

US, Iran clash in Hormuz as war escalates: What happened, why it matters
A ceasefire between the US and Iran has been in place since April 8. Both sides are yet to agree on a peace deal. The Iranian navy fires a missile at an unknown location, in this still image taken from a video [Pool via WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters] The United States and Iran have exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting fears that the already fragile ceasefire between the warring nations could collapse. The flare-up in fighting on Thursday came as Washin
Priyanka Shankar | Al Jazeera
2 days ago6 min read


Israeli army chief says West Bank troops ‘killing like we haven’t killed since 1967’
Leaked remarks by Maj Gen Avi Bluth describe fatal shootings of stone-throwers and different treatment for Jewish settlers Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli forces during a military raid in the West Bank. Photograph: Majdi Mohammed/AP The Israeli army chief in the West Bank has said his troops were “killing like we haven’t killed since 1967”, including fatally shooting Palestinian stone-throwers, according to an Israeli report of his comments. The remarks by Maj Gen Avi
Julian Borger | The Guardian
2 days ago3 min read


Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire
Lebanon's health ministry says 60 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past four days. Credit: BBC Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed 17 people on Monday, Lebanon's health ministry says - marking one of the deadliest few days there since a ceasefire began just over two weeks ago. It brings the number of those killed since Thursday to 110 , according to the ministry. Israel says it is targeting the armed Shia Islamist group Hezbollah. The Lebanese casualty
Samantha Granville | BBC
2 days ago2 min read


OPINION: Genocide For Me But Not For Thee?
Hillel International posted a map that says everything they won't say out loud. Hillel International’s Yom Ha’atzmaut map depicting Israel as stretching from the river to the sea. Credit: Hillel International/Facebook Last week, Hillel International, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, celebrated Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) by posting an illustrated map of Israel—which is not, in itself, unusual. What was unusual was the map they chose: one tha
Joel Swanson | Religion Dispatches
2 days ago6 min read


Donald Trump to get Nobel Peace Prize in 2026? Committee says 287 candidates shortlisted
Credit: Times of India Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Kristian Berg Harpviken on Thursday said that over 287 candidates are shortlisted this year for the 1016 Nobel Peace Prize. US President Donald Trump is also likely among the nominees. Harpviken said 208 of the nominees are individuals and 79 are organisations, with several new names added this year. "Since I am new in the job, one of the things that has to some extent surprised me is how much renewal there is
TOI World Desk | Times of India
May 42 min read


Who are the two Gaza flotilla activists abducted by Israel?
Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila, who were among 175 activists detained by Israel on Gaza-bound aid flotilla, are the only ones still held. People gather in front of the European Commission office in Barcelona in support of activists Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila, members of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel [Bruna Casas/Reuters] Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla have been presented before an Israeli court days afte
Al Jazeera Staff | Al Jazeera
May 44 min read
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