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Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces as West Bank fields set ablaze 

23 July 2026

Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank, after they attempted to extinguish fires on...

US House votes to limit Iran war for first time since ceasefire breakdown 

23 July 2026

Four Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have again joined Democrats in voting to constrain Presid...

Yemen faces a new challenge amid prospects of confrontation 

23 July 2026

The conflict in Yemen has entered a new chapter with a declaration by the Houthis that they are imposing a maritime sieg...

Rebuilding Gaza to cost $71bn, must include Palestinians, report finds 

23 July 2026

Rebuilding Gaza will cost seven times more than all previous rebuilding efforts in Gaza combined in the last two decades...

Trump says Saudi nuclear pact hinges on kingdom joining Abraham Accords 

23 July 2026

United States President Donald Trump has said that a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia is “totally s...

More than 100 UK millionaires ask new PM Andy Burnham to tax them more 

23 July 2026

A group of 120 millionaires in the United Kingdom have asked the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to increase taxes on th...

Has Russia helped Iran target CIA sites in the Gulf? 

23 July 2026

When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov on Thursday in Manila, on the margins...

Which Middle East nations have nuclear programmes, and how were they built? 

23 July 2026

The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a 30-year nuclear deal that will see Washington help the Gulf kingdom dev...

Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj freed on bail 

23 July 2026

Indian authorities have released prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj on ...

EU hits Google with new $1bn fine, saying it broke digital antitrust rules 

23 July 2026

The European Union has fined Google 890 million euros ($1bn), saying the technology giant broke digital antitrust rules ...