A flag flies at the British Consulate, a day after Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said he would close it in response to trade sanctions imposed by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in East Jerusalem, September 9, 2026. [Photo/Agencies] The United Kingdom may expel Israeli diplomats if…
Sahin Demir 07 October 2026•Update: 07 October 2026 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during a call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that reaching an agreement with the US is “not out of reach” if Washington adheres to international legal frameworks, according to the Iranian presidency. The two leaders discussed regional developments, Iran-US negotiations and…
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese said that destruction continues in Gaza, Palestine, despite the ceasefire. Therefore, in her view, it is premature to call Palestinians genocide survivors. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, she described the situation on the ground as catastrophic and “beyond description in words.”…
Oil exports from the Gulf have resumed significantly in recent days, despite a surge in attacks on ships around the Strait of Hormuz, maritime experts and trackers say. Gulf oil flows, excluding Iran, recovered to more than 81 percent of pre-war levels in September, while crude exports from the wider Middle East exceeded pre-war levels…
More than two million citizens, representing more than 500,244 private and business customers, have switched from the Israel Electric Corporation to the private market since the electricity market reform began at the start of 2025, according to data published recently by the Energy Ministry. The energy sector is one of the few areas where the…
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Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom have signed a Roadmap on cooperation in transport and digital development. Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev announced this on his X account following a meeting with UK Minister of State for Trade Anas Sarwar. The meeting focused on developing the strategic partnership between the two countries,…
Jerusalem: Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas‘s October 7, 2023 attack on Wednesday, just weeks before an election in which the deadliest day in the country’s history will be front and centre. Commemorative events will also be the first to be held since a ceasefire officially began in war-torn Gaza last year.Memorial events are…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom signed a number of documents on October 6 as part of the eighth meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation in Baku, Trend‘s correspondent reports from the event. A protocol and four documents covering cooperation in green energy, transport connectivity and urban…
Bottom lines up front WASHINGTON—Last week brought the harrowing and miraculous news that Israeli passengers aboard flydubai flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, together with the pilot and crew, foiled a near-deadly terrorist attack intended to be carried out by the plane’s co-pilot. Israeli media, politicians, and the public exulted in the unlikely story’s…
A passenger jet carrying more than 170 people was flying towards Tel Aviv. Somewhere over Saudi Arabia, one of the men trusted to fly it allegedly attacked the captain with an emergency crash axe. The aircraft plunges. Passengers and crew scramble to overpower him. Another pilot eventually takes control.Everyone makes it out alive. Also Read:…
