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So much for the ‘special relationship’! Ed Miliband becomes Britain’s top diplomat despite having branded Trump a ‘racist and misogynist’ and after he blocked strikes against Syria
Ed Miliband has been appointed Foreign Secretary in a reshuffle by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a move that raises eyebrows given Miliband’s past criticism of US President Donald Trump and his role in blocking military action against Syria. The appointment puts him at the centre of UK-US diplomacy despite previously branding Trump “racist” and…
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Yemen’s Houthis announce ‘maritime embargo’ on Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Houthi movement has declared a “maritime embargo” against Saudi Arabia, saying it will close the Bab al-Mandab Strait – the southern gateway to the Red Sea – to Saudi vessels. The Iran-backed group said the move was retaliation for a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, and it comes amid…
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Army IDs 2 victims killed in enemy attack on Jordan air base
The War Department has named two active-duty US Army soldiers killed in an enemy attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week. The identification comes amid heightened tension between the United States and Iran, whose forces have been linked to strikes on American troops in Jordan and Iraq, prompting retaliatory US military…
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Mamdani’s ‘deranged’ Israel take resurfaces as he targets Netanyahu
A 2023 video clip in which New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani described Israel as “an idea” has resurfaced online, prompting fresh criticism as he now publicly calls for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Netanyahu’s forthcoming visit to the UN General Assembly. The renewed attention comes amid mounting scrutiny of…
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Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, Nell Tiger Free Set for PBS, BBC Adaptation of ‘The Portrait of a Lady’
Bill Nighy, Nell Tiger Free and Gemma Arterton have been cast to lead a new television adaptation of Henry James’s novel “The Portrait of a Lady”, produced for Masterpiece on PBS and the BBC. The six-part limited series marks a fresh screen version of the classic story, joining a cast that also includes Jim Sturgess…
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Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed dodges when pressed on controversial remarks about death of Khameini
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed avoided giving a direct answer when CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed him on past comments suggesting many residents of Dearborn, Michigan, were saddened by the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The exchange has drawn attention because Dearborn has a large Arab-American and Muslim population, and El-Sayed’s original remarks…
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Staggering number of US troops wounded in secret Iran strikes the Pentagon kept quiet
US media reports have revealed that dozens of American troops were wounded during secret US strikes on Iran that the Pentagon did not publicly disclose at the time. The disclosure raises questions about transparency around American military operations against Iran and suggests the human cost to US forces was greater than officials previously acknowledged. According…
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Hamas names Khalil al-Hayya as new overall leader
Hamas has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new overall leader, succeeding Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the Israeli military in Gaza in October 2024. Hayya, who already led the movement in Gaza from exile and served as its chief negotiator in ceasefire talks, is seen as representing the more hardline faction shaped by the…
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European gas prices hit four-month high amid fears US-Iran war will cause supply shortages
European gas prices have surged to a four-month high as an escalating conflict between the US and Iran fuels fears of energy supply shortages this winter. The Dutch gas benchmark briefly topped €60 per megawatt hour on Monday after the US widened its aerial campaign and Iran struck back at Bahrain and Kuwait, with analysts…
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Jerusalem Film Festival Founder Urges Palestinian Filmmakers to Take Part: ‘The Cinemas Are Filled With Diverse Crowds — Jews and Arabs, Secular and Religious Citizens’
Roni Mahadav-Levin, executive director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Jerusalem Film Festival, has published an open letter urging Palestinian filmmakers to take part in next year’s edition of the festival. He argued that boycotts of Israeli cultural institutions do not punish hardliners but empower them, and that withdrawing art from Israeli audiences effectively does the…