Emirati figures defended in wake of Epstein mentions
Influencers and public figures in the United Arab Emirates have defended Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and Hind al-Owais after their names appeared in emails released by the US Department of…
Palestine Action remains banned but claims victory
The High Court in the UK has ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully when it banned Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws. However, in a typical British fashion, the group…
Unelected first son-in-law making millions as US ‘envoy’
Searches of the publicly available Epstein files show Donald Trump’s name thousands of times, while lawmakers reviewing unredacted versions report vastly more references, upwards of one million, underscoring how much…
Sweden steps up with Gripen jets
Stockholm announced on Thursday that it will send JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to NATO’s newly launched Arctic Sentry mission in Greenland, following the campaign by US President Donald Trump…
Mexico sends help as Trump tightens the screws on Cuba
Two Mexican naval vessels carrying humanitarian supplies arrived at Havana’s port on Thursday amid heightened pressure from the United States over Cuba’s fuel imports. One of the ships, named the…
Syria takes over former US base
Syrian forces have taken control of the strategic al-Tanf military base near the borders with Iraq and Jordan, according to the Syrian defence ministry, following the withdrawal of a longstanding…
Swiss face vote on limiting population
Switzerland will vote on 10 June on a proposal by the far-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP) to cap the population at 10 million. The initiative, opposed by parliament and business…
New horrors emerge of Palestinians ‘evaporating’
An Al Jazeera Arabic investigation, The Rest of the Story, reports that Gaza Civil Defence teams have documented 2,842 Palestinians who have “evaporated” since October 2023, leaving behind only blood…
Poland has ambition to dominate Baltic Sea
Poland has “a real chance to dominate the Baltic Sea,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during a visit to the PGZ Naval Shipyard in Gdynia, praising naval modernisation and new…
Netanyahu comes to DC to pressure Trump
Tehran has warned Washington not to let Israel derail talks on Iran’s nuclear programme, as Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House on Wednesday amid fears he will try to…