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Netanyahu Backs Trump’s Gaza Endgame After Washington Meeting
Israeli leader endorses U.S. president’s ‘immediate end to the conflict’ plan, which pairs a full hostage release with international oversight of a Palestinian technocratic committee in Gaza WASHINGTON — A day after huddling at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister…
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‘We Had No Choice’: MSF Pulls Out of Gaza City as IDF Offensive Intensifies
Doctors Without Borders suspends medical work in Gaza City, citing an unacceptable risk to staff and patients, while Israeli strikes continue to pound the enclave. GAZA CITY/ROME — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended its medical activities in Gaza City…
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Drone Sighting Shuts Amsterdam Runway as EU Warns of ‘Hybrid War’ With Russia
A brief closure at Schiphol underscores Europe’s widening drone anxiety, while Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis says the bloc is already in a hybrid conflict with Moscow Amsterdam/Brussels One of Amsterdam Schiphol’s six runways was temporarily closed on Saturday after air traffic…
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Seabed Standoff: Russia’s Shadow War Beneath the North Atlantic
Spy ships, ‘gray-zone’ tactics and the NATO dilemma over protecting cables off the British Isles and Scandinavia LONDON/OSLO — Russian espionage operations around the British Isles and along Scandinavia’s coasts have shifted the security frontier to the ocean floor, where…
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‘Cease and disable’: Microsoft curbs services to Israeli military after probe into Palestinian surveillance
After an internal review prompted by media investigations, Microsoft says it has stopped providing a set of Azure cloud and AI services to a unit within Israel’s Ministry of Defense implicated in mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. Microsoft has disabled…
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‘Massive task’: Denmark’s Drone Scare Exposes Europe’s Airspace Blind Spots
A week of sightings and airport closures shows how quickly small unmanned aircraft can paralyze a highly connected region — and how far Europe still has to go on counter‑UAS COPENHAGEN – Denmark spent the week scanning its skies. In…
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Merz Pushes EU to Tap Frozen Russian Assets for a €140 Billion Ukraine Loan
Berlin throws its weight behind a new financing blueprint that would leverage immobilized Russian reserves—without seizing them—to sustain Kyiv’s defense for years German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the European Union to devise a legal mechanism to deploy frozen…
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BNP Paribas Quietly Softens its Ban on ‘Controversial Weapons’ Financing
Europe’s largest bank redraws the line between permitted and prohibited arms — widening the aperture for defence lending as the continent rearms BNP Paribas has relaxed a long‑standing policy that barred it from financing the production and trade of so‑called…
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Between Security and Sway: CAR’s Leader Defends Wagner—But Denies Moscow’s Grip
As an election looms, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra says 1,500 Russian operatives help keep rebels at bay, while critics warn of deepening dependence and a shifting Kremlin playbook. BANGUI — In the Central African Republic (CAR), President Faustin‑Archange Touadéra has mounted…
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At the UN, Trump Tells Arab and Muslim Leaders He Will Block Any Israeli Annexation of the West Bank
Behind closed doors in New York, the U.S. president’s pledge seeks to steady fraying alliances and head off a regional rupture New York / United Nations NEW YORK — On the sidelines of this week’s United Nations General Assembly, President…
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