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Trump’s ambassadors drop cringe-fest music video for ‘Greater Israel’ Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 18:27 The internet can’t decide whether ‘Sweet Home Yerushalayim’ is parody, propaganda or both US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee performing a rendition of 'Sweet Home Alabama' in an event organised by United Hatzalah of Israel, on 12 October 2025 in Jerusalem (Screenshot/YouTube) Off It opens and...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Hamas says it needs 'significant efforts and special equipment' to retrieve remaining bodies Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, released a statement saying it requires "significant efforts and special equipment" to retrieve the remaining bodies. “The resistance has adhered to what was agreed upon and has handed over all the living prisoners it has and the bodies it can access,” it said. “As for the remaining...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:One of biggest US corporate legal battles is in final stage after judge had in January 2024 rescinded Elon Musk's pay.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Palestinians in Gaza are reported to be stockpiling food, amid anxiety that the ceasefire will unravel.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:The additional boost, which comes on top of a $20bn currency swap, comes shortly before Argentina's midterm elections.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Hamas to hand over two more bodies of captives on Wednesday The armed wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, says they will hand over two more bodies of captives at 10pm local time on Wednesday. Hamas has returned the remains of eight of the deceased captives. Israel said that one of the bodies was not that of a former captive. In the ceasefire agreement, Hamas said that it would be difficult to locate the bodies...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future Submitted by David Hearst on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 17:39 The theatrics of the Gaza ceasefire deal, led by Trump and backed by complicit Arab nations, will not lay the groundwork for genuine liberation Palestinians hold a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza in the city of Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 22 July 2025...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Spain argues NATO funding should address real threats, not arbitrary targets, amidst Trump’s tariff retaliation plans.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:From hero to compromised insider, his life told the story of a nation undone by the very system it created.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Analysts express concern over the rehabilitation of Israel, even as it says it has done no wrong.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:A car exploded outside a shopping mall in Ecuador’s largest city Guayaquil, killing at least one person.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:A Palestinian journalist broke down into tears as he returned to northern Gaza to find his family home destroyed.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Syrian president promises to 'redefine' relations with Russia in historic meeting with Putin Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 16:55 Status of former ruler Bashar al-Assad remains sticking point for Syria-Russia relations Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, on 15 October 2025 (Alexander...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Israeli captives in Gaza: How many were there and what happened to them? Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 16:15 Middle East Eye breaks down what we know about the Israelis and foreign nationals seized on 7 October 2023 Hamas fighters escort Israeli-Argentinian captive Yair Horn onto a stage before handing him over to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on 15 February 2025 (AFP/Bashar...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Apple’s announcement comes amid increased pressure between Washington and Beijing as new tariffs loom.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 16:37 Pro-Palestinian protests against former senior US official offered rare contrast to Trump’s tightly choreographed visit to Egypt Egyptian students protest against the arrival of former US ambassador to Egypt and Israel, Daniel Kurtzer, over support for Israel (Screengrab/X) Off Students at the...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Former Kenyan Prime Minister and opposition leader Raila Odinga has died aged 80, after more than 4 decades in politics.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Gaza hospitals receive 35 injured and 19 dead Palestinians in last 24 hours The Gaza health ministry said on Wednesday that hospitals had received 35 injured Palestinians, as well as the bodies of 19 dead Palestinians - including 16 bodies recovered from under rubble - in the last 24 hours.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Israel returned remains of Palestinians, with some showing signs of 'field execution' The Palestinian Centre for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons on Tuesday urged Israel to provide an official list of names for bodies that have been returned to Gaza. It said that while some bodies were delivered intact, only the partial remains of others were delivered, “raising serious concerns about the circumstances of their...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians in return for every dead Israeli hostage.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Israeli attack kills one Palestinian in Gaza, say medics The Israeli army on Wednesday killed one Palestinian in the east of Khan Younis in Gaza, according to the Nasser medical complex.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:'No shame': UK invites private firms to compete for Gaza reconstruction contracts Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 11:34 As Britain positions itself as key player in the rebuilding of territory devastated by Israel's genocide, MPs point to its role in its destruction Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on 15 October 2025 to take part in the weekly session of...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer said his family had been killed.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Avinatan Or and Noa Argamani were kidnapped from the Nova music festival on 7 October2023 but held in separate locations.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:BBC Verify analyses footage of Hamas fighters in Gaza, including one of an execution in the centre of Gaza City.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Hamas has yet to return 21 hostages' bodies as agreed under a ceasefire deal brokered by the US.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Trump's Middle East visit was a victory lap - but peace does not emerge just because a president decides it.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:CBS News, the BBC's US partner, conducted an exclusive interview with the Israeli prime minister in a hospital tending to freed hostages.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Full list of teams in the World Cup and those knocked out after the latest round of qualifiers.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Analysts have warned the tit-for-tat trade fees risk 'distorting global freight flows' for goods including petrol, toys.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:South African president says ICJ case against Israel is ongoing South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa told parliament that the peace plan to end Israel's war on Gaza will have no bearing on the country’s genocide charges against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "The case is proceeding and it now has to go to the stage where Israel must respond to our pleadings filed in court" he said, saying the...
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:The US President has urged leaders in the Middle East to move past conflict.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:The trip will be Ahmed al-Sharaa's first official visit to Russia, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime.
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