Tom BatemanState department correspondent travelling on Air Force One
US President Donald Trump’s day-long trip to the Middle East came as the Gaza deal was clinched: an…
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24 hours with Trump on diplomatic tornado through Middle East
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Recognising Palestinian state helped get ceasefire, says Starmer
Brian WheelerPolitical reporter
House of CommonsThe UK’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood helped to bring about the ceasefire deal in Gaza, Sir Keir Starmer has told MPs.
Speaking after a summit in Egypt, the PM stressed that the…
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The Blogs: Are Trump’s Tariffs Working? | Vincent James Hooper
By any fiscal measure, Donald Trump’s tariffs are an astonishing success. They have generated record-breaking revenue for the US government—roughly $400 billion a year—and could exceed $1.3 trillion by the end of his current term….
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Israel kills five Palestinians in Gaza and announces it will not abide by the terms of facilitating humanitarian aid, despite ceasefire agreement
Israel kills at least five Palestinians in Gaza and announces it will not abide by the humanitarian terms of the ceasefire agreement. Aid is entering Gaza at an insufficient pace, with authorities warning it represents “a drop in the ocean”…
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Israel won’t reopen Rafah crossing, will limit aid, to press Hamas for release of 24 slain hostages
Israel on Tuesday decided not to reopen the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt the next day, as demanded by the ceasefire deal, accusing Hamas of failing to stand by its commitment to return the bodies of all dead…
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Kirkland Advises Morgan Stanley on Privatization of Hang Seng Bank | News
Kirkland & Ellis is advising Morgan Stanley Asia Limited as financial adviser to Hang Seng Bank Limited (HKSE: 11) on its proposed privatization by HSBC Holdings plc (HKSE: 5) by way of a scheme of…
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Arab Scholars May Have Noted the Supernovae of 1006 and 1181
A new study finds possible references to two classic supernovae in ancient texts.
It’s great to see old astronomical observations come to light. Not only can these confirm or refute what’s known about historic astronomical events,…
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Trump in Jerusalem: When Israel’s Knesset Went Full MAGA
Of all the moments on Monday that deserve the description of “joining the pantheon,” there was one that especially included poetic justice. It happened when Israel’s television channels preempted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in…
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To My Brother Dr. Ezzideen
As I read your words in The Times of Israel, I felt a tremor—not of disagreement, but of reckoning. You wrote from Gaza, to Israelis, in a moment when every word could be a death sentence. That alone is an act of courage. To speak…
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Palestinian hostages find wasteland, heartbreak: Ceasefire Day 5
Freed prisoner Haitham Salem broke down in tears upon his release after learning that Israel had killed his wife and all three of his children weeks before his release. (screenshots) Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
(Day 738 of…
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