1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (722+ words) Andy Burnham’s government is facing criticism from the US and Israel over plans to impose sanctions connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a move that risks further straining relations with Washington. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (956+ words) Iran has issued a stark threat of retaliation against the United States, warning that any further attack will trigger a “faster, heavier and more painful response” as the six-month conflict between the two countries threatens to escalate again. Mohammad Baqer…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (579+ words) Benjamin Netanyahu has branded Britain the “Islamic Republic of Britain”, escalating an increasingly bitter confrontation between Israel’s government and the Labour administration in London. The Israeli prime minister made the inflammatory remark during a podcast interview with Avi Harush, a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (553+ words) A Palestinian family from Gaza has won a major legal battle to come to Britain after a judge ruled refusing them entry would breach their human rights. The case saw the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, fail in her attempt to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (727+ words) CENTCOM vows to hold Tehran ‘accountable’ after commercial ships hit in Strait of Hormuz as fears grow over global oil prices and wider Middle East war. The United States has dramatically escalated its confrontation with Iran, launching fresh military strikes…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (687+ words) US President Donald Trump has warned that any attempt by Iran to assassinate him would trigger an overwhelming American military response, escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran despite recent diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing the risk of a wider regional…...

2+ mon, 50+ min ago   (730+ words) The Middle East has lurched closer to a wider regional conflict after Iran launched missile and drone attacks against US military sites across the Gulf in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian targets. The dramatic escalation came hours after US…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1026+ words) Anybody who thought Donald Trump was going to be good for Ukraine was, in my opinion, away with the fairies. Even before his inauguration, military aid was slowing. Then came the infamous Oval Office confrontation with President Zelensky, a moment…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (569+ words) The chants had barely begun when police moved in. Outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday, protesters holding placards in support of Palestine Action shouted “shame” at officers as Britain’s legal establishment delivered a judgment that may define the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (737+ words) Donald Trump has dramatically escalated the war with Iran by threatening to seize the country’s most important oil export hub while warning that American forces will strike Tehran “very hard tonight”. Mr Trump also signalled a fresh wave of military…...