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President Mahmoud Abbas

Head of Government

Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: dpa

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas

Israeli leader dismisses 15-point document for the future of war-torn Gaza in the latest break with the White House.

10 Aug 2026 - 3:26PM

Israel

‘Hopeless’: Palestinian Christians leave West Bank as hardships mount

8 Aug 2026 - 11:48AM

China-Middle East relations

Where do China-Israel ties stand after closure of Chengdu consulate?

7 Aug 2026 - 10:27PMvideocam

South Korea

After Singapore gig, Massive Attack runs into trouble in South Korea too

The British band is facing backlash over a video caption that said the US supported the bloodbath.

7 Aug 2026 - 9:39AMvideocam

Massive Attack performs with guest vocalist Elizabeth Fraser at the 2026 Pentaport Rock Festival in Incheon, South Korea, on August 1. Photo: Incheon City

United States

New UK foreign minister dodges questions on his past Trump remarks

Ed Miliband in Washington ignores shouted inquiries about calling the US president an ‘idiot, a racist and a misogynist’.

6 Aug 2026 - 12:55PM

Israel

Netanyahu says Israel didn’t agree to US-backed Gaza plan

The Israeli leader has received guarantees that the Israeli army would only need to leave its current positions in Gaza after Hamas disarms.

5 Aug 2026 - 8:13PM

Singapore

Massive Attack’s Singapore ban tests legal limits of artistic freedom

Singapore concertgoers urge leniency for the band’s pro-Palestine acts on stage but lawyers say that a line has to be drawn.

4 Aug 2026 - 5:11PMvideocam

Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall from Massive Attack stand with a Palestinian flag onstage at the end of their performance in Singapore on Wednesday. Photo: Social media/Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ conditions Israel’s Gaza withdrawal on Hamas disarmament

US-backed panel seeks to calm Israeli pushback over framework for war-torn enclave.

4 Aug 2026 - 3:20PM

Israel-Gaza war

Strikes kill 18 in Gaza as Israeli minister says no deal to halt attacks

Military offensive continues despite Trump-backed plan to disarm Hamas and implement lasting ceasefire.

3 Aug 2026 - 9:32AM

Singapore

Massive Attack barred from Singapore for unfurling Palestinian flag on stage

The two band members who held the flag on stage were given ‘stern warning’ and banned from re-entering Singapore, police say.

3 Aug 2026 - 1:24PMvideocam

Two members of Massive Attack hold up a Palestinian flag during its concert in Singapore on Wednesday. Photo: Reddit/blushie157

Israel-Gaza war

Trump hails ‘great breakthrough’ after Hamas disarmament deal

Agreement calls for group to surrender its weapons and Israeli troops to withdraw from Gaza under a broader peace framework.

1 Aug 2026 - 5:08AM

Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is designated a terrorist organisation by the US and several other countries. Photo: EPA

Singapore

Singapore police investigate Massive Attack over Palestinian support at gig

Viral videos show the British band holding a Palestinian flag on stage while the crowd cheers during their concert in Singapore.

31 Jul 2026 - 11:37AM

Middle East

Trump’s irritation over leak signals strains as Netanyahu visits White House

The US president criticised leaked talking points on Iran’s nuclear site before meeting with the Israeli prime minister.

29 Jul 2026 - 9:28AM

Israel-Gaza war

Gazans uprooted as Israel expands ‘yellow line’ military zone

Residents and Hamas officials say Israel has moved forward the yellow block markers, triggering new waves of displacement.

28 Jul 2026 - 5:45PM

Palestinian boys look at a yellow concrete block marking the “yellow zone” under Israeli military control, in Tufah neighbourhood, in Gaza City on Monday. Photo: Reuters

China-Latin America relations

Brazil turns to China trade deal after Trump tariffs, as years of resistance end

Xi and Lula agree to fast track Mercosur trade talks, endorsing a deal Brasilia fought to bury when Uruguay first proposed it.

28 Jul 2026 - 5:13AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left), seen here with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil, in November, 2024. The pair have agreed to accelerate negotiations for a trade agreement between China and Mercosur. Photo: Xinhua

Israel-Gaza war

Israel to allow international force into Gaza under Trump ceasefire plan

Security cabinet clears legal path for deployment from ‘friendly countries’ like Uganda and Morocco.

27 Jul 2026 - 3:16PM

Israel

The former military chief aiming to unseat Netanyahu in Israel

Gadi Eisenkot and his new party mount a strong challenge to Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.

27 Jul 2026 - 2:50PM

Middle East

Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash

As part of a security clampdown across the West Bank over the weekend, Israeli forces arrested around 60 Palestinians.

27 Jul 2026 - 4:09AM

A young Palestinian boy is seen at a mosque allegedly burned by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Malaysia

US summons Malaysian envoy over ban on Israeli citizens

The ambassador told the State Department that Malaysia’s policy of not recognising Israel was not new, the foreign minister said.

24 Jul 2026 - 1:10PM

Middle East

Japanese militant who took part in 1972 Israel airport attack dies in Beirut

Kozo Okamoto was part of a three-man team from the Japanese Red Army group that killed 26 people on May 30, 1972.

24 Jul 2026 - 2:05PM

US, Israel war on Iran

Trump throws Saudi nuclear deal into doubt with Israel recognition demand

White House says pact hinges on Riyadh joining Abraham Accords, a condition analysts say the kingdom is unlikely to accept.

24 Jul 2026 - 3:26PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting in Riyadh in May 2025. Photo: AFP

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar rejects ‘totally absurd’ US military aid threat over Israel ban

Eight lawmakers have sent a letter to Marco Rubio accusing Anwar of singling out Israelis solely because of their nationality.

23 Jul 2026 - 1:25PM

Malaysia

Malaysia won’t be intimidated over Israelis’ entry ban, Anwar tells US lawmakers

The lawmakers have criticised Anwar’s remarks to deport Israeli nationals in Malaysia holding dual citizenship.

22 Jul 2026 - 9:08PM

Malaysia

Trump proposes seasoned diplomat as Malaysia envoy instead of ‘alpha male’

Joshua Harris has been chosen for the post after Trump’s previous pick, Nick Adams, rankled Malaysians for his hardline support of Israel.

22 Jul 2026 - 6:27PM

US-China relations

US Justice Department investigating Harvard over financial aid programmes

The Trump administration is probing if Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students.

21 Jul 2026 - 10:16AM

Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo: AP

Britain

China’s Li congratulates Andy Burnham on becoming Britain’s new prime minister

Li said strengthening dialogue and cooperation between ⁠China and the UK will benefit ‌the nations and ‘inject stability into global ‌peace’.

21 Jul 2026 - 7:01AM

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has congratulated Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Hamas’ lead negotiator in ceasefire talks elected as group’s new chief

Khalil al-Hayya succeeds Yahya al-Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in 2024.

20 Jul 2026 - 8:11PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israelis march to Gaza border demanding re-establishment of settlements

‘We are walking today to tell the government of Israel and show all the world that this land belongs to us,’ one demonstrator said.

20 Jul 2026 - 4:22AM

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