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President Trump waves after arriving off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, August 28, 2026

Both Sides of Venezuelan Politics Denounce Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal in World History’

President Trump's announcement of majority US control over Venezuelan oil reserves has drawn condemnation from both ends of Venezuelan politics — the US-aligned opposition and Maduro loyalists alike — who call the

August 30, 2026

by News Room

Women carrying rifles with portrait of Mojtaba Khamenei at pro-government demonstration in Tehran, April 2026

Khamenei Urges Gulf Leaders to Name Their ‘Real Enemy’ as Iran-Oman Shipping Deal Emerges

Khamenei called for Gulf unity against the 'real enemy' as Iran's deputy FM confirmed an Oman shipping corridor understanding. Transit through Hormuz has fallen to seven daily vessels, with 6,000 seafarers stranded and the US expanding sanctions on regional banks.

August 30, 2026

by Arab Desk

Icelandic voters cast ballots in EU accession referendum August 2026

Iceland Votes No on EU Talks, Le Pen Says Result Confirms What Was Always ‘Obvious’

Iceland's voters rejected resuming EU accession negotiations by 52.8 percent Saturday, handing Eurosceptic movements their most

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking at a podium in Asheville, North Carolina

US Treasury Bars NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting in Asheville

The US Treasury Department denied press credentials to reporters from the New York Times, Wall Street

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces Interpol red notice request from Turkiye over Gaza flotilla genocide charges

Turkiye Seeks Interpol Red Notice for Netanyahu Over Gaza Flotilla Genocide Charges

Turkiye formally requested Interpol issue red notices for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, charging him with genocide over the May 2026 attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla. The move escalates

August 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

European leaders condemn Israel E1 West Bank settlement project 2026

UK, France, Germany and Allies Demand Israel Halt West Bank E1 Settlement Project

Britain summoned Israel's charge d'affaires and seven Western governments demanded Israel retract the E1 settlement project, which would physically sever a Palestinian state by connecting occupied East Jerusalem to the Maale Adumim

August 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

North Korea and South Korea flags side by side as Pyongyang fires 10 missiles after Trump curtails joint drills

North Korea Fires 10 Missiles After Trump Curtails Ulchi Freedom Shield, Announces Kim Summit

Kim Yo-jong dismissed Trump's drill reduction as 'an evident disaster' while North Korea fired more than ten KN-25 ballistic missiles into the East Sea, as the shortened Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises ended

August 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Demonstrators in Ukraine on August 19, 2026, during the protests that followed the dismissal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov

Ukraine’s Election Question Reaches the UN. Nobody Has Actually Asked for Help.

Asked whether Ukraine had approached the United Nations for help holding an election, the secretary-general's spokesman said he was not aware of any request. Ukraine's own election commission has published the reason

August 22, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump meeting at the ASEAN summit

Lula Asked Trump to Convene the UN Security Council. Brazil Has No Seat on It.

Lula telephoned Donald Trump on Friday and asked him to convene an extraordinary session of a Security Council that Brazil does not sit on and that Lula has spent the year calling

August 22, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a press conference, as Tehran responds to a new US sanctions campaign

Araghchi Says Every US Sanctions Campaign Failed. The Numbers Say Something Worse.

Iran's foreign minister answered Washington's new economic campaign with a list of four American pressure efforts he says all failed. Each did fail to force Iranian capitulation, and each left Iranians measurably

August 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at a news conference

Washington Is Paying the UN $725m. It Owes More Than $4bn.

The State Department has notified Congress it intends to move $725m towards American arrears at the United Nations, weeks before Donald Trump addresses the General Assembly. The UN put the debt above

August 22, 2026

Government and Politics·News

First responders at a residential building in Galati, Romania, after a drone crashed into it

Italy Is Buying 5,031 Cheap Rockets to Shoot Down Drones

The State Department approved a possible $364m sale to Italy of 5,031 air-to-air APKWS-II guidance sections, the laser-guided rockets air forces have turned to for shooting down drones at a fraction of

August 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A man rides a bicycle down a darkened street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba

Cuba Calls Washington ‘Executioners’ as US Sanctions Its Construction Ministry

Miguel Diaz-Canel called the United States executioners after the Treasury designated Cuba's construction ministry, nine state enterprises and three officials of the island's friendship institute. The man at the top of the

August 22, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Saima Wazed seated behind an RD Elect nameplate at the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee session in New Delhi

Saima Wazed Demands WHO Inquiry Into the Leave That Removed Her, Warns of Legal Action

Saima Wazed has spent eight months asking the World Health Organization to explain the indefinite leave that removed her from duty in July 2025, and her lawyers have now warned she may

August 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Both Sides of Venezuelan Politics Denounce Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal in World History’

Khamenei Urges Gulf Leaders to Name Their ‘Real Enemy’ as Iran-Oman Shipping Deal Emerges

Iceland Votes No on EU Talks, Le Pen Says Result Confirms What Was Always ‘Obvious’

US Treasury Bars NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting in Asheville

Turkiye Seeks Interpol Red Notice for Netanyahu Over Gaza Flotilla Genocide Charges

UK, France, Germany and Allies Demand Israel Halt West Bank E1 Settlement Project

North Korea Fires 10 Missiles After Trump Curtails Ulchi Freedom Shield, Announces Kim Summit

Ukraine’s Election Question Reaches the UN. Nobody Has Actually Asked for Help.

Lula Asked Trump to Convene the UN Security Council. Brazil Has No Seat on It.

Araghchi Says Every US Sanctions Campaign Failed. The Numbers Say Something Worse.

Washington Is Paying the UN $725m. It Owes More Than $4bn.

Italy Is Buying 5,031 Cheap Rockets to Shoot Down Drones

Cuba Calls Washington ‘Executioners’ as US Sanctions Its Construction Ministry

Saima Wazed Demands WHO Inquiry Into the Leave That Removed Her, Warns of Legal Action

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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