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Jerusalem
Head of State
President Isaac Herzog
Head of Government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump (left) speaks during a bilateral dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 7 while US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (right) looks on. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

What’s behind Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize obsession?

For some foreign leaders, mentioning the prestigious award has become a sign of diplomatic goodwill.

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Israel-Gaza war

Red Crescent staff killed in Israeli attack as Gaza aid crisis deepens

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli hostage family condemns ‘vile’ Hamas video propaganda

Israel-Gaza war

‘Same daily episode’: Israel kills at least 18 in Gaza

Efforts to deliver aid to the starving enclave are still being marred by violence and controversy.

A child in Gaza waits to receive food from a charity kitchen on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Syria

Syria’s elections: a path to inclusion or continued conflict?

A deepening humanitarian crisis and minority grievances complicate Syria’s bid for a centralised state, 14 years after its civil war began.

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Diplomacy

My Take | Those enabling genocide rub it in by attending Nagasaki memorial

But by inviting Israel and others to peace ceremony, mayor is making moral statement for sake of humanity despite pressure from West.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine war: Trump says Witkoff to visit Russia, expects to impose sanctions

The US president has given Moscow until August 8 to end the conflict, but says he doubts this will change Putin’s behaviour.

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An exploding Russian missile lights up the sky over Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
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US imposes visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and PLO members

The move comes even as other Western powers are moving toward recognition of Palestinian statehood.

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United States

Opinion | Trump’s many victories will prove pyrrhic

The US president’s arrogance and bullying have given him short-term wins but also embedded long-term resentment and opposition.

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Israel-Gaza war

Video | Israeli fire kills dozens of Palestinians seeking food in Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians killed while seeking aid in Gaza as US envoy heads to Israel for talks
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Israel-Gaza war

Canada ‘intends’ to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly: Carney

In a dramatic policy shift, Carney positioned Canada alongside France after Macron said his country would recognise a Palestinian state.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Editorial | Gaza needs more than pause in fighting to avoid mass starvation

An immediate ceasefire is needed, allowing aid to flood in, hostages to be released and negotiations to forge a lasting peace in the region.

Israel-Gaza war

Dozens killed while seeking aid at Gaza crossing as US envoy heads to Israel

At least 48 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded as a breakdown of law and order has seen aid convoys overwhelmed by desperate crowds.

Britain

UK to recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets conditions

Keir Starmer said conditions include a ceasefire and that Israel commits to a long-term peace process that delivers a Two State Solution.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Downing Street in London as Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Britain will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless the Israeli government commits to a peace process. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

‘Moral failure’: shift in Israel as public mood turns against Gaza war

Israeli commentators and human rights groups are questioning the war amid images of emaciated children, even prompting criticism from Donald Trump.

A Palestinian child reacts as he waits to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Over 60,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza as famine alert predicts ‘widespread death’

The leading authority on food crises said Gaza faces a ‘worst-case scenario’ of famine, citing an ‘alarming, deadly turning point’.

US-Russia relations

Russian ex-president Medvedev says Trump’s Ukraine ‘ultimatum’ could lead to war

‘Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine’ but with Trump’s own country, Medvedev said.

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Starmer presses Trump on ‘desperate’ situation in Gaza during Scotland meeting

Referring to images of war-torn Gaza, Starmer said: ‘I think people in Britain are revolted at seeing what they are seeing on their screens’.

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US President Donald Trump, right, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands, during a bilateral meeting at Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire, Scotland on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Israeli settlers accused of ‘terror attack’ on West Bank Christian village

Taybeh, home to about 1,300 mostly Christian Palestinians, has experienced several bouts of settler violence in recent months.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel says over 120 food aid trucks distributed in Gaza amid ‘tactical pause’

The delivery of humanitarian aid is generating cautious optimism among relief agencies amid a looming hunger crisis.

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UK leader Starmer to press Trump on Gaza, trade in Scotland talks

The meeting on Monday at Trump’s Turnberry golf resort comes as European countries express growing alarm at the situation in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump waves from his buggy at Trump Turnberry golf course during a private visit in Turnberry, Scotland, UK on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Syria

Syria to hold parliamentary elections in September, first since Assad’s ll.

Election news comes amid sectarian violence as the country is increasingly divided in its views of the new authorities in Damascus.

Bedouin fighters in a truck in the village of Al-Mazraa, after days of violence sparked by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions, in Sweida, Syria on July 20. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

UK PM Starmer to recall cabinet from summer break to discuss Gaza

The recall comes after Starmer said the British government would recognise a Palestinian state only as part of a negotiated peace deal.

Israel-Gaza war

Freedom Flotilla ship carrying aid to Gaza intercepted by Israel

‘Handala’ was the second ship operated by the group that Israel prevented from delivering aid to Gaza, where experts have warned of famine.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel to take ‘tactical pause’ in 3 Gaza areas after mass starvation warning

The Israeli military says fighting will pause in Muwasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City from 10am to 8pm daily to allow for humanitarian aid.

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Palestinian children wait for a meal at a charity kitchen in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Photo: TNS
Israel-Gaza war

UK, France and Germany say Gaza ‘humanitarian catastrophe must end now’

Amid fears of mass starvation, leaders of the three nations are demanding that Israel allow unrestricted aid into the area.

A Palestinian girl reacts as she receives lentil soup at a food distribution point in Gaza City on Friday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Trump says Hamas doesn’t want Gaza deal: ‘I think they want to die’

The US and Israel say they are considering ‘alternative’ options to recover the remaining hostages after ceasefire talks collapse.

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Israel-Gaza war

My Take | How America learned to embrace Israel’s genocide as future of war

While world looks on in horror at Gaza, lawyers linked to Pentagon see possibilities opening up in military conduct, especially against China.

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