The battle for Israel’s future – Financial Times
The settlers arrived just days after Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister, set out a plan to “Judaise” the Galilee and the …Read More
Rabbi detained by Israeli forces in West Bank speaks out – NPR
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah, a rabbinical human rights organization, about her detainment by Israeli forces while …Read More
Tied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees
Investigation suggests American company Axon still supplies Israel with Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisoners.Read More
Egypt: weekly briefing
15 Oct – 22 Oct 2026 Top stories Egypt Moves Toward Military Support for Saudi Arabia Against Houthis (Reuters, 21 Oct) — Egypt's National Security Council agreed to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against...
Greene says El-Sayed could win Senate seat if Trump attacks Iran again – The Hill
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warned that new military strikes on Iran could lead to a Democratic victory in Michigan’s Senate race.Read More
Midterms and Iran: Congress could change hands, but Trump would still control the war
Iran apparently believes that the November 3 midterm elections will determine its fortunes in the ongoing war with the US. According to a Washington …Read More
India: weekly briefing
15 Oct – 22 Oct 2026 Top stories India voter roll revision removes estimated 130 million names (NPR, 21 Oct) — An estimated 130 million names have been removed from India's electoral rolls since...
Iran war live: IRGC vows invasion as defence doctrine turns ‘offensive’ – Al Jazeera
Iran’s IRGC threatens to invade any country that attacks it under a new ‘offensive and asymmetrical’ doctrine.Read More
Ukraine: weekly briefing
15 Oct – 22 Oct 2026 Top stories Russia agrees to resume trilateral peace talks in November (CNN, 21 Oct) — After meeting US envoy Witkoff in St Petersburg, Putin said Russia is ready...
War warnings and talk of diplomacy compete in Tehran | Iran International
Iranian leaders raised the conditions for negotiations with the United States and issued fresh warnings of a wider military response on Wednesday, …Read More
US congressional candidate Brad Lander detained in West Bank – Al Jazeera
Lander, a vocal critic of Israel’s war on Gaza, is a former New York City mayoral candidate and an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. He’s now running as …Read More
Iran’s Fleet of Shadow Tankers Has Run Out of Oil After Monthslong U.S. Blockade – WSJ
… Iran’s economy is collapsing is nothing more than an illusion.” The Iran War. Latest news and analysis, selected by editors.Read More