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Belgian threat agency warns of climate activist radicalisation
Belgium’s threat analysis agency OCAD has warned of a troubling evolution in the tactics of certain climate action groups, describing a shift from civil disobedience to more radical and potentially dangerous behaviour. Het Laatste Nieuws reported...

One tick and ‘anti-Semitic’ fruit: The curse of being Palestinian
It was a normal Teams meeting at the end of a busy week. Colleagues were discussing the hospital weekend plans. I was there too, nodding, half-present. My mind was elsewhere – on a message I’d sent earlier that morning to a friend in Gaza. I...

Profiting from genocide: report urges corporate boycotts as crisis deepens in Gaza
Marie McInerney writes: Amid an ever-deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and warnings that “the last lifelines for survival are being cut off”, a new report from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian...

Israel escalates Gaza strikes as Trump touts ‘a deal next week’
Great power rivalry Gaza: United States President Donald Trump launched a push for a ceasefire in Gaza this week that he said could lead to an end to the war, as Israel conducted a series of deadly air strikes in the enclave and signalled it might...

Malaysia fully supports an Asean Power Grid, says PM Anwar
RIO DE JANEIRO: Malaysia fully supports Vietnam’s aspirations for an Asean Power Grid — an infrastructure project to ensure energy security and sustainable growth. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia supported potential...

SA joins divided BRICS bloc in Rio amid Gaza war, Trump tariff threats
The city, with beefed-up security, will play host to leaders and diplomats from 11 emerging economies including China, India, Russia and South Africa, which represent nearly half of the world’s population and 40 percent of its GDP.Brazil’s...

Deep-blue Arizona congressional district is up for grabs. Who will fill Raúl Grijalva’s shoes?
PHOENIX (AP) — For over two decades, much of southern Arizona was represented in Congress by Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a champion of environmental, immigrant and Native American causes who cast a large shadow in progressive politics. He...

Israeli attacks in region aim to pressure Palestinians: Erdoğan
The reason behind Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Iran is to bring the Palestinian people to its knees, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday during the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Azerbaijan’s...

Uzbek President: Peace in the Middle East is impossible without resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict
The world is going through a tense period, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), APA’s correspondent dispatched to Khankendi reports. The President of Uzbekistan said that most...

Palestinian-American author calls out WA school for cancelling book event
A Palestinian-American author who was set to read her new children's book at an elementary school in Bellevue is calling out the district for abruptly canceling her book reading event. Safa Suleiman says she was scheduled to read her debut book...

Israeli attacks on region aim to pressure Palestinians: Erdoğan
The reason behind Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Iran is to bring the Palestinian people to its knees, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday during the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Azerbaijan’s...

New left-wing party in UK touted to challenge government on Gaza
Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana has said she will co-lead a new British political party with Jeremy Corbyn, declaring that the current UK government is an “active participant in genocide” in Gaza. Ms Sultana – who had the Labour whip suspended last...

Spanish activist files war crimes case over Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Invoking universal jurisdiction, Spain takes legal steps to hold Netanyahu and Israeli officials accountable for intercepting a Gaza-bound aid ship. Lawsuit cites universal jurisdiction as Spanish courts are urged to investigate Israeli officials...

Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza, while shootings kill 20 people waiting for aid
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British Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying and race UK start times, how to watch and weather forecast
Can Lando Norris win his first British Grand Prix? (Photo: Getty) Formula 1 rolls into Silverstone this weekend for the 2025 British Grand Prix, where Lando Norris can take the lead of the title race in front of his home fans. Following an...

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Ray Moore mans radio communications at East Palestine City Park during the East Palestine Amateur Radio Club in National Radio Day, an annual event held every year since 1933, to demonstrate amateur radio’s science, skill and service and where...

Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency Allocates $2.2 Million in Projects Supporting Palestinians in First Half of 2025
Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency carried out projects amounting to US$ 2.2 million to benefit the Palestinian population in the first half of 2025, including US$ 384,000 for humanitarian aid campaigns in Gaza. Despite the difficult conditions in and around...

Letters: Hundreds of thousands speak up for voiceless in Gaza, but EU can do more
No one can say for sure how many unarmed civilians have been killed by Israel’s missiles, drone bombs, tank shells and shootings. The current estimate is at least 55,000 people dead. Many more have been maimed and left homeless. There are also...

Israel Is Using Starvation To Commit Genocide In Gaza, New Amnesty Report Says
Warning: This story contains graphic photos below. Israel’s ongoing and widely acknowledged weaponization of food under the guise of humanitarian aid is deliberately being used to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, according to an...

Why 'emboldened' Jewish settlers are now attacking Israeli soldiers in the West Bank
Destructive attacks on Palestinian communities by West Bank settlers "emboldened" by support from powerful far right-wing figures in the Netanyahu government have received little attention as the country has focused on the war in Gaza and the...