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Tripoli, Lebanon – Hossam Hazrouni points underneath a concrete staircase to the exposed foundation of the building where he lives. “Inside, there, look,” the 65-year-old says. “The interior pillars are all broken. It’s covered in water. Everything inside is wet.” Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list A few metres away lies a pile … Read more
China has previously criticised the role, accusing the US of interfering in China’s internal affairs. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 18 Feb 202618 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the Trump administration has appointed an envoy to the … Read more
Mahdawi, a Palestinian student activist, faced deportation proceedings amid a protest crackdown under the Trump administration. Listen to this article | 4 mins info An immigration judge in the United States has ruled against an attempt under President Donald Trump to deport Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student arrested last year for his protests against Israel’s genocide … Read more
The US president’s comments come ahead of a second round of high-stakes talks in Geneva on Tuesday. Listen to this article | 5 mins info United States President Donald Trump has said that he will be involved “indirectly” in the second round of the high-stakes nuclear talks between Iran and Washington in Geneva. Trump’s comments on Monday … Read more
Families of 34 Australians are set to depart from Damascus, Kurdish authorities say. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 16 Feb 202616 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Kurdish authorities in Syria have released 34 Australian relatives of ISIL (ISIS) fighters who had been held in a camp … Read more
The move, in coordination with the US, is the latest implementation of the ceasefire agreement with Kurdish-led forces. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 15 Feb 202615 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Syrian army has taken over the al-Shaddadi military base in the northeast of the … Read more
Operation Hawkeye has killed and captured more than 50 ISIL fighters after hitting about 100 targets. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 14 Feb 202614 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States forces have carried out a series of strikes against ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria in … Read more
A fire at a key fuel refinery in the capital comes amid Cuba’s mounting fuel emergency due to US-imposed restrictions. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 14 Feb 202614 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A fire broke out at a key fuel processing plant in the Cuban … Read more
NewsFeed The UK’s High Court has ruled that the government ban on the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a ‘terror group’ was unlawful. The case was brought by the group’s co-founder Huda Ammori. Rory Challands is outside the court in London. Published On 13 Feb 202613 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social … Read more
Israel’s recent move to deepen its control of the illegally occupied West Bank has drawn criticism from around the world, seen as a step towards the annexation of the Palestinian territory. But for one of the men behind Sunday’s announcement, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, it marks a definite step forward in his long-running journey … Read more