As the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza enters its fourth month, a study tried to analyse the effects of the war in terms of carbon emissions. A study done by US and UK researchers revealed that the carbon emissions generated in the first two months of the Israel-Hamas war were higher than the annual carbon footprint … Read more
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron picked Renew Europe Group President Stéphane Séjourné as France’s new foreign minister, the French presidency announced Thursday, in a widely expected government reshuffle. Séjourné’s appointment is likely to have big repercussions for European centrists ahead of the European election in June. The 38-year-old is a key operator in the Macron galaxy, … Read more
BRUSSELS — One day before South Africa confronted Israel with accusations of genocide at the UN’s top court, Belgium’s outspoken development minister publicly laid out the stark divisions within the EU. Caroline Gennez asked German officials a rhetorical question in an interview with a Belgian weekly: “Do you really want to be on the wrong side … Read more
The situation in the Gaza Strip and the tensions in the Arab world took a new turn as the Saudis have expressed interest in a possible Saudi-Israel deal. In a BBC interview, Prince Khalid bin Bandar, the Saudi Ambassador to the UK said that Saudi Arabia is willing to normalise relations with Israel after the … Read more
British and American Navy forces intervened Tuesday evening in one of the largest missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting Red Sea shipping. “On Jan. 9, at approximately 9:15 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthis launched a complex attack … into the Southern Red Sea, towards international shipping lanes where dozens of merchant vessels were transiting,” U.S. … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Mark Kimmitt is a retired U.S. Army brigadier general. He served as assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs and deputy assistant secretary of defense for Middle East affairs under President George W. Bush. On December 23, the Chem Puto tanker was attacked by … Read more
Israeli singer-songwriter and Netflix star Idan Amedi was in surgery on Monday evening, after being injured while fighting in Gaza. Amedi was wounded on Monday in the central Gaza Strip, his family members said, according to Israeli news outlet Walla. He was airlifted to the Sheba hospital, where the actor is in a serious but stable … Read more
BERLIN — The German government U-turned on its policy of blocking the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia over the Gulf kingdom’s human rights record — but it still has qualms about its shift. A spokesperson for the German economy ministry said Monday that the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia “does … Read more
The UK government’s action of submitting detailed legal arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in support of genocide claims against the Myanmar government has come under fire amidst the Gaza Strip situation. Britain is being accused of double standards, as the UK didn’t press for similar charges against the Netanyahu government in the … Read more
BERLIN — Germany’s decision allow the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia is due to the changed situation following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel as well as Saudi Arabia’s “very constructive attitude toward Israel,” a government spokesperson said today. The policy shift was made Sunday by German Foreign Minister Annalena … Read more
