Month: May 2026

The difference in framing around antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred distorts public understanding, inflames tensions and makes both Jewish and Muslim communities less safe The horrific terrorist attack on the Islamic Centre of San Diego in California has been reported by many news outlets over the past few days. Yet as ...

Trump said on Saturday that an agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details. ...

Donald Trump says ‘if I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one’ as Iranian state media claims US government obstructing some clauses in agreement In Lebanon, the civil defence agency said early on Sunday its regional facility in the southern city of Nabatieh had ...

Senior Middle East correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison on a pair of laws recently passed by the Israeli parliament to bring back the death penalty – seemingly only for Palestinians Earlier this month, Israel’s far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, celebrated his 50th birthday – with a noose-themed cake, and a message written ...

An explosion at a coal mine in China killed at least 82 people in the country’s deadliest mining accident in years. China is the world’s largest coal producer — last year it accounted for more than half of global output — even as it rapidly expands its renewable energy buildout. ...

A multilingual Norwegian drama about political polarization claimed the Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize. Following a devout Christian couple who face child abuse allegations, is a statement “against any type of fundamentalism,” the film’s director said from the stage; he also decried today’s “divided” and “radicalized” society. ...

The Trump administration’s changes to the green card application process — which require immigrants to apply for permanent residency from outside the US — drew diplomatic blowback. On a visit to New Delhi, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the policy, expected to be challenged in court, was “not ...

The gulf between US stocks and Americans’ spirits keeps widening. The Dow on Friday hit a record high — the same day consumer sentiment hit an all-time low. Beyond pressures from the Iran war, which stock markets have largely shrugged off, AI is a factor in the divergence. Traders are ...

Russia on Sunday attacked Ukraine in one of the largest aerial assaults of the war, signaling a new wave of escalation as it used a rarely launched hypersonic ballistic missile. The use of the Oreshnik missile, which Russia has used against Ukraine only twice before, came after the Kremlin accused ...

The document is full of disclaimers and does not address fundamental issues, including Gaza and the Biden-to-Harris transition When the Democratic National Committee finally released its autopsy on the 2024 election disaster, not even the DNC chair could defend it. “I don’t endorse what’s in this report,” Ken Martin conceded ...