They said China was likely to view such diversified partnerships positively, which could also open new opportunities to expand arms sales, although the security dynamics in the region might become further complicated. The mutual defence pact signed late on Wednesday significantly strengthens a decades-old security partnership between Riyadh and Islamabad at a time when Gulf…
At a time when Israel is going ahead with flattening the occupied Palestinian territory of Gaza and pitching it as a real-estate opportunity — while the population flees amid an ongoing onslaught that has killed over 65,000 people so far — Britain, Canada and Australia have now recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in a…
LONDON — The U.K., Australia and Canada confirmed Sunday that they are formally recognizing a Palestinian state despite vociferous opposition from the U.S. and Israel. The coordinated initiative from the Commonwealth nations and longtime allies of Israel, announced on the eve of the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering, reflects growing outrage at Israel’s conduct of the war…
The United Kingdom will formally recognise the State of Palestine on Sunday, according to multiple British media reports. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to make the announcement ahead of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week, marking a major shift in UK foreign policy. Starmer had previously stated that recognition would depend on Israel’s…
The UK is set to announce its recognition of statehood for Palestine on Sunday. As per the latest report, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to make an official announcement from Downing Street on September 21. In July, after France’s announcement, the UK stated it would move to recognise statehood for Palestine at the UN…
U.S. President Donald Trump is “hurting his chances” of winning the Nobel Peace Prize he has long coveted, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told Newsweek. Trump has for years said he feels he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, one of the world’s best-known accolades. The Republican has at once styled himself a “peacemaker-in-chief,” tasked…
NewsFeed Demonstrators have been protesting against Donald Trump’s second state visit to the United Kingdom. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands was at a rally in London. Published On 18 Sep 202518 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share facebooktwitterwhatsappcopylink Save Source link
President Trump is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The question is whether he will ever be angry enough to do anything about it. Trump has told several aides in recent weeks that Netanyahu prefers using military force to compel Hamas’s surrender, instead of the president’s preferred method of a negotiated cease-fire. His frustration…
Local clans across Gaza are pushing back against Hamas control, forming understandings with the IDF and fighting in areas under pressure from Israel’s military offensive. As the IDF intensifies its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, armed clans across the territory have begun asserting local control and, in some cases, directly challenging Hamas rule, sources…
By Bassam Masoud and Saleh Salem DOHA (Reuters) -Najwa Abu Hamada felt no sense of justice when a U.N. Commission of Inquiry cited the destruction of a fertility clinic among actions that it said showed Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Instead, the commission’s findings revived painful memories in Abu Hamada of the embryos she…