Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired the head of the nation’s security service over its failure to anticipate the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas. The Israeli cabinet met…
Category: Politics and International Relations
USA: Court blocks deportation of Georgetown University researcher
A US court has blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration authorities earlier this week. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, is…
Ukraine: Kyiv’s ‘chaotic’ withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers’ words
Until just over a week ago, Artem Kariakin and his unit were making regular trips across Ukraine’s border into the Russian town of Sudzha. He shows me video taken with…
Palestine: Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv as Israel renews Gaza ground campaign
Hamas says it launched three rockets at Tel Aviv – the first time the group is known to have fired back since Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza. Israel…
USA: Trump to order dismantling of US education department
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that aims to dismantle the Department of Education, the White House says. The move, which he promised to do…
Canada: PM Mark Carney to call snap election as the country faces trade war with US
Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is likely to call a national election for 28 April, potentially as soon as this Sunday, multiple news outlets report. With Canada’s businesses…
Ukraine: Zelensky tells Russia to drop ‘unnecessary’ demands ahead of peace talks
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian and US officials will meet for peace talks in Saudi Arabia next Monday, after the Kremlin confirmed US-Russia talks there the same day. Ukraine’s leader…
UK: Putin would breach Ukraine deal if it is not defended- PM Keir Starmer
Russian President Vladimir Putin would breach a peace deal with Ukraine if it is not defended, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after attending a meeting of senior military leaders in…
USA: Georgetown University researcher detained by US immigration authorities
A graduate student at Georgetown University who is in the US on a valid visa has been detained by immigration authorities. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, is a postdoctoral…
Palestine: At least 85 killed in new Israeli Gaza strikes- Hamas
At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza since midnight, the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry has said. Hours later, Israel’s military said it had intercepted…