Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday Russia destroyed “all critical infrastructure” in the parts of Kherson recaptured by the Ukrainian army over the past week. “Before winter, the Russian occupiers destroyed absolutely all critical infra…
FBI probing Abu Akleh killing, Israel vows no cooperation
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has opened an investigation into the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Israel confirmed on Monday. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz condemned the probe as a “grave mistake” on Twitter,…
Kuwait sentences controversial journo for ‘insulting emir’
Kuwaiti authorities handed a well-known journalist a three-year suspended prison sentence on Sunday for “insulting the emir”. The court ruling against Fajr Al-Saeed comes after a complaint was submitted by political activist Abdullah Fairouz to media p…
Netanyuahu ‘doesn’t believe in peace’: PA President Abbas
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will have to deal with Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Israeli prime minister who won re-election this month, even though he believes Netanyahu has no interest in making peace. “I knew Netanyahu …
Hard times for Labour’s left?
It currently seems like a gloomy time for the left in the Labour Party. After a two year delay, the Forde Report \- established to investigate the explosive contents of the Party’s 860-page Leaked Report into the functioning of its Legal and Governance…
UN climate talks at crossroads as nations split over money
COP27 entered its final week Monday with rich carbon polluters and developing nations at loggerheads over how to speed up and fund reductions in emissions, as UN chief Antonio Guterres heaped pressure on G20 nations to work together to slow global warm…
Israel’s ban on Gaza fish export incurs traders heavy losses
For a week, dozens of fish traders in the besieged coastal enclave have been incurring heavy losses due to Israel’s ban on exporting fish from Gaza into the occupied West Bank. Last Wednesday, the Israeli authorities claimed that the decision came as a…
Syria: Israel fires missiles at Homs province – war monitor
Israel fired missiles toward Syria’s central province of Homs on Sunday evening, targeting an airbase and positions of Iran-backed fighters, an opposition war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is based in the UK, said str…
UAE ‘meddled in US politics’: intelligence report
The United Arab Emirates has engaged in organised campaigns to manipulate the United States’ political system to their advantage, according to a classified intelligence report whose existence was leaked to the Washington Post. The report details numero…
Six killed after vintage aircraft collide at Dallas air show
Two historic military planes collided and crashed to the ground in a ball of flames during a Dallas air show in the United States, leaving six people dead, officials said. National transportation officials were investigating the cause of Saturday’s col…