Archives for August, 2026

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Analysis

Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan while quietly implementing it

Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he rejects US President Donald Trump’s Gaza reconstruction plan, Israel is advancing its implementation.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Bashar Al Assad

Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad, brother to death for war crimes

Ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother Maher al-Assad were both sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes along with several other defendants.

A Syrian court sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

Agence France-Presse

Ahead of the general election in October, Israel remains vulnerable to foreign influence campaigns, experts say

Israel unprepared for foreign interference in election campaign, experts warn

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Australia's SBS News channel in this handout picture provided by SANA on July 1, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings and torture

Reuters

A combine harvests wheat in a field in the Rostov Region, Russia July 18, 2026. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

Analysis-Decades of farm gains, inventories strengthen food system against 'super' El Nino

Reuters

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Gulf shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz falls to six vessels

Reuters

A fire in a storage tank burns as firefighters work to control the blaze, at an oil refinery in Zawiya, Libya August 10, 2026, in this still image from video obtained by Reuters. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS

Libya's NOC says Zawiya oil fires brought under control

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 9, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Trump boarded secret Turkey flight via catering truck due to Iran threat, reports say

Reuters

Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) faces flagging popularity ahead of elections in October and his relationship with US President Donald Trump is under strain recently

Trump insists Netanyahu relationship 'very good' despite Gaza rift

Agence France-Presse

Many Kurds were hoping to return to their hometown after years of displacement

Return of displaced Syrian Kurds to hometown suspended after violence

Agence France-Presse

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (not pictured) during his visit to Belgrade, Serbia, August 8, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Zelenskiy says he discussed defence, food security with Saudi crown prince

Reuters

Ocalan's capture in exile on February 15, 1999, shocked his supporters

Ocalan: Founder of the Kurdish militant PKK who authored its end

Agence France-Presse

Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) walk for a disarmament ceremony marking a significant step toward ending the decades-long conflict between Turkey and the outlawed group, in the Qandil mountains, Iraq October 26, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Turkish parliament passes landmark law to advance PKK peace process

Reuters

image of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Iran’s Khamenei appoints six military commanders: What to know

The appointments, which replace figures killed in the war, follow Khamenei naming a new leader of the Islamic Republic’s top security body.

Palestinian students hoping to study in Italy, Turkey, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium face unexplained delays, students have told AFP

'Dreams disappear' as Gaza students await evacuation to Italy

Agence France-Presse