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President Mahmoud Abbas

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Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

US President Donald Trump having dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Netanyahu says he nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

At White House dinner, Israeli prime minister praises Trump for promoting peace efforts in multiple regions.

8 Jul 2025 - 9:59AM

Middle East

Israeli military strikes targets at Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen

7 Jul 2025 - 10:54AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Netanyahu says he believes Trump can help seal Gaza ceasefire deal

7 Jul 2025 - 9:16AM

China-Middle East relations

Brics leaders condemn strikes on Iran and tariffs, but avoid direct mention of US, Israel

Brics nations meeting in Brazil take aim at ‘unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures’, urge end to ‘the cycle of violence’ in the Middle East.

7 Jul 2025 - 4:59PMvideocam

Brics offered symbolic backing to Iran, condemning a series of military strikes on nuclear and other targets. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Crew abandons commercial ship attacked in the Red Sea, UK military says

Greek-operated bulk carrier Magic Seas attacked with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades, bomb-carrying drone boats.

7 Jul 2025 - 2:51PM

My Take

My Take | US politician claims China is spreading antisemitism. Really

Democrat Congressman Jared Moskowitz says China is following the ‘Nazi playbook’ by using TikTok to ‘brainwash’ American youth.

6 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel to send delegation to Gaza talks despite ‘unacceptable’ Hamas demands

The militants say they have responded to a US-backed ceasefire proposal in a ‘positive spirit’, but concerns over humanitarian aid remain.

6 Jul 2025 - 7:36AM

Protesters demand the end of the war and immediate release of hostages held by Hamas during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 2 US aid workers hurt in grenade attack

The injured Americans are receiving medical treatment after the incident at a food distribution site in Khan Younis.

6 Jul 2025 - 12:35AM

Britain

Supporters of Palestine Action arrested in London following terror ban

The ban makes membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

5 Jul 2025 - 10:17PM

China-Middle East relations

China’s Wang Yi urges new international deal on Iran after US, Israeli attacks

The top diplomat also warns of potential ‘nuclear disaster’, saying strikes on Iranian facilities set ‘bad precedent’.

5 Jul 2025 - 5:33PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is currently on a European tour, addresses journalists in Paris, France on Friday. Photo: EPA

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas says it sent ‘positive’ response to Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal

The militant group says it is ready to immediately start a new round of truce talks.

5 Jul 2025 - 2:22PMvideocam

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in the west of Gaza City on Thursday amid Israel’s ongoing campaign in the Gaza Strip. Photo: EPA

Israel-Gaza war

UN records over 600 Gaza killings near aid points, humanitarian convoys

‘It is clear the Israeli military has shelled and shot at Palestinians trying to reach distribution points’ operated by the Israeli-backed US organisation GHF.

4 Jul 2025 - 9:47PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Strikes and shootings kill 94 in Gaza, including many waiting for aid

Deaths occur as Trump presses for a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

3 Jul 2025 - 5:15PM

Israel-Gaza war

Letters | Wanted: a ceasefire in Gaza

Readers discuss a solution for Gaza, threats to the world, and how to respond to US aid cuts.

3 Jul 2025 - 2:30PM

Palestinian children transport cans of water home as people queue at a water distribution point in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 23. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Director of Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital killed in Israeli strike

Israeli military says it is reviewing incident after a strike killed Dr Marwan Al-Sultan and his family in their home.

3 Jul 2025 - 11:01AM

Palestinians mourn Dr Marwan Al-Sultan and his family, who were killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday. Photo: Reuter

Israel-Gaza war

Trump says Israel agrees to 60-day Gaza ceasefire terms, urges Hamas to accept

The US president hopes Palestinian militant group Hamas takes what he calls his best and final offer to end the conflict.

2 Jul 2025 - 8:28PM

Indonesia

Indonesian beauty pageant contestant kicked out over pro-Israel video

Organisers removed Merince Kogoya from the pageant after the old footage was widely interpreted as support for Israel’s actions in Gaza.

1 Jul 2025 - 10:01AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli attacks kill over 70 in Gaza, hitting seaside cafe and aid seekers

Witnesses describe carnage as Gaza reels from another day of strikes and gunfire.

1 Jul 2025 - 9:49AM

An air strike hit Al-Baqa Cafe in Gaza City when it was crowded with women and children, witnesses said. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Trump to host Netanyahu next week as he presses for Gaza ceasefire

Plan for visit follows US intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict, with Trump now prioritising an end to the war in Gaza.

1 Jul 2025 - 4:39PM

Britain

Glastonbury fallout: UK police probe Bob Vylan’s chants as US revokes visas

Police probing ‘public order incident’ after punk rap duo’s set included chants against the Israeli military.

1 Jul 2025 - 1:35PM

United States

Trump administration claims Harvard violated civil rights of Jewish students

The university had resumed talks with the White House, but US attorneys warned Harvard might lose federal funding due to its ‘indifference’ to Jewish student safety.

30 Jun 2025 - 11:37PM

A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo: Shutterstock

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 34 people as truce hopes rise

Eyewitnesses report killings of Palestinians near aid centres, while PM Netanyahu suggests Israel’s ‘victory’ over Iran could help free Gaza hostages and lead to a truce.

30 Jun 2025 - 11:41PM

Relatives mourn after an Israeli airstrike targeted buildings sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, leaving multiple casualties on Monday. Photo: dpa

Israel-Gaza war

Judges reject Palestinian rights groups’ claim UK illegally arming Israel

The judges stated the case concerned whether the court could mandate Britain’s withdrawal from a vital F-35 programme, not the UK’s supply of arms to Israel.

30 Jun 2025 - 8:36PM

Israel-Gaza war

Trump calls for deal on Gaza war as signs of progress emerge

An Israeli official confirmed a top Netanyahu adviser will travel to Washington for ceasefire discussions.

30 Jun 2025 - 12:32PM

Britain

UK’s Starmer and Glastonbury condemn ‘death to the IDF’ chants

Bob Vylan led crowds in chants of ‘Death, death to the IDF’, a reference to the acronym for the Israeli military.

30 Jun 2025 - 1:28PM

Bob Vylan performing at the Glastonbury music festival. Photo: AP

Britain

‘Give Farage a chance,’ Rod Stewart urges UK ahead of Glastonbury return

The 80-year-old singer said he almost cancelled his ‘World Cup final’ because of a bad bout of flu.

28 Jun 2025 - 2:59PM

Rod Stewart performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in California. Photo: TNS

Israel-Iran conflict

From Iraq to Iran: the US quest for Israeli military dominance – and its fallout

This decades-long strategy has not only redrawn the regional map but also exposed the limits of China’s Middle East influence, analysts say.

29 Jun 2025 - 7:58AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Is a Gaza ceasefire imminent, as Trump suggests?

Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said, ‘We have seen US pressure and what it can accomplish,’ referring to the January truce between Hamas and Israel.

28 Jun 2025 - 5:11PMvideocam

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