US

John Esposito, would-be Catholic priest turned renowned scholar of Islam, dies aged 86

Esposito's distinguished career path was unexpectedly shaped by a Palestinian academic

JD Vance says Epstein had connections to CIA and Mossad

Britain's Big Brother state is already here - we just don't realise it yet

Jonathan Cook

Iran strikes US base in Jordan as American bombardment continues

US: Democrats stall crucial defence budget in protest against Trump policies

International law

'Textbook infringement': Palestine advocacy groups sue for immediate halt to Trump's ICC sanctions

'Cultural parasites': Calls for boycott of The Odyssey over filming in occupied Western Sahara

ICC arrest warrants

Global coalition of lawyers launches campaign to defend the International Criminal Court

After his Iran war debacle, Netanyahu turns fire on state institutions

Abed Abou Shhadeh

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war: Why Europe risks another bleak year in 2026

Marco Carnelos

Trump-backed candidate of Palestinian origin wins Honduras presidential election

Arrogance, hubris and ideology: How 2025 capped a quarter century of US failures

David Hearst

Israel's genocide in Gaza

What it's like to survive in Gaza when your children are killed

Ahmed Abu Artema

Trump administration reviewing Israel's 'military edge' as it eyes Gulf arms deals, sources say

Syria after Assad

Kurdish-led SDF and the Syrian government agree to stop deadly fighting in Aleppo

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Azerbaijan expresses doubts about joining Gaza international force

Pakistan seals $4bn arms deal to sell Chinese warplanes to Libya's Khalifa Haftar: Report

Some Afghans told to attend government check-ins on Christmas, New Year's Day

State Department watchdog asked to investigate senior Trump officials over UAE chip sales