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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026 (Reuters) For years, Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of the Israeli occupation government and leader of the right-wing Likud Party, presented himself to voters as the person capable of managing “Israel’s” relationship with the world from …

Shehab Al-Makahleh A Turkish crude oil tanker, Altura, crosses the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2026 (Reuters) Turkey is redistributing its energy sources, a significant portion of which had been linked to Russia in recent years, benefiting from expanded options for purchasing oil and gas, increased …

The Israeli government responded to Britain’s announcement the day before yesterday, Wednesday — a sharply worded statement accompanied by a package of sanctions against settlement — with a response that has become customary in Israel’s brutal temperament toward anyone who criticizes it or tries to limit its criminality: …

By Dan Steinbock              The collision of an aging population, escalating climate damages, and massive remilitarization is set to present an unprecedented, compounding threat to the future well-being of Europeans. On August 27, 2026, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech in Paris noting that …

By Eng. Saleem Al-Batayneh Hearing is not merely sound reaching the ears — it is the ability to distinguish words and understand their meanings. The world around us has changed, and our current level of anxiety and fear no longer allows us to take a single step forward …

Global food prices rose in August to their highest level since late 2022 as disruptions linked to the Russia-Ukraine war put renewed pressure on grain markets and Black Sea exports, according to UN data and the Polish Economic Institute (PIE). The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price …

At first glance, a 0.1 percent drop in the EU’s total market production index and a 0.2 percent decline in the euro area for June 2026 might appear trivial—a rounding error, a statistical hiccup, something for economists to debate and policymakers to dismiss. But that would be a …

Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt with a record 43.8% of the vote but fell short of a majority to govern alone, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) slumped to a historic low of 17.2%, according to preliminary …

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has become the world’s largest regional association, bringing together countries whose combined population accounts for about half of the world’s population, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. “The SCO today is in fact the largest regional organization in the world, where half …