Why is Egypt so wary of getting involved in Yemen’s conflict?
As Egypt considers defending Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks, memories of its war in Yemen in the 1960s loom large.
El Clasico awaits a Yamal vs Mbappe showdown on Mourinho’s return to La Liga
Barcelona vs Real Madrid will mark the return of Spanish football's fiercest rivalry between two star-studded teams.
Photos: Clashes erupt in France during protests over rising living costs
Authorities deploy 70,000 officers to combat violence. Nearly 1,000 arrests made.
Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings as Hebron lockdown continues
Israel says it will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.
Israeli elections: What are the possible outcomes?
Israelis face a pivotal election on October 27, as Netanyahu's leadership hangs in the balance amid coalition debates.
Elections cannot produce change in Israel
Political change cannot come from within Israeli society. It can only come from the outside.
Who Israel elects matters, and not just for Israelis
A new government would not end the occupation, but it could rein in the far right and ease tensions across the region.
Eleven sustain gunshot wounds in shooting near Florida university
Police said an altercation at a homecoming party escalated into gunfire, resulting in six adults and six juveniles injured
A shooting near a Florida university campus in Tallahassee has left 11 people with gunshot wounds and another person injured, authorities say.
The shooting took place near the Florida Agricultural + Mechanical University’s campus on Perry Street on Saturday night, the university said, while police counted six adults and six juveniles among the injured.
Continue reading...‘That’s the way the city works’: how the UAE changed the face of Andy Burnham’s Manchester
The story of the emirates’ presence in Manchester winds from the Arab Spring to some of the most deprived places in England – with complicated results
When Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s long-ruling dictator, was toppled from power in the Arab spring protests of 2011, his downfall sent shock waves across the Middle East. It also helped change the face of modern Manchester.
Mubarak’s successor, the Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi, was a sworn enemy of the United Arab Emirates, whose rulers feared the advance of Morsi’s Islamism.
Continue reading...Nigeria’s missing: Families in the northeast still wait for answers
People across northeastern Nigeria continue searching for loved ones who went missing during years of violence.
Election posters, mass tourism and property: Israel’s footprint in Cyprus
Cypriots say Israeli money is moving fast and shutting them out as their government embraces Israel as a key ally.
‘Unusually large’ multi-state storm causing severe weather for Australia’s east – with more on the way
BoM predicts hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and power outages across southern Queensland, western NSW, the ACT and eastern Victoria on Sunday afternoon
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Large parts of eastern Australia were put on alert for severe thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon with more potential storms and flood risk in store for Monday.
The Bureau of Meteorology said a broad line of storms had already swept through western New South Wales, while eight flood warnings were in place across southern Queensland after days of torrential rain.
Continue reading...Bots, deepfakes and surveillance: Israel’s election goes to war online
Netanyahu and his rivals are tied days from the vote, and both camps are fighting with bots, deepfakes and data.
Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement
Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement.
Obama joins El-Sayed in Michigan rally cry before key midterms
Former US President Barack Obama joined Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Detroit rally ahead of midterms.
New York Archdiocese agrees to pay $800m to 1,300 sexual abuse survivors
The settlement is the second-largest after an $880m deal reached by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2024.
AFP boss says politicians’ heated rhetoric is fuelling threats against MPs
Commissioner Krissy Barrett says women are more often singled out, often with threats of sexual violence
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Australia’s top federal law enforcement official has drawn a direct link between politicians’ rhetoric and threats and abuse being directed at leaders.
The safety of elected representatives at all levels has been thrown into the spotlight after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly deliberate attacked outside her Wangaratta electoral office.
Continue reading...Thousands rally in Turkiye over journalist arrests, media shutdowns
Thousands have protested across Turkiye against the arrests of journalists and restrictions on independent media.
Bulgarians vote for president in shadow of Russia’s war on Ukraine
The two leading candidates condemn recent deadly Black Sea drone strikes but differ on the war more broadly.
Mass rally against Netanyahu ahead of pivotal Israeli election
Thousands of Israelis rallied against PM Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of elections on Tuesday.