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Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

Ismail al-Thawabta, middle right, head of Hamas’ government media office, addresses a press conference at the Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza on Monday. Hamas announced on Monday the dissolution of the body that has governed Gaza for nearly two decades. Photo: EPA

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body but disarmament still a question

The move paves the way for technocratic committee the NCAG to implement civilian rule; Israel said it was a ‘trick’ to avoid disarming.

7 Jul 2026 - 12:24AM

US, Israel war on Iran

Crowds of mourners gather in Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession

6 Jul 2026 - 5:10PM

Middle East

Lebanon’s president urges US solidarity as Israeli troops occupy south

4 Jul 2026 - 9:37PM

Israel-Gaza war

‘No one lifts a finger’: Gaza’s fate eclipsed by Middle East war

Gaza remains mired in a severe humanitarian crisis and efforts to permanently end the war between Israel and Hamas have stalled.

4 Jul 2026 - 4:19PM

A Palestinian girl sits inside a house damaged during the Israel-Hamas war in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza marks 1,000 days of war. Palestinians there face an uncertain future

Over 2 million Palestinians remain displaced amid ruins as the region grapples with the immense, gridlocked task of reconstruction.

2 Jul 2026 - 2:16PM

Middle East

Car bombs and shootings kill 5 Arab Israelis in single-day crime wave

Bloodshed pushes community death toll to 142 this year as police tie violence to organised crime networks.

29 Jun 2026 - 11:49AM

Indonesia

Asian Angle | Liberal Islam in Indonesia is sliding into irrelevance

Political entanglements and ideological schisms have left the pioneering Liberal Islam Network in disarray.

28 Jun 2026 - 1:00PM

A boy waves a flag at a rally attended by thousands of Indonesian Islamists in Jakarta in 2018. Photo: AFP

Israel

Ex-general seen as main Netanyahu rival ahead of Israel elections

Gadi Eisenkot’s new centrist party is surging in polls ahead of Israel’s October parliamentary elections.

26 Jun 2026 - 4:36PM

Donald Trump

New poll shows eroding global trust in Trump and America

Pew survey across 36 nations found just 23 per cent of respondents had confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs.

24 Jun 2026 - 2:00PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

‘Intentional’: Israel purposely targeted Gaza children, says UN inquiry

There is evidence Palestinian ‌children were deliberately killed, showing genocidal intent, a new report says. Israel denies the claims.

23 Jun 2026 - 6:45PM

A man in a Gaza Strip hospital in March 2024 carries two children injured during an Israeli bombardment. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli ‘smear campaign’ targets journalists, threatens safety, Al Jazeera says

Al Jazeera rejected Israeli accusations that one of its journalists, cameraman Ahmed Wishah, killed in Gaza a day earlier, was a Hamas operative.

21 Jun 2026 - 7:47PM

A demonstrator holds a sign critical of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest in solidarity with journalists in Gaza Strip and condemning the killing of Al Jazeera reporters days earlier, organised by journalists outside Egypt’s Press Syndicate in Cairo, on August 13 last year. Photo: AFP

Middle East

After US-Iran deal, Israel rules out troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon

Fighting persists in Lebanon as both Israel and Hezbollah ignore the new US-Iran framework agreement.

19 Jun 2026 - 12:11PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s foreign minister cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remark

Saar accused Kallas of ‘acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness’ by reportedly comparing Israel to South Africa’s apartheid regime.

18 Jun 2026 - 7:40PM

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran says US peace deal must include permanent Lebanon ceasefire

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says stopping Israeli strikes on Lebanon is ‘inseparable’ part of the complete end of the Iran war.

16 Jun 2026 - 5:54PM

A banner with an image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah hangs from a building destroyed in an air strike in Jibchit, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Israel

After US-Iran deal, Netanyahu says he will run in coming Israeli elections

‘I am going to run … and intend to win,’ said the Israeli PM, who has come under fire from the opposition over his wartime leadership.

16 Jun 2026 - 5:34AMvideocam

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference in Jerusalem on Monday. Photo: EPA

Israel-Gaza war

Palestinian death toll tops 73,000 despite ongoing Gaza truce

Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire in October, the health ministry says.

15 Jun 2026 - 1:24PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

UN report exposes brutal reality for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

An inquiry found that civilians were being ‘systematically’ subjected to severe rights violations by Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas.

9 Jun 2026 - 9:10PMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

Who calls the shots? Netanyahu and Trump at odds over their war

Despite starting the Iran war in tandem with Israel, the US president is pushing for a swift exit as pressure builds at home.

10 Jun 2026 - 8:05AMvideocam

A faulty interceptor missile launched by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system disintegrates above southern Lebanon. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Gunman opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5

Palestinian attacker shot dead by police after targeting several locations close to the boundary with the occupied West Bank.

8 Jun 2026 - 3:14PM

Israel-Gaza war

‘It’s humiliating’: inside Gaza’s tent cities without a single proper toilet

Displaced families forced to dig their own latrines, resulting in a hygienic nightmare as foul smells drift among the packed tents.

7 Jun 2026 - 3:04PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli troops kill 7-month-old Palestinian baby in West Bank car shooting

The infant was critically wounded after being struck in the jaw by the same bullet that injured his mother.

6 Jun 2026 - 3:14PM

Children watch as new prefabricated Jewish homes are secured into placed along a road that leads toward the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair on May 20. Photo: AFP

War and conflict

Opinion | Asia has to learn the lessons of war while it still can

The time to learn is before the fire reaches the house. Every war forces us to ask: if this logic came to our region, what would we do?

4 Jun 2026 - 6:52AMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

US-Iran diplomacy mired in uncertainty as Trump claims Lebanon de-escalation

Israeli leader vows to continue operations in southern Lebanon despite the US president claiming ‘no Troops going to Beirut’.

2 Jun 2026 - 4:44PM

My Take

My Take | Why China-bashing is being replaced by China-maxxing

Young Westerners embracing Chinese habits and culture started as a meme. But under it is a serious political signal.

31 May 2026 - 11:25PM

War and conflict

Israel, Russia hit back after being added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflicts

UN documentation of alleged abuses sparks furious denials from both nations.

29 May 2026 - 4:25PM

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has faced fierce diplomatic pushback from both Israel and Russia. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu orders Israeli military to seize 70% of Gaza, expanding control

Israel effectively controls an estimated 64 per cent of the tiny coastal strip, bombarded to ruins by war.

29 May 2026 - 3:24PM

A yellow block demarcates the 'Yellow Line', which has separated the Gaza Strip’s Israeli-held and Palestinian zones since the October ceasefire. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel says it killed Hamas’ new armed wing chief in Gaza strike

Mohammad Odeh eliminated after his predecessor was killed in a similar attack this month.

28 May 2026 - 3:53PM

Israel-Gaza war

West Bank settlers steal Palestinian family’s sheep herd ahead of Eid festival

About 4,000 head of livestock have been stolen by settlers since the start of 2026, according to Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture.

26 May 2026 - 9:29PM

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Palestinian Territories

Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body but disarmament still a question

The move paves the way for technocratic committee the NCAG to implement civilian rule; Israel said it was a ‘trick’ to avoid disarming.

Crowds of mourners gather in Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession

Lebanon’s president urges US solidarity as Israeli troops occupy south

‘No one lifts a finger’: Gaza’s fate eclipsed by Middle East war

Gaza remains mired in a severe humanitarian crisis and efforts to permanently end the war between Israel and Hamas have stalled.

Gaza marks 1,000 days of war. Palestinians there face an uncertain future

Over 2 million Palestinians remain displaced amid ruins as the region grapples with the immense, gridlocked task of reconstruction.

Car bombs and shootings kill 5 Arab Israelis in single-day crime wave

Bloodshed pushes community death toll to 142 this year as police tie violence to organised crime networks.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Asian Angle | Liberal Islam in Indonesia is sliding into irrelevance

Political entanglements and ideological schisms have left the pioneering Liberal Islam Network in disarray.

Ex-general seen as main Netanyahu rival ahead of Israel elections

Gadi Eisenkot’s new centrist party is surging in polls ahead of Israel’s October parliamentary elections.

New poll shows eroding global trust in Trump and America

Pew survey across 36 nations found just 23 per cent of respondents had confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs.

‘Intentional’: Israel purposely targeted Gaza children, says UN inquiry

There is evidence Palestinian ‌children were deliberately killed, showing genocidal intent, a new report says. Israel denies the claims.

Israeli ‘smear campaign’ targets journalists, threatens safety, Al Jazeera says

Al Jazeera rejected Israeli accusations that one of its journalists, cameraman Ahmed Wishah, killed in Gaza a day earlier, was a Hamas operative.

After US-Iran deal, Israel rules out troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon

Fighting persists in Lebanon as both Israel and Hezbollah ignore the new US-Iran framework agreement.

Israel’s foreign minister cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remark

Saar accused Kallas of ‘acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness’ by reportedly comparing Israel to South Africa’s apartheid regime.

Iran says US peace deal must include permanent Lebanon ceasefire

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says stopping Israeli strikes on Lebanon is ‘inseparable’ part of the complete end of the Iran war.

After US-Iran deal, Netanyahu says he will run in coming Israeli elections

‘I am going to run … and intend to win,’ said the Israeli PM, who has come under fire from the opposition over his wartime leadership.

Palestinian death toll tops 73,000 despite ongoing Gaza truce

Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire in October, the health ministry says.

UN report exposes brutal reality for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

An inquiry found that civilians were being ‘systematically’ subjected to severe rights violations by Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas.

Who calls the shots? Netanyahu and Trump at odds over their war

Despite starting the Iran war in tandem with Israel, the US president is pushing for a swift exit as pressure builds at home.

Gunman opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5

Palestinian attacker shot dead by police after targeting several locations close to the boundary with the occupied West Bank.

‘It’s humiliating’: inside Gaza’s tent cities without a single proper toilet

Displaced families forced to dig their own latrines, resulting in a hygienic nightmare as foul smells drift among the packed tents.

Israeli troops kill 7-month-old Palestinian baby in West Bank car shooting

The infant was critically wounded after being struck in the jaw by the same bullet that injured his mother.

Opinion | Asia has to learn the lessons of war while it still can

The time to learn is before the fire reaches the house. Every war forces us to ask: if this logic came to our region, what would we do?

US-Iran diplomacy mired in uncertainty as Trump claims Lebanon de-escalation

Israeli leader vows to continue operations in southern Lebanon despite the US president claiming ‘no Troops going to Beirut’.

My Take | Why China-bashing is being replaced by China-maxxing

Young Westerners embracing Chinese habits and culture started as a meme. But under it is a serious political signal.

Israel, Russia hit back after being added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflicts

UN documentation of alleged abuses sparks furious denials from both nations.

Netanyahu orders Israeli military to seize 70% of Gaza, expanding control

Israel effectively controls an estimated 64 per cent of the tiny coastal strip, bombarded to ruins by war.

Israel says it killed Hamas’ new armed wing chief in Gaza strike

Mohammad Odeh eliminated after his predecessor was killed in a similar attack this month.

West Bank settlers steal Palestinian family’s sheep herd ahead of Eid festival

About 4,000 head of livestock have been stolen by settlers since the start of 2026, according to Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture.

Asian Angle | Liberal Islam in Indonesia is sliding into irrelevance