show construction along the Alpha Line, which delineates the demilitarised zone between Syria and Israeli-occupied territory.

This satellite image shows Israeli forces digging along the Alpha Line on November 5, 2024. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP

Iran says world waiting for Trump government to stop wars in Gaza and Lebanon

While Trump has promised peace in the Middle East, he has said Biden should let Israel ‘finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza.

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My Take | Western values, what Western values?

The death and displacement of millions of Muslims in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Libya and Yemen mean little. But if they are Muslims in Xinjiang, suddenly, their lives take on phenomenal value – propaganda value.

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From Gaza to Malaysia: a Taiwanese surgeon recounts the horrors of Israel’s war

Wu Yi-chun wasn’t prepared for the profound suffering he witnessed while working in Gaza. But he’s still preparing to return.

Taiwanese surgeon Wu Yi-chun performs surgery at Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Medecins Sans Frontieres

Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu and Trump speak

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days.

Rescuers search for victims under the rubble of a destroyed house hit in an Israeli strike in Aalmat village, northern Lebanon on Sunday. Photo: AP

Dozens detained at pro-Palestinian rally after football unrest in Amsterdam

Passions run high in Amsterdam after clashes with visiting Israeli football fans.

Qatar drops out of Israel-Gaza talks, warns Hamas over Doha office

It will not return as a mediator until both sides show ‘a sincere willingness to return to the negotiating table’.

Israel to send planes to Amsterdam after violence against Israeli soccer fans

Leaders of Israel, Netherlands condemn ‘antisemitic’ attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam.

A pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam during the soccer match. Photo: dpa

Malaysians outraged after Israeli drone strike injures troops in Lebanon

Some demanded the government withdraw the peacekeeping troops from Lebanon after a convoy came under attack in Saida.

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Malaysian troops attend a ceremony before leaving for Lebanon at the air force base in Subang near Kuala Lumpur on November 6. Photo: AFP

Trump’s victory raises fears of Israel-Iran clash before he can ‘stop wars’

Analysts warn both sides are likely to ‘take even more risks’ in the dying days of the Biden administration.

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US deploys F-15 fighter jets to Middle East in warning to Iran

Pentagon spokesman says the US will take ‘every measure’ to defend American personnel and interests in the region.

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Opinion | Trump’s return as president marks the end of American exceptionalism

Trump’s second term will mark a turn in US foreign policy towards a transactional approach and hasten the start of a multipolar world order.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than 5 decades

Data showed that January-to-September beef exports totalled nearly 700,000 metric tons, with nearly 70 per cent bought by Chinese buyers.

Open Questions | Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

US historian Jay Winter explains how the nature of war shifted after WWI and WWII, and the impact it has on the world today.

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October 7 widow on her movie at Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

Shaylee Atary directed Single Light, inspired by a sexual assault she suffered. It is one of 25 films in festival celebrating Jewish culture.

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Shaylee Atary’s film Single Light is part of the 2024 Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival. Photo: Yossi Yarom

Israel’s Netanyahu discusses ‘Iranian threat’ with Trump

Tehran-backed Hezbollah says its militants are ready to fight Israel, and the US election result will have no bearing on the war in Lebanon.

Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel museum in Jerusalem in May 2017. Photo: AP

Malaysia’s Mahathir slams Europe as ‘hypocrites’ for backing Israel’s ‘genocide’

Malaysia’s former prime minister says Europe is complicit in the humanitarian crisis, calling their human rights claims hypocritical.

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Israel’s Netanyahu fires defence minister in shock move, sparking protests

The PM cited a ‘crisis of trust’, as he made his surprise announcement while the country faces war on the Gaza and Lebanon fronts.

Israeli strike kills 20 in Gaza, mostly women and children: Palestinian officials

The strike targeted a home sheltering displaced families in Beit Lahiya, raising concerns about Israel’s tactics in the ongoing conflict.

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People work to recover the bodies of Palestinians at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on November 4. Photo: Reuters

Why no US release for lauded Palestinian-Israeli documentary?

Team behind film depicting Palestinian life in Israeli-occupied West Bank yet to find a US distributor. They blame politics and US election.

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A still from documentary No Other Land, shot by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, depicts life in a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: Antipode Films via AP

Israel sees unprecedented surge in citizens spying for Iran

More than 20 suspects, mostly from Israel’s Jewish majority, have been indicted.

Malaysia seeks Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations

Muslim-majority Malaysia has been a vocal critic of Israel’s assault on Gaza, which has led to more than 43,000 deaths.

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President Isaac Herzog
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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