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United States troop deployments at the border with Mexico have tripled to 7,600 and include every branch of the military – even as the number of attempted illegal crossings plummets.

In addition, President Donald Trump has authorised funding for an additional 3,000 Border Patrol agents, offering $10,000 signing and retention bonuses.

The military mission at the border is guided from a new command centre at a remote Army intelligence training base located alongside southern Arizona’s…

Last Sunday, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, published a post on his Facebook page starting with the words: “This is how all of Hamas’s lies collapsed.” Attached to the post is a 43-second clip of large crowds of starving civilians in Gaza rushing an aid truck carrying flour. Several meters away stand several Israeli soldiers, and one soldier is heard saying, “Don’t shoot.” Then some people from the crowd turn and cheer toward the…

An Israeli strike on a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians killed several people overnight, including journalist Adam Abu Harbid. Major international news outlets have issued a statement warning that journalists in Gaza are working under dire circumstances.

Israeli occupation forces arrested the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, after his Friday sermon at Al-Aqsa Mosque, condemning Israel’s starvation policy in Gaza.

Israeli occupation forces arrested the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, from inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem on Friday, according…

The carmaker joins Stellantis and GM in reporting hits to their profits as tariffs drive up costs for the industry.

Volkswagen has reported $1.5bn in losses in the first half of the year because of tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump.

The German carmaker reported a hit as the company revised its full year sales and profit margin forecasts.

Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker, now expects this year’s operating profit margin to be 4 percent to 5 percent, compared with…

Doha (Quds News Network)- Qatar and Egypt have issued a statement contradicting claims made by US envoy Steve Witkoff that Hamas refused a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

In a joint statement with Egypt, Qatar confirmed that both countries are continuing “intensive efforts” to reach an agreement that would end the genocide in Gaza, ease the humanitarian crisis, ensure civilian protection, and secure the exchange of detainees.

The statement also said that recent negotiations achieved…