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Israel’s 2026 election: What will it mean for the Middle East?
Analysis: Israel’s election may end Netanyahu’s rule, but is unlikely to fundamentally alter its long-term approach to the Middle East
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US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel
Trump’s counter-terrorism ‘czar’, Sebastian Gorka, was scheduled to speak at conference but White House says he will no longer attend
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Israel party leader says killing Palestinian babies ’moral’
The far-right Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin has described the killing of Palestinian infants in Gaza as a "moral" response to the 7 October attacks
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European president taking 'extremely seriously' allegations Rima Hassan MEP overturned Israeli and EU flags
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India opposition leaders briefly arrested in protest against election chief
Protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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Iran politician files impeachment motion against Araghchi over US contacts | The National
Foreign Minister facing criticism over reported interaction with US envoy Steve Witkoff during UN General Assembly
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White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego
Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.
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Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat
Green Party leader Zack Polanski hopes to shake Labour, which has held Holborn since the seat was created in 1983.
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Singapore refers eight civil servants to police over property purchases
Minister announces referrals after think tank paper finds link between purchases and unannounced MRT stations.
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Sisi directs Egyptian military to maintain highest level of combat readiness
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday instructed the country’s armed forces to maintain the highest levels of combat readiness and preparedness amid what he described as unprecede…
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Australia's opposition vows 'largest cut to immigration' in country's history
'Australia should be a home, not a hotel,' Liberal Party leader Angus Taylor told journalists, saying the country needed 'breathing space'
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When the UN agreed with the UK Green Party on Zionism
The Greens’ Zionism motion has sparked uproar, but the UN itself once declared Zionism a form of racism before repealing the resolution in 1991.
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Israel’s culture minister demands Shin Bet investigation into NAZA director
Miki Zohar has requested a probe into alleged links between Yuval Abraham and Hamas
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Philippine security council looking into China-linked remittances to Duterte family firm
An anti-money laundering official said a food manufacturing company listing Duterte's husband as an incorporator received Php319 million (Dh18.9 million) in remittances from China and Hong Kong
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UK Green Party’s vote revives debate over Zionism and racism
UK Green Party’s vote revives debate over Zionism and racism
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Britain Likely to Expel Israeli Diplomats if Jerusalem Consulate Closes
Britain is likely to expel Israeli diplomats if Israel carries out its order to shut the British consulate in East Jerusalem this week in a dispute over sanctions targeting Israeli settlements, four sources said. Israel on September 8 ordered Britain to close the East Jerusalem consulate within 30 days and remove its diplomats from the city, after Britain said it would impose a ban on trade of goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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India’s ‘million mutinies’ are puncturing Modi’s aura of invincibility
Across the country, Indians are turning disparate grievances into a broader reckoning with unaccountable power.
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Malaysia’s Anwar to host Myanmar leader as repatriations near 10,000
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to visit Kuala Lumpur 'in the next few days', Anwar Ibrahim says.