Netanyahu eyes 70% Gaza control, disrupting ceasefire framework

Prime Minister Netanyahu has publicly stated that Israel is aiming to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip, a significant expansion of Israeli control that deviates from the US-brokered ceasefire framework

Republican hawks sound alarm over Trump's Iran peace deal: 'Disastrous mistake'

Critics argue the deal offers concessions like unfreezing assets and lifting blockades without adequately addressing Iran's nuclear program or regional destabilisation

How Mexico's cartel wars cast a shadow over the FIFA World Cup

As the World Cup returns to North America, Mexico’s cartel wars cast a long and dangerous shadow, stretching beyond its borders to Washington and Donald Trump

Trump tightens green card rules, forcing most applicants to leave the United States

Congress vs. White House: The Iran war powers showdown looms

The US House Republican leadership postponed a vote on a War Powers Resolution to withdraw US troops from Iran, exposing deep party divisions over President Trump's handling of the conflict

Trump administration indicts Raul Castro for the 1996 murder of four US pilots

According to US prosecutors, the then Defence Minister Raul authorised the deployment of Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets to intercept civilian aircraft flying near Cuban airspace

US, Israel reportedly saw Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the unlikely face of post-Khamenei Iran

US officials believed Ahmadinejad might be capable of managing Iran’s unstable political environment in the event of regime collapse

Gulf pressure, rising oil prices and voter anger: The forces behind Trump’s pause on Iran attack

The Gulf states informed Washington that serious negotiations were under way and that there was a genuine possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough

Kylian Mbappé’s feud with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally reflects France’s deepening identity and political crisis

In many ways, Kylian Mbappé is following the example of Zinedine Zidane, who publicly urged voters to reject the far right during the 2002 and 2017 elections.

Senator Bill Cassidy’s primary defeat shows how loyalty to Trump now defines survival in the Republican Party

Ideology, seniority, fundraising strength and legislative experience matter less than personal allegiance to the president

UAE accelerates West-East pipeline expansion to secure oil exports beyond Strait of Hormuz disruption

The decision comes amid deepening instability in the Gulf following the recent US attack on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

Trump's China visit: How Xi Jinping outmanoeuvred the US President in Beijing

President Trump's visit to China highlighted a widening gap between Washington's short-term transactional goals and Beijing's long-term strategic ambitions

Church leaders castigate Israel, call its Gaza policy ‘morally unjustifiable’

Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pizzaballa says the Church is committed to maintaining its presence in Gaza

Mandatory military service: Can Benjamin Netanyahu secure permanent exemption for ultra-Orthodox men through legislation?

Two key ultra-Orthodox parties of the Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition have quit over the issue of military conscription. The matter has become increasingly contentious during the country’s prolonged war against Hamas in Gaza

Gaza ceasefire hopes rise as Trump pushes new deal, but major gaps remain

Hamas said it received the proposal and was engaged in talks with mediators to "bridge gaps" and return to the negotiating table

Israel-Iran war leads to a bitter split in the MAGA movement

Trump's statements about joining the war have pitted the isolationist and hawkish wings of the Republican Party against each other

Trump wrestles with Iran policy amid GOP split and Israeli pressure

The White House national security team is deeply divided over how to handle Iran

US's secret plan: Limited low-level uranium enrichment on Iranian soil for an unspecified period

In return, Iran would be required to halt all domestic enrichment once the benefits of the new programme begin to materialise

Deaths after hungry Palestinians storm into a UN food warehouse in Gaza

A series of failed and controversial aid efforts—some backed by the United States and Israel—have led not only to scenes of desperation but also to deadly confrontations

Syria on the brink of a civil war of epic proportions, warns Marco Rubio 

The American secretary of state feels that the Al Sharra regime could be weeks away from collapsing 

Iran proposes regional nuclear consortium with Saudi Arabia, UAE to break diplomatic deadlock with the US

Such a deal could remove both the immediate and long-term threats perceived by the US, while fostering regional cooperation

Israel takes an active role in Syria as sectarian tensions escalate between Druze and Islamist forces

The latest cycle of violence began reportedly with a controversial audio clip, allegedly featuring a Druze cleric insulting the Prophet

Why Jordan has decided to ban Muslim Brotherhood

Jordan’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, which is also a Hamas ally, is unlikely to go down without a fight

Gaza evacuation: Netanyahu presses on, Trump wavers

Netanyahu's controversial plan to relocate Gazans advances, despite a perceived shift in Trump's stance

Israel strikes targets across Syria, sends message to Turkey

The Netanyahu administration is worried that Ankara could be on the way to fill the vacuum left by Russia and Iran in Syria