Israeli settlers attack more Palestinian homes in the West Bank

29 August 2026, 16:43 | Updated: 29 August 2026, 22:00 Israeli settlers have attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. Residents said dozens of militant settlers wearing …

EU wheat hits contract high as Black Sea export squeeze continues

PARIS: Benchmark wheat prices on Euronext extended gains on Friday to a contract high as traders saw no immediate respite from war disruption to massive Black Sea grain trade. December wheat, the most-active contract on Euronext, was up 1percent by 1645 …

Slovenia PM confirms country blocked EU condemnation of West Bank E1 settlement plan

Prime Minister Janez Janša said Slovenia 'removed' itself from a 'vicious circle' of losing credibility through what he described as disproportionate condemnations of Israel, accusing the EU of being hypocritical by remaining silent on …

Slovenia’s Janša blocks joint EU condemnation of West Bank E1 settlement plans

Ljubljana has weakened the EU’s response to Israel’s controversial settlement expansion in the West Bank, raising questions over whether Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša is becoming the exponent of Benjamin Netanyahu inside the EU. Israel’s decision to …

Iceland Votes on Reopening EU Talks in Referendum Too Close to Call

REYKJAVÍK, Iceland—Icelanders vote Saturday on whether to reopen negotiations to join the European Union, reviving a question this fiercely independent island nation of some 400,000 people thought it had settled when it shelved its membership bid more than …

EU, 14 countries condemn Israel's seizure of UNRWA facility in occupied East Jerusalem

Mohammad Sio 28 August 2026•Update: 28 August 2026 The European Union and 14 countries on Wednesday condemned Israel's seizure of a UNRWA-run facility in occupied East Jerusalem, reaffirming support for the UN agency tasked with providing assistance to …

Four EU foreign ministers reopen the fight over Russia's €210bn

Four EU foreign ministers have told Brussels the money already promised to Ukraine will not be enough, and that the question of how to use Russia's frozen Central Bank of Russia (CBR) reserve funds must come back onto the table. The letter, dated …

Why a Christian group is suing the Dutch government for West Bank trade ban

Dutch group Christians for Israel is taking the government to court in the Netherlands over its plans to introduce a ban on importing goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Golan Heights. The ban, which was announced in July, …

Slovenia undercuts EU condemnation of Israel's West Bank E1 settlement plan

Malta joins international condemnation of Israeli West Bank settlement plan

Malta has joined an expanding group of nations condemning Israel's plans for a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank. Malta and Denmark were added as signatories to a joint international statement on Tuesday, according to an update from …