Israel releases five detainees to Lebanon after US-mediated negotiations
Israel has released five people to Lebanon after US-mediated negotiations. Dozens of Lebanese remain detained by Israel.
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US sanctions on Iran hit three Turkish entities
US sanctions on Iran hit three Turkish entities The US has targeted three Turkey-based entitites in a new round of Iran-related sanctions issued on Friday. According to the US Treasury Department, the entities targeted are Golden Global Portfoy Yonetimi Anonim Sirketi, Golden Global Varlik Kiralama Anonim Sirketi, and Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi. The move is the latest in the Trump administration's campaign to economically pressure Tehran six months into Washington's war on Iran, which has pushed energy prices higher worldwide.
Israel frees four more Lebanese prisoners in Red Cross-mediated handover
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun praises the release and thanks US President Donald Trump for his efforts.
He was born into Israeli ‘privilege’. Now his life's work is to abolish it | Eyal Weizman
He was born into Israeli ‘privilege’. Now his life's work is to abolish it | Eyal Weizman Submitted by Mohamed Hashem on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 15:46 "It's my burden. I was born into it.
She was asked to defend America's Gaza policy to Arabs. She quit instead | Hala Rharrit
She was asked to defend America's Gaza policy to Arabs. She quit instead | Hala Rharrit Submitted by Mohamed Hashem on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 15:45 'Nothing for me is worth selling my soul. ’ Hala Rharrit spent 18 years as a US diplomat, most recently serving as the State Department's Arabic language spokesperson.
Why is Farage’s Reform accused of violating the UK’s foreign funding rules?
Undercover footage allegedly shows top Reform officials discussing ways to evade foreign funding laws.
Iranian diplomat warns regional countries against allowing US to use them for attacks
Iranian diplomat warns regional countries against allowing US to use them for attacks Iranian diplomat Mojtaba Ferdowsi Pour has said that countries in the Middle East must not permit the use of their territory and airspace as a launchpad for attacks on Iran. Speaking to Al Mayadeen , Iran's ambassador to Egypt said that international law prohibited such attacks, which have been launched by the US during the course of the war on Iran. Ferdowsi Pour said that Iran's American enemies had not yet understood that the Iranian people were "resistant", and would not surrender.
UK police raid 84-year-old retired priest's home over activism
UK police raid 84-year-old retired priest's home over activism An 84-year-old retired priest known for her climate change and pro-Palestine activism had her home raided by British police on Friday, according to the campaign group Defend Our Juries (DOJ). Sue Parfitt has in the past shown support for the proscribed direct action group Palestine Action, and attended a peaceful protest on Wednesday with the environmental activist group Just Stop Oil. DOJ said police had raided Parfitt's home on Friday.
Russia: ECtHR decision to strike out more than 800 complaints denies victims truth, justice and reparation and should be reversed
Reacting to the decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to strike 879 applications against Russia from its list of cases on grounds of their lesser importance to case law and a lack of resources for their examination, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The European Court of […] The post Russia: ECtHR decision to strike out more than 800 complaints denies victims truth, justice and reparation and should be reversed appeared first on Amnesty International .
Can the Green Party’s Polanski take on Labour and win Starmer’s old seat?
Analysts say although Polanski has gained popularity, toppling Labour in its traditional stronghold may be difficult.
Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates
The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade.
If Britain backs US plan, Iran's London bank shuts down on October 22
A bank owned by the Iranian state is still open in London, operating on a temporary permission from the British Treasury that expires on October 22. Renewing it, or letting it lapse, is Britain's answer to Washington's campaign to shut Iran's banks for good.
Two Muslim women journalists allege police assault in India
Two Muslim female journalists allege they were detained and brutally assaulted by police in India’s capital, Delhi.
'If I'm not happy, they'll execute me': Iran's new grammar of dissent
Iranians have found a way to complain about prices that no prosecutor can touch: they film themselves dancing beside the groceries, insist they are delighted, and explain that if they were not, they would be executed.
Philippine court orders arrest of VP Duterte over President Marcos threats
Warrant follows charge she threatened to have Marcos, his wife and a cousin killed by a hitman.
Ireland’s Katie Taylor eyes fairytale finish to trailblazing boxing career
Unbeaten French challenger Flora Pili stands in the way of Taylor becoming undisputed world champion for a third time.
US diesel prices hit all-time high because of Iran war
US diesel prices hit all-time high because of Iran war Drivers in the US are paying more than ever for diesel at the pump as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to hit ordinary citizens at home. In the US, diesel is mostly used by commercial vehicles, such as trucks, trains, boats, buses, farming vehicles and construction vehicles, the BBC reported. The average price for one gallon of diesel in the US has hit $5.
Hussam Abu Safiya: Abducted Palestinian doctor still subject to torture by Israel
Hussam Abu Safiya: Abducted Palestinian doctor still subject to torture by Israel Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 13:46 The Israel-based Physicians for Human Rights group said the medic taken captive in Gaza has been beaten and is subject to sleep deprivation Abu Safiya has been in Israeli captivity since December 2024 (Supplied) Off Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya has told his lawyer that he is still being beaten in detention by his Israeli guards. According to Physicians for Human Rights, Abu Safiya told his lawyer this week that guards beat him and threatened him, telling the doctor he cannot talk about the conditions he is being held in. "The guards beat him in various parts of his body, including sensitive areas, using hands, feet and batons," the organisation and Abu Safiya's lawyer said.
Top Reform officials filmed allegedly plotting to break law on foreign donations
Top Reform officials filmed allegedly plotting to break law on foreign donations Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:49 Two senior Reform officials have stepped down pending an investigation, while party leader Nigel Farage says no rules were broken Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a tribute to the late Ann Widdecombe on the second day of the annual Reform UK party conference at the NEC in Birmingham, central England, on 4 September 2026 (AFP) Off Reform UK has suspended two senior party figures after they were filmed appearing to try and skirt electoral law to secure a foreign donation of £500,000 ($680,000) for the party. Party leader Nigel Farage's senior aide Dan Jukes and Reform's head of policy James Orr, an associate professor at the University of Cambridge, stepped down from their roles on Friday morning pending the outcome of an internal party investigation. This comes on the first full day of Reform's annual party conference in Birmingham.
'We expect our sons to be killed,' father of teen shot dead in West Bank tells BBC
Palestinian teenagers Omar al-Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia were shot dead when Israeli settlers and soldiers entered a village in the occupied West Bank.
