Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza
The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.
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Hillary Clinton to testify in House oversight committee’s Epstein investigation – US politics live
Deposition will be filmed but take place behind closed doors, with former president Bill Clinton scheduled to answer questions tomorrowSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCindy McCain announced today that she will step down from her role as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme to focus on her health.McCain, the widow of the late US senator John McCain, suffered a mild stroke last October and had returned to Italy to resume her work after that, but the demands of the job were affecting her recovery, the organization said. She started the role in April 2023. She will step down in three months. Continue reading...
Hillary Clinton appears before US House panel investigating Epstein
The former secretary of state recently dropped her longstanding refusal to appear, alongside her former president husband.
Labour, Green Party and Reform make final pitch to voters in Gorton and Denton – UK politics live
Labour has focused its efforts at voters who may be tempted to back the Reform candidate in the by-electionThe number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in hotels has fallen to the lowest level for 18 months, Home Office figures show. Rajeev Syal has the story.A minister has confirmed that the government is pressing ahead with the deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.Yes. My colleague the foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has been talking to Marco Rubio, her opposite number in the US, about it. Foreign policy is never easy. We will make progress on the Chagos deal. Continue reading...
Iran says agreement with US ‘within reach’ as nuclear talks begin in Geneva – Middle East live
The Oman-mediated discussions take place amid a massive buildup of US warships and aircraft in the Middle EastThe nuclear talks today are the third between the US and Iran since June 2025, when the US joined Israel’s war against Iran and bombed its nuclear and military sites. It effectively ended the US-Iran talks that were held in the weeks prior to the conflict aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement.As before, the negotiations are being mediated by Oman, which has maintained a policy of neutrality and assumed the role of mediator both within the Arabian peninsula and more broadly across the Middle East. The country lies in the centre of tensions between the US and Iran and is directly vulnerable to maritime instability and regional escalation.If the talks fail, there is uncertainty over what the US may do regarding a possible military attack against Iran, and when it might act. Questions remain over what this could mean for the wider region, with Iran warning it would retaliate and even attack Israel.The state-run Oman News Agency has posted photos on social media showing the Omani foreign minister Badr Albusaidi sat with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva. Continue reading...
Family of U.N. Expert Critical of Israel Sues Trump Over Sanctions
The family of Francesca Albanese, a critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, asked a court to void the Trump administration’s sanctions against her.
Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen calls March election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – Europe live
‘It will soon be spring – and the Danes will soon be going to the polls,’ Danish PM tells the parliament in a special statementNordic correspondentFrederiksen is speaking now. Continue reading...
Trump U-turn: Is Venezuelan oil really available to Cuba again?
The US says it will licence entities to sell the oil to Cuba except those linked to the Cuban government and military.
They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.
The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”
From Gaza to defence: Five key takeaways from Indian PM Modi’s Israel visit
Indian PM throws his weight behind Israel's Netanyahu even as genocide continues in occupied Palestinian territory.