Tel Aviv – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked global debate after asserting that “whoever holds a mobile phone in their hand is essentially holding a piece of Israel.” While no major mobile phone brand originates from Israel, the claim highlights the country’s significant role in the global technology ecosystem. Investigations show that key components…
Riyadh – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a high-level meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Wednesday. Upon arrival, Prime Minister Sharif and his delegation received a ceremonial welcome, including a guard of honor by the Saudi Armed Forces and a horse-mounted escort. Both national anthems were…
AFP via Getty Images People in parts of the Angolan capital, Luanda, are still afraid to talk openly about what happened in July when protests brought part of the city to a standstill and disturbances rocked other provinces too. What began as a call among taxi drivers to come out against the jump in the…
Madrid – The Spanish government has canceled a defense contract worth nearly €700 million for Israeli-designed rocket launchers, officials confirmed. The deal, which had been under negotiation for Spain’s armed forces, was terminated amid rising political and public pressure over Spain’s stance on the Gaza conflict. According to defense ministry sources, the cancellation reflects Madrid’s…
Celebrated children’s writer Robert Munsch has been approved for medically assisted dying in Canada. Munsch, whose 85 published books include The Paper Bag Princess and Love You Forever, was diagnosed with dementia in 2021 and also has Parkinson’s disease. The 80-year-old author told the New York Times Magazine that he had not decided a date…
EPA Sheep walk among the dried-out bed of the Orontes River in Jisr al-Shughour, northern Syria The wheat fields outside Seqalbia, near the Syrian city of Hama, should be golden and heavy with grain. Instead, Maher Haddad’s 40 dunums (10 acres) are dry and empty, barely yielding a third of their usual harvest. “This year…
Watch: Key takeaways from Tyler Robinson’s first court appearance The man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk confessed to killing the right-wing activist in a message to his roommate, prosecutors have alleged, as they announced seven charges against him. Tyler Robinson, 22, left a note under a keyboard for his roommate to discover, said Utah…
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice in Lagos last week. Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed the achievement on social media, saying Ms Baci’s concoction of the popular West African dish weighed in at a staggering 8,780kg. After nine hours of cooking, the effort…
Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem and Tom BatemanState Department correspondent, Jerusalem Watch: Blasts over Gaza skyline seen from southern Israel Israel has heavily bombed Gaza City overnight with unconfirmed reports from the US news site Axios and the Jerusalem Post that the military has now launched its ground offensive to occupy the entire city. Israeli…
Berlin – Polish President Andrzej Duda has arrived in Germany for a high-level visit aimed at discussing bilateral ties, despite ongoing tensions over World War II reparations. The visit comes amid renewed debates in Poland regarding compensation for damages inflicted by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Warsaw has repeatedly emphasized that it expects…
