Far-right AFD wins vote in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state: Exit polls
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Political reporting on Iran — the government and Supreme Leader, elections, nuclear negotiations, and the factional struggles inside the Islamic Republic — collected from independent English-language outlets.
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Niger military accuses France of orchestrating failed mutiny: What to know
French officials deny involvement, but tensions between the two countries remain high.
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US envoys hold ‘substantive’ talks with Zelenskyy in first visit to Kyiv
Meeting comes a day after US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
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Mike Huckabee criticised for accusing Jewish UK foreign secretary of 'Jew hate'
Mike Huckabee criticised for accusing Jewish UK foreign secretary of 'Jew hate' Submitted by Imran Mulla on Sun, 09/06/2026 - 13:37 US ambassador to Israel's comments mark latest rhetorical attack on UK over its plans to ban Israeli settlement goods British foreign secretary Ed Miliband speaks as he meets his Spanish counterpart at the Palacio de Viana in Madrid on 29 July 2026 (Leon Neal/AFP) Off The US ambassador to Israel has been criticised for accusing the British foreign secretary, who is Jewish, of "Jew hate" over his criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza. British foreign secretary Ed Miliband released a video earlier this week in which he said: “I just came out of this meeting talking about Gaza to people who've been there and are there on the ground, and frankly it was horrific what is unfolding. ” He asserted that “we as a UK government, as the prime minister has said, have got to act and act more decisively than we have”.
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Bosnian Serbs strengthen ties with Israel amid tensions
Opening of Israeli commerce office deepens ties between Republika Srpska and Israel.
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Reform UK says Britain is broken. Birmingham tells another story
The party's gains in Britain's most diverse major city are real, but they are not a verdict against multiculturalism.
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OPEC Plus to Keep Oil Production Steady
The decision on Sunday by the cartel of oil-producing nations and some of its allies came after the resumption of U. S. and Iranian military strikes in the Persian Gulf.
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Turkish spy chief makes secretive visit to Greece amid rising tensions with Israel, report says
Turkish spy chief makes secretive visit to Greece amid rising tensions with Israel, report says Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 09/06/2026 - 12:39 The development comes amid strained relations over the Aegean Sea as Greece deepens its defence partnership with Israel Turkish presidential adviser Ibrahim Kalin speaks to AFP journalists during an interview in Istanbul, 13 November 2021. (Ozan Kose/AFP) Off Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin made a secret visit to Athens last week for talks with his Greek counterpart, Greek and Turkish media have reported. According to a report by Greek newspaper Ta Nea, Kalin, head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organisation (MIT), met Themistoklis Demiris, director of Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP).
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View from Russia: Experts on why Kushner and Witkoff came to Moscow
Experts say the latest US contacts with Moscow look more symbolic than substantive, with peace talk overshadowed by wider rivalry The latest visit to Moscow by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff has triggered a fresh wave of speculation in Russia about what Washington is really trying to achieve.
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Armenia Courts Central Asia As TRIPP Corridor Takes Shape
Armenia is courting Central Asia as it intensifies efforts to break ground on an ambitious trade corridor named after US President Donald Trump -- the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, or TRIPP.
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Azerbaijan Eyes Completion of Iran Railroad Section
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Republic of Azerbaijan’s deputy prime minister, Shahin Mustafayev, stressed the importance of completing the Iranian section of a railroad project to boost regional transport capacity.
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Araqchi Holds Talks with Saudi, Turkish FMs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held separate telephone conversations with his Saudi and Turkish counterparts on Saturday night.
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London penthouses linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader put up for sale – Sunday Times
Two luxury London penthouses linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, bought for a combined £36 million, have been put up for sale, The Sunday Times reported.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says ‘Qatar is a hostile state’
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed accusations about his government’s alleged ties to Qatar as ‘one big bluff’
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German voters head to polls as far-right AfD party eyes historic state win
Saxony-Anhalt elections could see AfD become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since WWII.
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Netanyahu dismisses 'all this controversy' around Qatar as 'big hoax'
Netanyahu dismisses 'all this controversy' around Qatar as 'big hoax' Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed “all this controversy around Qatar” as a “big hoax”. In an interview with Israel’s i24NEWS, he said: "I attacked Qatar, and not only that, I bombed it and launched attacks on it during the war, and in turn, it attacked me. ” “All this controversy around Qatar is nothing but a big hoax.
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Netanyahu boasts about bombing Qatar, says Gaza funds used for aid
Israeli PM says money he facilitated Qatar in sending to Gaza was recommended by Israeli security agencies.
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'The Brits have lost it': US ambassador to Israel reacts to Miliband's Gaza remarks
'The Brits have lost it': US ambassador to Israel reacts to Miliband's Gaza remarks US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has reacted sharply to British foreign secretary Ed Miliband's description of Gaza situation, saying "the Brits have lost it". "The Jew hate of their government knows no boundaries and knows no facts," Huckabee wrote on X, a day after Miliband, who is Jewish, said in an Instagram video that he had met with people who had been in Gaza and had been briefed on the “horrific” situation unfolding there. “You know the stories that people were telling me of medicines being blocked, children dying while waiting for vital life-saving treatment," he said.
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Trump-backed group announces $10m ad spend for midterm Senate race in Texas
US president has pledged more than $400m through his super PAC to boost Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms.
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Balkans: Israel deepens ties with Bosnian Serb separatists through Banja Luka trade office
Balkans: Israel deepens ties with Bosnian Serb separatists through Banja Luka trade office Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sat, 09/05/2026 - 22:20 Israel is deepening ties with Bosnian Serb separatists as international isolation over its Gaza genocide pushes it to seek allies on the fringes of Europe Israeli Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania Galit Peleg (L), Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli (C) and Milorad Dodik attend the inauguration of the Israel Chamber of Commerce representative office in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, September 3, 2026. (Social media/X/Milorad Dodik) Off Israeli officials opened an Israeli Chamber of Commerce office on Thursday in Banja Luka, the seat of Republika Srpska. The nationalist leadership of the Serb-dominated entity has pursued an increasingly separatist agenda threatening Bosnia and Herzegovina’s unity while fostering closer relations with Israel.
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