“There is not really an opposition in Israel when it comes to wars. When it comes to wars, to occupation, to apartheid, there is no opposition,” Gideon Levy, a columnist at Israeli newspaper Haaretz, told Al Jazeera.
“They all think the same. There is an opposition to Netanyahu in person, a very devoted one, a very decisive one. But not against the wars,” he added.
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Iran, Russia, China Review Latest Developments in Islamabad Draft MoU
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced in a post on his X account on Saturday that he has held a joint meeting with the ambassadors of Russia and China in Tehran to exchange views on the latest developments related to the Pakistani-mediated draft MoU.
Trump says deal with Iran is ‚very close‘
US President Donald Trump has told NBC News that a deal with Iran is „very close“.
“We have a couple of points. They don’t even seem like big points,” Trump said. “They’ve conceded the fact that they will not have nuclear weapons. We had a clause in there that [they] will not develop nuclear weapons. And everybody was very happy with it except me.”
Cuba Calls On US To Lift Blockade Following Aid Offer
In a post on X, Diaz-Canel urged the United States to instead lift its blockade.
„The damage could be eased in a much simpler and faster way by lifting or relaxing the blockade, since it is known that the humanitarian situation is coldly calculated and induced,“ he said.
But, if Washington showed „true willingness“ to provide aid, he added, „it will encounter no obstacles or ingratitude from Cuba.“
Exclusive: Democrats Explore Suing Trump If He Ignores Congress on Iran War
(April 28, 2026)
The emerging discussions mark the clearest sign yet that Democrats, repeatedly blocked in their attempts to restrain the war through floor votes, are searching for new ways to force a constitutional reckoning over who decides when America goes to war.
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While it’s unclear how Republicans will ultimately vote, Schiff urged caution about relying on the courts. “The Supreme Court has been very selective about offering Congress standing to any litigation,” he says. “It‘s not a strategy I would want to rely on…
New Poll: The Joint List Becomes the Third-largest Faction in the Knesset
Channel 13 also asked respondents how they would vote if Hadash and three Arab parties, Ra’am, Ta’al and Balad, ran together as the Joint List, as they have done in the past. In such a scenario, the Joint List would become the third largest parliamentary faction, with sixteen seats. Likud would shrink to 20 and Religious Zionism would rise to six, giving Netanyahu’s coalition a total of 53 seats, and Bennett’s party would shrink to 20 while Yashar Eisenkot’s and Democrats Golan’s parties would drop to eleven and seven, respectively, giving the Zionist opposition bloc a total of 51 seats. Hadash and the Arab parties pledged earlier this year to work to reestablish the Joint List, with little signs of progress.
Trump spielt mit der Auslöschung
Trump droht damit, Iran anzugreifen, so dass die gesamte Nation stirbt. Allein mit dieser verbalen Entgleisung normalisiert er Menschheitsverbrechen.
PM Salam calls on UN to act against Israeli threats and attacks in southern Lebanon
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held a phone call with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres amid ongoing Israeli statements and attacks in southern Lebanon.
During the call, Salam highlighted repeated threats from the Israeli defense minister regarding plans to occupy the area south of the Litani River, along with statements from the Israeli finance minister about annexing the region.
Republicans Skip Les Wexner Deposition in Epstein Probe, Democrats Raise Alarms
(February 18, 2026)
Former retail magnate Les Wexner was deposed Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee in Ohio, and no Republican members were present for the session, multiple news outlets reported — adding a new flashpoint in the congressional probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s network.
The questioning took place at Wexner’s home in New Albany, Ohio, where Democratic lawmakers led the deposition into the billionaire’s decades-long ties with Epstein following the release of justice department files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act
France calls for NATO exercise in Greenland
France has already sent a small military contingent to Greenland and has plans to send sea, air and land forces, though the details remain unclear.
CIA director John Ratcliffe meets with Venezuela‘s interim president Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas
CIA director John Ratcliffe met with Venezuela‘s interim President Delcy Rodríguez for two hours Thursday in Venezuela‘s capital, Caracas, to „deliver the message that the United States looks forward to an improved working relationship,“ a U.S. official told CBS News Friday.
The official described the trip as historic, noting that Ratcliffe was the first Cabinet-level official to visit Venezuela since the U.S. military operation to remove the country‘s autocratic leader Nicolás Maduro nearly two weeks ago.
European allies working on plan should US move on Greenland
A senior European official said Denmark must lead the effort to coordinate a response, but „the Danes have yet to communicate to their European allies what kind of concrete support they wish to receive,“ the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Tim Walz pushes back on Minnesota fraud allegations following viral daycare video
„The governor has worked for years to crack down on fraud and ask the state legislature for more authority to take aggressive action,“ the spokesperson said. „He has strengthened oversight — including launching investigations into these specific facilities, one of which was already closed.“
The spokesperson added that Walz has „hired an outside firm to audit payments to high-risk programs, shut down the Housing Stabilization Services program entirely, announced a new statewide program integrity director, and supported criminal prosecutions.“
Security Council must seize ‘moment of renewed hope’ in Gaza
The ceasefire in Gaza is largely holding but recent violence by Israel and Palestinian militants put the truce at risk, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday.
Ramiz Alakbarov briefed on conditions in the battered enclave and the occupied West Bank, before touching on developments in Lebanon and Syria.
“Today we meet at a moment of renewed hope,” he said, speaking from Jerusalem.
“While progress on the ground is fragile and deep uncertainty persists, we must seize the opportunity before us to chart a better future for Palestinians, Israelis and the wider region.”
When could Trump sign bill to release Epstein files? Live updates
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Epstein files bill later today, a White House official told USA TODAY.
The bill had not arrived at the White House as of Wednesday afternoon.
Rumors swirl of a plot to oust Keir Starmer as the embattled British leader denies attacking his rivals
Lawmakers are also perplexed by the timing of the briefing. After an unsteady first 16 months in office left Starmer one of the most unpopular British prime ministers on record, Labour MPs had previously signaled that the prime minister would not face a serious leadership contest until after local elections in May 2026, giving his government time to reverse its decline in the polls.
UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire
The Secretary-General once again praised the mediation efforts of Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye and the United States, ….
Defence in talks to support Gaza peace plan but Australia says no request yet
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has had discussions with the United States about potential involvement in a future International Stabilisation Force (ISF), as part of President Donald Trump‘s peace plan in Gaza.
However, the government insists no request for assistance has been made yet.
What issues are still to be resolved in the Gaza ceasefire deal?
“No one expects that the force would fight Hamas,” a western diplomat told the Financial Times. They argued that the mere presence of the force would make it harder for either side to resume the conflict even if it did “absolutely nothing”.
There are reasons for scepticism about whether the ISF could reliably prevent either side from acting, as illustrated by a recent grenade attack by an Israeli drone near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. There may be wider lessons from that deployment. You might have a model similarly mandated to patrol and report on ceasefire violations. But in southern Lebanon, they have been pretty toothless.
Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave
“There is little information available on the details or how the agreement will be implemented. However, we call for all crossings into Gaza to be open immediately so that humanitarian supplies can flow into the war-torn enclave,” said Juliette Touma, Director of Communications for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA.
Her comments came as Israeli forces reportedly pulled back from parts of Gaza, in line with an agreement between Israel and Hamas, brokered in Egypt this week by US mediators and representatives from Qatar and Turkïye.
‚No one‘s expelling anyone from Gaza,‘ Trump says before meeting with Irish PM
Trump also called US Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, „a Palestinian“ during the meeting. „Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I‘m concerned.“
Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine
Gathering in London at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, the leaders vowed to bolster support for President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine after his bitter clash with Mr. Trump last week. But several also expressed hope that the two could repair their breach, underscoring Europe’s reluctance to cast off a trans-Atlantic alliance that has kept the peace for 80 years.
Costa: EU ready to work with partners on peace plan for Ukraine
„The European Union is ready to work with all our European partners and other allies on a peace plan to Ukraine that will ensure a just and lasting peace for the Ukrainian people. We must learn from the past. We cannot repeat the Minsk experience. We cannot repeat the Afghanistan tragedy. And for that, we need strong security guarantees. Peacemaking goes hand in hand with peacekeeping,“ the President of the European Council said.
Johnson urges Biden to intervene in ICC‘s reported plan for Netanyahu arrest warrant
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is calling on President Biden to utilize the U.S.‘s influence on the world stage to block the International Criminal Court‘s (ICC) reported plan to issue arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.