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Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: SOPA Images via Zuma Press Wire / dpa

US-Iran tensions

Iran’s top diplomat to attend ‘indirect’ talks with US in Geneva: state news

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation left for the Swiss city on Sunday for a second round of nuclear negotiations with the US.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel to begin West Bank land registration in step to deepen control

16 Feb 2026 - 3:28AM

My Take

My Take | China and the UN are not the problem in Ukraine and Palestine – the West is

15 Feb 2026 - 10:34PM

Israel-Gaza war

11 die in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, say Palestinian officials

Israel’s military says the strikes – days before Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting – were a response to ceasefire violations by Hamas.

15 Feb 2026 - 9:21PMvideocam

Palestinians mourn during funerals in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. Photo: EPA

United Nations

Opinion | More than funding, the UN needs restructuring

The UN’s financial strain is a chance to rethink its structure, cut inefficiencies and empower local work that delivers more impact.

15 Feb 2026 - 5:30AM

Israel-Gaza war

World artists back Palestine rapporteur Francesca Albanese despite criticism

Albanese faces calls from France and Germany to step down over remarks in which she criticised ‘most of the world’ for enabling Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza.

14 Feb 2026 - 11:17PM

Africa

African Union: youth anger mounts over corruption, lack of accountability

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with more than 400 million people aged 15 to 35 years old – set to double by 2050.

14 Feb 2026 - 5:54PM

A general view of flags of African Union member states inside the African Union Headquarters ahead of the opening of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Indian author Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlinale over jury’s Gaza comments

‘History will judge’ those in the film industry who do not speak out against the Gaza war, the Booker Prize winner says.

14 Feb 2026 - 2:12PM

Japan

Why elite Japanese school asked 12-year-olds to read Palestinian poems for exam

Poets Mosab Abu Toha and Zeina Azzam welcomed the inclusion of their works in the exam, but were concerned about the ensuing controversy.

14 Feb 2026 - 1:07PMvideocam

Indonesia

They called Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ neocolonialism. Now they’re thinking twice

Several Muslim groups have previously opposed Prabowo’s decision to join the board, fearing it would serve US and Israeli interests.

13 Feb 2026 - 6:12PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto at the “Board of Peace” meeting during the World Economic Forum in Davos last month. Photo: AFP

US-Iran tensions

The US dropped proposal of Iran regime change. Could a nuclear deal be next?

Both sides appear amenable to a deal limiting some of Iran’s nuclear enrichment activities after last week’s diplomatic re-establishment.

12 Feb 2026 - 5:16PMvideocam

Women march with a sign depicting US President Donald Trump with bloodied hands in Tehran on Wednesday during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. Photo: AFP

Australia

Australia presses Israel’s Herzog for charges over Gaza strike killing aid worker

PM Albanese uses Israeli president’s visit to demand charges for 2024 strike on aid convoy that killed Australian Zomi Frankcom and her colleagues.

11 Feb 2026 - 5:10PM

Israel

Israel’s ‘de facto sovereignty’ of West Bank condemned as illegal annexation

Ministers admit new land rules aim to block a Palestinian state, a move the UN and Arab nations slam as a grave violation of international law.

10 Feb 2026 - 9:09PM

Israel

Israel ban on Palestinian workers spurs ‘starvation and desperation’ in West Bank

Desperation grows as Israel refuses to reinstate work permits, leaving thousands of Palestinians without income and forcing families into deep debt.

10 Feb 2026 - 6:25PM

An Israeli soldier takes up position during an army raid outside Hebron. Photo: dpa

The Philippines

Exclusive | Manila ‘will consider’ joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Philippine envoy to US

Jose Manuel Romualdez says he delivered the invite in person to President Marcos, who is mulling the idea.

9 Feb 2026 - 7:13PMvideocam

Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez speaks during an event in Manila in 2022. Photo: AFP

Israel

Israel kills 4 suspected militants in Gaza’s Rafah despite ceasefire

Air strikes killed 24 in Gaza last Wednesday, with the Israeli military saying it was in response to one of its officers being wounded by enemy gunfire.

9 Feb 2026 - 7:00PM

Australia

Israeli president’s visit to Australia met with protests

While Isaac Herzog comforts a community reeling from the Bondi massacre, his arrival has sparked protests and a massive security operation.

9 Feb 2026 - 6:07PM

Donald Trump

Leaders invited to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting in US. Who’s going?

Argentina’s Javier Milei and Hungary’s Viktor Orban confirm attendance after invitations go out.

9 Feb 2026 - 11:57AM

US President Donald Trump launched his ‘Board of Peace’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. Photo: AFP

China-Middle East relations

Israeli diplomat Aviv Ezra says ties with China must not be marred by ‘politics’

Highest level official to visit China since Gaza war highlights opportunities for China and Israel to advance ties as peace deal progresses.

7 Feb 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

United States

Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

7 Feb 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza’s violent reality: hundreds have been killed since October ceasefire

At least 556 Palestinians have died in Israeli strikes, while four Israeli soldiers have been killed in the same period.

5 Feb 2026 - 2:35PM

Smoke rises from the Gath shelter, housing displaced Palestinians, after an Israeli strike in the west of Khan Younis on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

‘Where is the ceasefire?’: Israeli strikes kill 21 Palestinians in Gaza

More than 530 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since an October ceasefire, as Gaza health officials decry the ‘continued genocidal war’.

4 Feb 2026 - 8:35PM

Palestinians carry the bodies of three people killed in an Israeli strike on their displacement tent on Wednesday. Photo: dpa

Indonesia

Exclusive | Indonesia’s top economic minister vows capital market reforms

Airlangga Hartarto also tells This Week in Asia that Indonesia is not on a nationalisation drive, but merely targeting illegal operations.

4 Feb 2026 - 11:46AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza’s Rafah crossing sees ‘limited’ reopening amid truce, but challenges remain

Restoring the Rafah-Egypt crossing is a vital milestone for the peace process, concluding the long closure enforced by the Israeli military.

2 Feb 2026 - 7:49PM

United States

My Take | How to prevent war with China: return Taiwan to the mainland

Beijing has a far more legitimate claim over Taiwan than the US and Israel have over any strip of land in the western hemisphere and Palestine.

1 Feb 2026 - 9:00PM

People take photos of Taiwan’s flag during a daily ceremony on December 30, 2025. Photo: Reuters

China-Middle East relations

Israel’s China envoy calls to deepen historical ties in rare media outreach

Eli Belotserkovsky’s article comes amid global buzz over Trump’s Board of Peace and months after closer media ties pledge with Xinhua head.

1 Feb 2026 - 7:29PMvideocam

Eli Belotserkovsky, Israel’s ambassador to China, has written a Chinese-language article for state news agency Xinhua. Photo: Handout

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 30, including children at tent camp: hospitals

The latest fatalities came hours before the Rafah crossing, on Gaza’s border with Egypt, was due to open.

31 Jan 2026 - 11:54PMvideocam

Middle East

US approves US$16 billion arms sale to Israel, Saudi Arabia

The State Department says that none of the new sales will affect the military balance in the Middle East.

31 Jan 2026 - 10:25AMvideocam

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Palestinian Territories

Iran’s top diplomat to attend ‘indirect’ talks with US in Geneva: state news

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation left for the Swiss city on Sunday for a second round of nuclear negotiations with the US.

Israel to begin West Bank land registration in step to deepen control

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}My Take | China and the UN are not the problem in Ukraine and Palestine – the West is

11 die in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, say Palestinian officials

Israel’s military says the strikes – days before Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting – were a response to ceasefire violations by Hamas.

Opinion | More than funding, the UN needs restructuring

The UN’s financial strain is a chance to rethink its structure, cut inefficiencies and empower local work that delivers more impact.

World artists back Palestine rapporteur Francesca Albanese despite criticism

Albanese faces calls from France and Germany to step down over remarks in which she criticised ‘most of the world’ for enabling Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza.

African Union: youth anger mounts over corruption, lack of accountability

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with more than 400 million people aged 15 to 35 years old – set to double by 2050.

Indian author Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlinale over jury’s Gaza comments

‘History will judge’ those in the film industry who do not speak out against the Gaza war, the Booker Prize winner says.

Why elite Japanese school asked 12-year-olds to read Palestinian poems for exam

Poets Mosab Abu Toha and Zeina Azzam welcomed the inclusion of their works in the exam, but were concerned about the ensuing controversy.

They called Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ neocolonialism. Now they’re thinking twice

Several Muslim groups have previously opposed Prabowo’s decision to join the board, fearing it would serve US and Israeli interests.

The US dropped proposal of Iran regime change. Could a nuclear deal be next?

Both sides appear amenable to a deal limiting some of Iran’s nuclear enrichment activities after last week’s diplomatic re-establishment.

Australia presses Israel’s Herzog for charges over Gaza strike killing aid worker

PM Albanese uses Israeli president’s visit to demand charges for 2024 strike on aid convoy that killed Australian Zomi Frankcom and her colleagues.

Israel’s ‘de facto sovereignty’ of West Bank condemned as illegal annexation

Ministers admit new land rules aim to block a Palestinian state, a move the UN and Arab nations slam as a grave violation of international law.

Israel ban on Palestinian workers spurs ‘starvation and desperation’ in West Bank

Desperation grows as Israel refuses to reinstate work permits, leaving thousands of Palestinians without income and forcing families into deep debt.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Exclusive | Manila ‘will consider’ joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Philippine envoy to US

Jose Manuel Romualdez says he delivered the invite in person to President Marcos, who is mulling the idea.

Israel kills 4 suspected militants in Gaza’s Rafah despite ceasefire

Air strikes killed 24 in Gaza last Wednesday, with the Israeli military saying it was in response to one of its officers being wounded by enemy gunfire.

Israeli president’s visit to Australia met with protests

While Isaac Herzog comforts a community reeling from the Bondi massacre, his arrival has sparked protests and a massive security operation.

Leaders invited to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting in US. Who’s going?

Argentina’s Javier Milei and Hungary’s Viktor Orban confirm attendance after invitations go out.

Israeli diplomat Aviv Ezra says ties with China must not be marred by ‘politics’

Highest level official to visit China since Gaza war highlights opportunities for China and Israel to advance ties as peace deal progresses.

Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

Gaza’s violent reality: hundreds have been killed since October ceasefire

At least 556 Palestinians have died in Israeli strikes, while four Israeli soldiers have been killed in the same period.

‘Where is the ceasefire?’: Israeli strikes kill 21 Palestinians in Gaza

More than 530 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since an October ceasefire, as Gaza health officials decry the ‘continued genocidal war’.

Exclusive | Indonesia’s top economic minister vows capital market reforms

Airlangga Hartarto also tells This Week in Asia that Indonesia is not on a nationalisation drive, but merely targeting illegal operations.

Gaza’s Rafah crossing sees ‘limited’ reopening amid truce, but challenges remain

Restoring the Rafah-Egypt crossing is a vital milestone for the peace process, concluding the long closure enforced by the Israeli military.

My Take | How to prevent war with China: return Taiwan to the mainland

Beijing has a far more legitimate claim over Taiwan than the US and Israel have over any strip of land in the western hemisphere and Palestine.

Israel’s China envoy calls to deepen historical ties in rare media outreach

Eli Belotserkovsky’s article comes amid global buzz over Trump’s Board of Peace and months after closer media ties pledge with Xinhua head.

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 30, including children at tent camp: hospitals

The latest fatalities came hours before the Rafah crossing, on Gaza’s border with Egypt, was due to open.

US approves US$16 billion arms sale to Israel, Saudi Arabia

The State Department says that none of the new sales will affect the military balance in the Middle East.

My Take | China and the UN are not the problem in Ukraine and Palestine – the West is

Exclusive | Manila ‘will consider’ joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Philippine envoy to US