Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during ‘Christian Conference’ in Jerusalem, July 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese had forsaken Australia’s Jewish community and betrayed Israel, a remark that may further strain diplomatic ties tested by

An aerial view from a Jordanian military aircraft shows the Gaza Strip, before humanitarian aid is airdropped over it, in Gaza, Aug. 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni Israel is studying Hamas‘s response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on as Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally over tension in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza City, Oct. 1, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Treating Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif as a bona fide journalist

A Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat drone is pictured at SAHA EXPO Defense & Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 27, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas Japan’s defense minister discussed defense industry cooperation and possible purchases of Turkish-made drones during a visit to Ankara on Tuesday, as Tokyo expands the role

Hasan Piker. Photo: Wiki Commons. GQ’s admiring profile of “political influencer” Hasan Piker —  known for his antisemitic and terror sympathizing comments — underlines Condé Nast’s troubling blend of politics and pop culture once again. Who is Hasan Piker, and What

Muslim Uzbek cleric Alisher Tursunov. Photo: Screenshot A prominent independent Muslim Uzbek cleric went on trial on Tuesday in Tashkent on charges of promoting extremism and inciting hatred against Israel, in one of the highest-profile cases regarding religious practices in recent years. Alisher Tursunov, widely known as Mubashshir Ahmad, faces charges of inciting religious hatred, distribution of materials that threaten

Col. Richard Kemp at humanitarian aid site with Gazans. Photo: Provided Over the past few months, the news has been awash with reports on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Even as Israel increased the level of humanitarian aid entering the embattled coastal

Parcels of humanitarian aid await transfer into Gaza, at the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen The media keep running with the “intentional starvation,” “famine,” and “blockade” narrative, despite weeks