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PALESTINIANS

Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Sept. 3, 2024. Blair's reputation is forever sullied by his decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
Tony Blair's return to Middle East diplomacy reopens old wounds and new doubts
His decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq forever sullied his reputation.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, the same day the White House released a 20-point plan designed to end the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
With all-or-nothing Gaza plan, Trump turns tables for Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Hamas would "pay in hell" if it did not accept the 20-point plan within days.
Thousands of demonstrators attend a rally in New York calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza, Aug. 17.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Americans' support for Israel dramatically declines, Times/Siena poll finds
Slightly more voters sided with Palestinians over Israelis for the first time since the New York Times began asking voters about their sympathies in 1998.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at a joint news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 30, 2025
Trump’s pro-Israel Gaza plan seen as unlikely to win over Hamas
The key question of the proposal is whether the leaders of Hamas feel sufficiently defeated and pressured to finally accept an offer they have long rejected.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave the State Dining Room of the White House after a news conference in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Trump's Gaza plan wins Netanyahu backing, but hinges on Hamas
Hamas did not immediately give its judgment on the proposal, leaving uncertainty swirling around the fate of the 20-point plan to end the war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 7
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2025
Netanyahu to meet Trump as U.S. intensifies Gaza ceasefire push
The talks come as Israel intensifies its offensive on Gaza City with the aim of eliminating Hamas’ remaining military strongholds.
Palestinians check the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 28, 2025
Tanks thrust deeper into Gaza; medics say many injured trapped
The Israeli military launched its long-threatended ground offensive on Gaza City on Sept. 16 after weeks of intensifying strikes on the urban center.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2025
U.S. to revoke Colombian president's visa over 'incendiary actions'
Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders and to obey "the orders of humanity" instead.
People carry a banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, as they protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after he delivered an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2025
Trump says Gaza talks with Middle East countries are intense and will continue
Trump met leaders and officials from multiple Muslim-majority countries this week to discuss the situation in Gaza.
Israel's players pose for a team photo before a match against Moldova in Chisinau, Moldova, on Sept. 5.
SOCCER
Sep 26, 2025
UEFA poised for vote on whether to suspend Israel from European competition
The brewing crisis intensified this week when United Nations experts called for Israel's suspension from international soccer.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appears on a screen as he addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2025
Palestinian leader pledges to work with Trump and others on Gaza plan
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a declaration that aims to advance a two-state solution and end the Gaza war.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2025
Japan to provide ¥861 million in grant aid to Palestinian territories
Although the Japanese government is not recognizing a Palestinian state for now, it plans to continue and strengthen its support based on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Activists wave Palestinian flags as they gather to support a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on Sept 12.
WORLD
Sep 25, 2025
U.N. calls for probe after alleged drone attack on Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Italy has dispatched a frigate to provide protection for the vessels, while Spain has said it will dispatch a navy ship as well to ensure the safety of its citizens.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a march near the U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday, during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2025
Turning the tide back toward peace in the Middle East
The 2025 United Nations General Assembly opened with a major step toward implementing a two-state solution.
Smoke rises from a missile strike after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2025
Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza City as Trump talks peace
Urging the population to move south, Israel has pressed on with its military campaign on Gaza City despite repeated calls for it to pull back.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
U.S. allies embracing Palestinian statehood tests Trump's Israel policy
Some analysts see Trump's unwillingness to apply Washington's leverage with Israel as a realization that the conflict is much more complex and intractable than he has acknowledged.
Displaced Palestinians move southward along a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank: U.N. inquiry
Israel maintains that its war is not against the population of Gaza but against the Hamas militant group whose fighters led the attack on Israel that precipitated the war.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya makes a speech at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2025
Japan's recognition of Palestine state is a matter of 'when,' Iwaya says
The foreign minister says Japan will continue to play a realistic and proactive role toward achieving a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel.
Waleed Siam, representative of the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Japan, at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2025
Palestinian envoy urges Japan to recognize state after France, U.K. and others
The call came after Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday that Japan will not recognize Palestine as a state for the time being.
Sanctions applied to the International Criminal Court as an entity could affect its basic day-to-day operations — from its ability to pay its staff to its access to bank accounts and routine office software on its computers.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2025
U.S. could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon
Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several prosecutors and judges at the court, but naming the court in the sanctions list would mark a major escalation.

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