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Russia, China block US push to expand Sudan arms embargo nationwide at UN

The US wants the embargo extended to all of Sudan, covering both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting since April 2023.

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese refugee from Darfur at the Touloum refugee camp in the eastern Chad Friday, 25th September 2026
Members of the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) patrol after Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) army retreated from the regional capital Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, October 8, 2026.

Ethiopian-Eritrean fighting raises fears of wider war as Egypt builds Red Sea alliance - analysis

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Former hostage Evyatar David, July 31, 2026.

'Appreciate everything': Evyatar David on Hamas captivity, three years after Oct. 7 - interview


How a Yemeni fishing city has become a second front in the US-Iran conflict - analysis

“Mocha, Bab el Mandeb, and the neighboring districts remain the center of a military operation. The battle is not over yet,” a Yemeni Armed Forces officer said.

An aerial view shows a damaged boat, as Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, in Mocha, Yemen, in its screengrab taken from a handout video released on September 12, 2026.

Behind President Isaac Herzog’s global search for the next ‘Voice of the People’ cohort

Voice of the People council member Deborah Apeloig and CEO Shirel Dagan-Levy speak to The Media Line about expanding global Jewish leadership and countering antisemitism.

Deborah Apeloig meeting President Isaac Herzog and the VoP Inaugural Event in Haifa, March 2025.

UK’s Oct. 7 blind spot reveals a deeper crisis in its Israel policy - opinion

The debate over Britain’s Israel policy continues, with critics accusing London of overlooking Hamas’s massacre and focusing disproportionately on Israel.

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at No 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, July 24, 2026.

UN monitoring findings point to continued al-Qaeda activity 25 years after 9/11 - analysis

Although al-Qaeda’s senior leadership is marginalized and its capability and intent to conduct external operations remain unclear, the organization has survived through adaptation.

Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shout anti-American slogans, after the news of his death, during a rally in Quetta May 2, 2011.

Pakistan orders Afghan medical students home, bars new Afghan admissions

In a statement released Tuesday night, the Afghan Embassy said the decision would have a significant impact on the academic progress and future of Afghan students.

Ali Nawaz, a resident of Bannu, receives medical treatment at the Lady Reading Hospital after being injured in a cross-border attack, amid fighting between Pakistani and Afghan forces, in Peshawar, Pakistan, March 3, 2026.

Yemeni government says campaign to retake Sana'a from Houthis has begun

Government forces say their counteroffensive against the Houthi terror group is expanding, while battlefield gains and prospects for foreign intervention remain unclear.

A member of Houthi security forces mans a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol vehicle at the site of an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.

Microsoft Store returns to Syria as US restrictions on country ease

Syrians report renewed access to the Microsoft Store without a VPN, though availability remains inconsistent, and Microsoft has not commented on the change.

A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country being Canada, as both Canada and the European Union face new US tariffs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025.

From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse

Meir Valman traces the connections among prestate universities, military innovation, global experience, and life sciences that built Israel’s high-tech sector.

Israeli Tech

Saudi energy group signs landmark oil, gas agreements with Afghanistan

The agreements also include a natural gas utilization study in Herat and plans for a proposed 435-mile gas pipeline, in a deal that could pave the way for billions of dollars in future investment. 

3D-printed oil pump jacks and a Saudi Arabian flag appear in this illustration taken March 2, 2026.

India confronts a new regional security equation as Mecca pact takes shape - analysis

Kuwait invoked the UN Charter’s self-defense provision after Iranian attacks, while the Mecca alliance’s mutual-defense clause has not been publicly tested

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, August 7, 2026.