- yesterday
Poll gives AfD 40% lead ahead of Saxony-Anhalt regional election
A ZDF Politbarometer poll places the AfD at 40% ahead of the 6 September regional election in Saxony-Anhalt, seventeen points clear of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU.
- 3d ago
US Navy redirects salary budget as Iran war expenditures reach 35.7 billion dollars
Internal Pentagon records show the US Navy shifted personnel and maintenance funds to sustain Middle East combat operations as the reported financial toll reached 35.7 billion dollars.
- 5d ago
Sigfrido Ranucci contests Rai removal as Report newsroom threatens mass resignation
Italian public broadcaster Rai has replaced Sigfrido Ranucci with Giulia Presutti and Daniele Piervincenzi on investigative programme Report, prompting legal challenges and walkout threats from more than 60 staff members.
- Aug 23
Israeli police arrest two teenagers after assault on Palestinian amputee in West Bank
Israel Police took two teenagers into custody in Hebron after video showed a 60-year-old disabled man beaten with a rod, sending the primary suspect to court.
- Aug 23
Israel Katz rejects US envoy criticism over military strikes in Syria
Defense Minister Israel Katz dismissed remarks by US envoy Tom Barrack over strikes on a Syrian air base, stating Washington was informed beforehand to deter Turkish troop deployments.
- Aug 22
Former French and British diplomats urge joint action against Israeli settlement expansion
A group of 102 former French and British ambassadors has called on Emmanuel Macron and Andy Burnham to suspend bilateral military cooperation and trade agreements with Israel following new settlement tenders in the West Bank.
- Aug 22
Western and Arab nations condemn Israeli tenders for 1,234 settlement units in West Bank E1 zone
A coalition of European, Western, and Arab governments condemned Israel for issuing construction tenders for 1,234 housing units in the disputed E1 corridor east of Jerusalem, warning the project severs Palestinian territorial contiguity.
- Aug 21
Turkey requests Interpol red notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla raid
Turkish authorities requested an Interpol red notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and citizen Afek Moskovitch following the May interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
- Aug 21
Western allies condemn Israeli tender for 1,234 settlement units in E1 corridor
Israel opened contractor bidding for 1,234 settler housing units east of Jerusalem, triggering diplomatic protests and potential European sanctions ahead of October elections.
- Aug 20
Four European powers demand Israel scrap E1 West Bank settlement tender
Germany, France, the UK, and Italy issued a joint declaration demanding Israel cancel tenders for more than 1,200 housing units in the E1 corridor of the West Bank.
- Aug 19
Israel opens criminal probe into the 2024 Gaza killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab
The Israeli military ordered a criminal investigation after admitting its forces fired on a family car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and shelled an arriving ambulance in Gaza City in January 2024.
- Aug 18
Israel strikes Syrian airbase as Turkey and Damascus deny troop deployment plans
Israel launched airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Syria, claiming Turkey planned a military deployment, while Ankara and Damascus rejected the allegations.
- Aug 18
Canada and US trade dispute escalates after $20 billion tariff clash and auto sector demands
Canadian officials insist any future bilateral trade pact must protect domestic automotive manufacturing and cultural policies following reciprocal $20 billion tariff actions.
- Aug 18
Former US diplomats urge Washington to review visa of Romanian AUR leader George Simion
Four former US officials published an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post asking Washington to reconsider the entry visa of Romanian nationalist leader George Simion, citing pro-Kremlin positions and domestic controversies.
- Aug 16
North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles after Trump proposes meeting Kim
Pyongyang launched approximately 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced plans to meet Kim Jong Un later this year and ordered joint military drills scaled back.
- Aug 16
Hamas reaffirms peace roadmap as US and Israel discuss disarmament plan
Hamas announced on Tuesday that it remains committed to the US-backed peace roadmap for Gaza, calling on Israel to formally accept the framework as envoys discuss terms for weapon handovers and troop withdrawals.
- Aug 14
Five Italians evacuated from besieged Palestinian village of Qusra in West Bank
Israeli border police evacuated five Italian activists from a Palestinian home in Qusra, south of Nablus, where settlers have besieged the family for six days. The Italians are now safe in a nearby house, while four men and two women remain trapped inside without electricity or water.
- Aug 13
SC Braga to face Austria Wien in Conference League playoff after eliminating Dinamo Minsk
SC Braga advanced to the Conference League playoff with a 1-0 aggregate win over Dinamo Minsk, setting up a two-legged tie against Austria Wien, who beat Beitar Jerusalem 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw.
- Aug 13
Palestinian American raises US flag in Qusra to defend besieged West Bank home
Loui Ridi returned from Ohio to Qusra after Israeli settlers encircled his family property for ten days, prompting an orchard confrontation and military intervention on Tuesday.
- Aug 9
Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan, demanding Hamas disarm first
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan on August 9, insisting Hamas fully disarm before any Israeli withdrawal, a stance that reverses the plan's core mechanism of simultaneous disarmament and pullback.
