Day News Recap: Ukraine talks open in Abu Dhabi as Gaza floods, Iran tensions and regional security flare
New talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine opened in Abu Dhabi, with Ukrainian, American and European representatives focusing on security guarantees and territory as the US led push for a settlement continued. đź”—In the Middle East, diplomatic pressure around Iran intensified on several fronts. Iran's top security official said there are no negotiations with Washington, even as Qatar said it sees progress in US Iran talks after a White House meeting, Egypt said both sides want negotiations, and Donald Trump said the conflict is effectively at an end. đź”— đź”— đź”— đź”—Trump also said Israel and Gulf allies... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 10 Nov 2026 18:30 LONDON
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Al Jazeera investigation says some West Bank settlers also serve as soldiers
An investigation published on 10 November says some Israeli settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank also return in military uniforms to issue orders. The report says this overlap is helping blur the line between civilian settlers and the security forces that are meant to enforce order in the territory. It focuses on incidents in Tal, southwest of Nablus, and says the pattern has wider implications for violence, land seizures and displacement.The investigation says facial matching and local testimony identified Yitzhak Levi Filant, a settler from Yitzhar known locally as Yaqoub, in one of the clearest... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Nov 2026 14:32 LONDON
Leaked Rosstat data suggests more than 400,000 Russian war deaths as toll estimate rises
Leaked death records from Russia's state statistics agency suggest that more than 400,000 Russians have been killed fighting in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began. The dataset was obtained by the Belarusian opposition-linked hacker group Cyber Partisans and the Ukrainian hacking collective Silent Crow, then shared with a small number of media outlets. It contains more than 11 million death certificates, including details such as age, place of residence and location of death.According to the groups' analysis, 412,576 certificates explicitly linked the deaths to the war through official cause-of-death codes or written references to combat and military operations. Rosstat confirmed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Nov 2026 15:34 LONDON
Erdogan joins Aliyev for Azerbaijan Victory Day in Karabakh
Azerbaijan marked Victory Day on Sunday with commemorations in Karabakh, as President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared together in a public display of their countries' alliance. The ceremony centred on Khankendi, where Aliyev laid a wreath at the Victory Monument and paid tribute to Azerbaijani soldiers and officers who died in the 2020 war. The event marked the sixth anniversary of the end of the Karabakh war and was presented by Azerbaijani officials as a national day of remembrance and celebration.Aliyev said the liberation of Shusha on 8 November 2020 was the decisive moment in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Nov 2026 17:34 LONDON
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EU struggles to block Russian war veterans from entering Europe amid database limits
European Union countries are struggling to keep Russian soldiers and war veterans out of Europe because of legal and bureaucratic obstacles that have slowed the addition of names to the bloc's shared security database. Ukraine has supplied European authorities with the identities of more than half a million Russian soldiers, but EU states have entered fewer than 1% of those names into the Schengen Information System after almost a year of work. The issue has become a practical test of how the bloc handles security risks linked to the war in Ukraine.The information is being compiled by Ukraine and shared... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Nov 2026 10:34 LONDON
US judge pauses Trump arch construction in Washington, DC for 14 days
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has ordered a 14-day pause on construction of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch in Washington, DC. The ruling came after the National Capital Planning Commission approved the project by an 8-4 vote following a nine-hour hearing. The decision means work cannot begin immediately, despite the administration saying construction could start as soon as Thursday.The project has already faced several legal challenges, including a lawsuit filed in February by a group of Vietnam War veterans. They have argued that the planned site near Arlington National Cemetery would interfere with the historic line of sight between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Nov 2026 08:10 LONDON
Trump's planned Washington arch wins federal approval amid protest threats
Construction of President Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch in Washington has won federal approval, despite public opposition and the prospect of legal challenges. The National Capital Planning Commission voted 8-4 on Thursday to allow the 250-foot, 72-metre structure to go ahead. The project is intended to stand near Arlington National Cemetery and has already drawn criticism from opponents who say it would affect views of the cemetery.The commission's approval came after nearly nine hours of public comment. Trump administration officials have said construction could begin as early as this week, although the timing remains uncertain because several lawsuits are seeking... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Nov 2026 05:03 LONDON
THE BATTLE FOR ALI AL-TAHER: HOW A SOUTHERN LEBANON AMBUSH SHATTERED TRUMP’S WASHINGTON AGREEMENT
A catastrophic military escalation in Southern Lebanon has successfully disrupted the highest levels of global diplomacy. Just days after the signing of the United States and Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an armoured battlefield clash on the strategic heights of Ali al-Taher has effectively frozen implementation talks scheduled to begin today in Switzerland. The crisis provides an alarming look at how kinetic actions on the ground can instantly sabotage geopolitical blueprints designed in Washington. The Official Statement from Hezbollah Following the midnight clashes, the media wing of Hezbollah issued a formal, comprehensive statement outlining their strategic justification and rejecting accusations... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 19 Jun 2026 12:24 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
GAS, GOD, AND GUNS: The Secret Agenda Behind the Washington Talks and the Death of the Maritime Border
The mahogany tables of the U.S. State Department are hosting a ghost today. As official delegations from Israel and Lebanon convene for a third round of high-stakes negotiations this Friday, May 8, 2026, the air in Washington is thick with the scent of a "peace" that looks increasingly like a strategic ambush. While the world watches the diplomatic theatre, the reality on the ground in Southern Lebanon tells a story of a predatory recalibration. Prime Minister Netanyahu isn’t just looking for a ceasefire; he is aiming to hit three birds with one single, devastating stone: the annexation of land, the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 08 May 2026 12:29 LONDON
