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Ignoring the new reality or refusing to engage with it would mean to lose agency.There are two conversations unfolding in the wake of the latest ceasefire, which has brought a fragile pause to the carnage in Gaza – one quiet, pragmatic, and regional; the other, loud, moral, and global. The first takes place behind closed doors, among diplomats, intelligence services and political veterans of the Middle East. The second fills our timelines, animated by outrage and solidarity – the only decent human response to horror. The first is sketching a new map of power, as the second speaks of betrayal…
Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy for seeking campaign funds for the 2007 election from Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a prison in Paris to start serving a five-year jail sentence.The 70-year-old leader arrived at La Sante prison in a police car on Tuesday morning, becoming the first former head of an European Union state to be jailed.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3France’s Macron set to name new prime minister on Fridaylist 2 of 3Who is Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister?list 3 of 3Top France court upholds Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption convictionend…
Sources and witnesses report early-morning explosions near Khartoum international airport, due to reopen on Wednesday.A series of drone attacks has hit areas in Sudan’s capital, including near Khartoum international airport, a day before its long-awaited reopening, according to the AFP news agency and Sudanese media reports.Witnesses told AFP they heard drones over central and southern Khartoum early on Tuesday. A wave of explosions was reported near the airport between 4am and 6am (02:00-04:00 GMT).The airport has been shut since fighting erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), badly damaging infrastructure.Sudan’s Rakoba News,…
What can the release of Palestinian detainees tell us about the ceasefire and the future of Israeli occupation?Thousands of Palestinians have been freed under a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel – but many more remain in Israeli prisons. As arrests continue and families wait for answers, what does “freedom” really mean under occupation? And how does detention shape daily life, resistance, and hope in Palestine?In this episode:Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2The Take: Why is Israel still restricting aid to Gaza?list 2 of 2The Take: Will Madagascar’s coup overshadow its Gen Z revolution?end of list Shawan…
Tel Aviv football team says it is working to ‘stamp out racism’ among its fan base.Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv has said it will turn down any tickets offered to its fans for a match in the United Kingdom, even if an earlier decision by local officials to bar the team’s followers from attending is reversed.Maccabi Tel Aviv said on Monday that “hard lessons learned” meant it had decided to decline any offer of tickets for the Europa League game against Aston Villa.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Far-right Israeli football fans set off pyrotechnics in Latvia’s…
The French bank will pay more than $20m to three plaintiffs amid allegations of human rights abuses.BNP Paribas shares have tumbled as much as 10 percent after a United States jury found the French bank helped Sudan’s government commit genocide by providing banking services that violated American sanctions, raising questions about whether the lender will be exposed to further legal claims.The bank’s shares were down on Monday morning in New York.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Tesla’s proposed $1 trillion pay package for Musk faces investor push backlist 2 of 4China Eastern Airlines to resume flights to India…
Fragile ceasefire to end Israel’s two-year war on Gaza hangs by a thread, with Rafah crossing closed, aid restrictedIsrael has killed nearly 100 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 230 since the fragile truce brokered by the United States came into effect on October 10.Over a tense period of accusation and counter-accusation, Israel’s army has shot at unarmed Palestinians and bombed Gaza on more than one occasion. The latest was on Sunday, when it claimed Hamas fighters had attacked its soldiers in the Rafah area, which Israel controls.Israel’s war on Gaza, described by international organisations and a United Nations commission as…
A fragile ceasefire is in effect, and the living Israeli captives are back home, but Israel is continuing to restrict humanitarian aid into Gaza. With decimated medical infrastructure across the strip and famine conditions in the north, what will it take for Gaza to get the aid it needs?In this episode:Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2The Take: Will Madagascar’s coup overshadow its Gen Z revolution?list 2 of 2The Take: Why the Nobel Peace Prize sparked fury in Caracasend of list Hisham Mhanna (@MhannaHesham) – Spokesperson, International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza Episode credits:This episode was…
More than 218,000 people voted in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) leadership election that could shape the island’s political direction.Opposition candidate Tufan Erhurman has won the presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), decisively defeating incumbent Ersin Tatar, the Turkish Cypriot High Electoral Council has announced.Erhurman, chairman of the centre-left Republican Turkish Party (CTP), secured 62.76 percent of the vote, compared with 35.81 percent for Tatar in Sunday’s election.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Turkey’s Erdogan, Cyprus president see different paths for divided islandlist 2 of 3Turkiye’s booming defence industry – a quick looklist…
Islamabad and Kabul commit to ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkiye, but will it hold amid mutual distrust?Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” after a week of deadly clashes along their border, as the ties between the two South Asian neighbours plunged to their lowest point since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.Both countries agreed to stop fighting and work towards “lasting peace and stability” after peace talks in Doha, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday, about the deal it mediated alongside Turkiye.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘New Normal’: Is…