More than 100 former UK and French diplomats urge action over Israel's 'erasure' of Palestine
More than 100 former British and French diplomats have called on their governments to take urgent action over what they describe as the "erasure" of Palestine. In an open letter addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, they urge trade and arms-sales bans on Israel. The signatories accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and say the situation demands a stronger response from London and Paris.The letter was signed by 52 former French diplomats and 50 former British ambassadors, according to the text. Among the British signatories are two former United Nations envoys, Jeremy Greenstock and Emyr... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Aug 2026 10:32 LONDON
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Two Palestinians killed in separate West Bank shootings as violence continues
The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 17-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead in Sa'ir, north of Hebron, in one of two separate fatal shootings in the occupied West Bank on Friday. In a second incident, the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs said 58-year-old Fathi Khazem was killed during an Israeli raid in Jenin. The two deaths were reported hours apart and involved different locations, different circumstances and different Israeli actors.In Sa'ir, the ministry identified the teenager as Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh. It said Israeli settlers shot him dead and wounded an elderly man after Palestinians allegedly threw rocks in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Aug 2026 22:29 LONDON
Day News Recap: Ukraine under renewed attack as Middle East tensions and market jitters deepen
Russian strikes killed civilians across Ukraine, with a hit on a busy shopping centre in Kryvyi Rig leaving six dead and more than 90 wounded, while separate missile and drone attacks were reported in Pechenihy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv as the toll rose further. đź”— đź”—In Kyiv, local authorities said Russian ballistic missile strikes killed 17 people and injured more than 40 in and around the capital on Thursday, underscoring the scale of the latest wave of attacks. đź”— Moscow said any peace plan must reflect what it calls the realities on the ground, signalling no shift in its position... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Aug 2026 18:23 LONDON
Noontime News Recap: Berlin weapons probe, West Bank backlash and fresh tensions from Peru to Hong Kong
German security authorities are investigating a cache of handguns found in a forest near Berlin, saying they believe the weapons may have been intended for assassinations and may be linked to Russia. đź”—International pressure is mounting on Israel over its E1 West Bank settlement plan, after multiple governments and the United Nations condemned the opening of tenders for more than 1,200 housing units in the project. đź”—In southern Peru, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake injured three people and damaged homes, schools and medical centres, prompting emergency deployments as authorities assessed the impact. đź”—Australia has charged a 27 year old dual Russian... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Aug 2026 12:23 LONDON
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International condemnation grows over Israel's E1 West Bank settlement plan
Multiple governments and the United Nations have condemned Israel's opening of construction tenders for more than 1,200 housing units in the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The latest criticism came after a joint statement from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Norway described the plan as unacceptable. The move has intensified diplomatic pressure on Israel over a project long seen as one of the most sensitive in the occupied territory.The European and Canadian statement warned that the plan would undermine the territorial contiguity of the Palestinian territories and said it could carry legal... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Aug 2026 09:29 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Ebola response expands as US pressure on Iran and global tensions mount
The World Health Organization is allocating 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country faces a worsening outbreak, underlining the scale of the health emergency. đź”—In the Middle East, fighting in Yemen has intensified sharply, with government forces saying they carried out 81 attacks on Houthi positions in the past 24 hours, while the Houthis said they had launched their own strikes. đź”— The United States has also sent a new carrier strike group to the region to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, adding to the military build up. đź”—Washington is... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Aug 2026 08:20 LONDON
Russia says any Ukraine peace plan must reflect realities on the ground
Russia has said it is open to hearing new proposals for ending the war in Ukraine, but only if they reflect what Moscow calls the realities on the ground. The comments came from Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in an interview published on Friday. He said any settlement ideas would need to align with the goals set by the Russian president.Ryabkov said the United States had shown a readiness for constructive dialogue and an understanding of Russia's position. He also said Moscow was ready to listen to any reasonable proposals and ideas that fit its aims. At the same time,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Aug 2026 08:00 LONDON
Day News Recap: Kyiv hit hard as Middle East tensions widen and markets turn risk averse
Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 30, while power cuts hit the capital after damage to buildings and infrastructure. Ukrainian officials said the attack was one of the deadliest on the city in recent months. đź”—In Gaza, a mass funeral was held in Gaza City for at least 50 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered from rubble in several neighbourhoods, as Israeli strikes hit the city for a second day and the death toll rose. The Israeli military also said it would open criminal investigations into the killings of five year old Hind... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 20 Aug 2026 18:22 LONDON
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US and regional powers intensify push to reunify Libya after years of division
The United States is intensifying efforts to bring Libya's rival governments under a single authority, according to the supplied material. Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye are also backing the push for what the article describes as a return to "One Libya". The effort comes as Libya remains split between two administrations more than a decade after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.The reported diplomatic drive is linked to Libya's long-running political and military division. The country's current power structure is split between the UN-recognised Government of National Unity in Tripoli, led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and an eastern administration based... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Aug 2026 17:05 LONDON
Noontime News Recap: Evergrande founder jailed as Hormuz flows jump and regional tensions deepen
A Chinese court has sentenced Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin to life in prison and imposed a larger financial penalty on the property giant, in one of the most significant rulings yet in the country’s debt and fraud crackdown. 🔗Oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz rose sharply during a 60 day memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, but the deal expired without a peace agreement, leaving the strategic waterway under renewed scrutiny. 🔗In the occupied West Bank, Human Rights Watch says settler attacks and rapid settlement expansion are driving forced displacement of Palestinians, adding to pressure on... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 20 Aug 2026 12:21 LONDON
HRW says settler violence and settlement expansion are forcing Palestinian displacement in the West Bank
Human Rights Watch says escalating attacks by Israeli settlers, together with rapid settlement expansion, are driving forced displacement across the occupied West Bank. In a report released on Thursday, the rights group said dozens of Palestinian communities are at risk of erasure. It said the pattern is being reinforced by state support for settlers and by the failure to stop repeated attacks.The report accuses Israeli authorities of arming, funding and granting impunity to settlers who carry out the violence. It says settler attacks have increased since the current government took office in December 2022, and that they spiked in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Aug 2026 11:02 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Kyiv hit by deadly strikes as Gaza probes, Iran pressure and market jitters dominate
Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, killing at least nine people as rescue crews continued searching through the rubble and officials warned the toll could rise further. đź”—In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also dismissed senior aide Iryna Mudra amid a fresh corruption investigation, adding to the political strain in Kyiv as the war grinds on. đź”—In the Middle East, the Israel Defense Forces released findings from five internal probes into deadly incidents in Gaza, and said two cases would be referred to military police for investigation. đź”— Israeli forces also opened criminal probes into the killings... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 20 Aug 2026 08:40 LONDON
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Trump pauses 50% Canada tariffs for three days as trade deal nears
The United States has paused planned 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days after the two countries said they had reached an agreement in principle, pending final documents. The move came just hours before the duties were due to take effect, avoiding an immediate escalation in a dispute that had been building for weeks. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said substantial progress had been made, while also stressing that more work remained.Trump said in a social media post that the pause was based on the fact that Canada and the United States, subject to the finalisation of documents, had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Aug 2026 05:02 LONDON
Russian missiles kill 10 in Pechenihy as civilian toll rises in Kharkiv region
A Russian missile strike killed 10 people and injured at least 18 in the village of Pechenihy in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, according to Ukrainian officials. Two missiles hit the centre of the village on Tuesday morning, striking a busy intersection near a post office and shops. Local authorities said a post office, a cafe and five other stores were destroyed in the attack.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strike hit a location surrounded by residential buildings and vowed that Kyiv would respond. The regional governor said at least 18 people were injured, while video from the scene showed burnt-out cars,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Aug 2026 15:00 LONDON
Qusra siege enters second week as families remain trapped in West Bank homes
For more than a week, three Palestinian families in Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, have remained besieged in their homes by Israeli settlers. The families have been cut off from basic supplies and emergency services, according to the supplied report. The incident has drawn international condemnation and has become a focal point in the wider debate over settler violence in the territory.The report says 15 Palestinians, including two children, are still trapped in their homes in the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra. It adds that on 13 August Israeli forces ordered the families to evacuate, saying... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Aug 2026 09:33 LONDON
Indonesia quake death toll rises to 68 as aftershocks hamper rescue efforts
Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia are continuing to search collapsed buildings after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara province, with the death toll now at least 68. More than 200 people have been injured, and thousands of residents remain displaced as aid deliveries continue to reach communities cut off by the quake. The hardest-hit areas include Flores, where many people have spent days waiting for help and searching for relatives.An official at Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency confirmed late on Monday that the death toll had risen from 54 to 68, while nearly 1,600 aftershocks have... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Aug 2026 14:33 LONDON
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Kushner to meet Netanyahu after more than two hours of Hamas talks in Cairo
Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv after holding more than two hours of talks with a Hamas delegation in Cairo. The meeting is part of a renewed US push to advance a 15-point Gaza roadmap that Washington says is being backed by the Board of Peace. The diplomatic effort comes as the second phase of the ceasefire framework remains contested and the main parties continue to disagree over how it should be carried out.According to the supplied material, Kushner was joined in Cairo by Board of Peace Director-General Nickolay Mladenov and former... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Aug 2026 14:31 LONDON
Israel orders plan to transfer West Bank civilian law enforcement to police amid annexation warnings
Israel's defence minister has ordered the military to prepare a plan to transfer civilian law enforcement in the occupied West Bank to the Israeli police. The move was announced on Friday and is being presented by officials as a change in how civilian matters are handled in the territory. It comes after criticism of the army's response to Israeli settlers who besieged a Palestinian home in the village of Qusra.Defence Minister Israel Katz said the army's role is to combat Palestinian terrorism and not to pursue what he described as "hilltop youth". The Defence Ministry said the police would establish... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Aug 2026 13:30 LONDON
Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 69 after Lake Kariba capsizing
Recovery teams in Zimbabwe have pulled 23 more bodies from a ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba, raising the death toll to 69. The vessel overturned on Tuesday after leaving Kariba town harbour, and search and recovery operations were still under way on Saturday. Police said the boat was carrying far more people than it was authorised to hold, making the disaster one of the country's worst maritime accidents in decades.Authorities said the ferry was carrying an estimated 153 people despite a maximum authorised capacity of 90 passengers. Police investigations suggest the vessel was overloaded when it overturned in rough... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Aug 2026 20:29 LONDON
Dubai Property Market Faces Litmus Test as Nakheel Waterfront Investors Await Final Judicial Verdict
Hundreds of international and local investors who purchased land plots in Nakheel’s massive "Waterfront" project nearly two decades ago are holding their breath. Following the official cancellation of the project by the Dubai Land Department and its integration under Dubai Holding, a special judicial committee appointed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been tasked with resolving the liquidation and settling investor claims. ​Because the decisions of this specialized committee are legally binding and final, with no avenue for appeal, the upcoming rulings are being viewed as a critical turning point for the regulatory reputation of Dubai's... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 28 Jun 2026 09:20 LONDON
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Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
