Category: 1. Palestine

By Robert Inlakesh

The battle is over, but the war rages on. While some have jumped to say that Iran won or lost the war, this is way too early to say, especially as the stability of the ceasefire has not yet become clear. 

US President Donald Trump’s shaky social media ceasefire appears to have worked for now, creating a stalemate scenario where both Israel and Iran can claim victory. 

The Iranians were still firing missiles until the…

In what marks a major shift for NATO, the bloc’s member states have agreed to raise defence spending to five percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

The move will inject billions more dollars into armies and weapons, raising questions over how governments will foot the bill.

With public budgets under strain, many European politicians dismissed the target as unachievable…

By Sammy Baroud

Football is never just a game. It’s a global platform—and sometimes, it becomes a powerful voice for justice.

The 2025 Club World Cup has already delivered unforgettable moments, even though the tournament has yet to move past the group stage. But perhaps the most memorable of them all came from a son of Palestine who had the world at his feet for 90 minutes.

This year’s expanded 32-team format,…

At least 60 Palestinians were killed while trying to get aid in Gaza in the past 24 hours. More than 500 have been killed since the US- and Israel-backed GHF took over distribution, a process condemned as a ‘death trap’ by UN officials.

Israeli attacks have killed at least 51 people in the Gaza Strip, including 14 Palestinians who were waiting near aid distribution centres, medical sources told Al Jazeera, even as United States President Donald Trump said “great progress” was being made to bring an end to the war.

Sources at al-Awda and Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospitals in Gaza told Al Jazeera that at least nine Palestinians were killed and several others injured by Israeli fire early on Wednesday while waiting for aid near the…