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Mourners gather around the truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during the funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026
Middle East / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, center, participates in a media statement with European Council President Antonio Costa, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026
Turkey / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026

Israel angered after US president lifts sanctions on Turkey, opening way for potential sale of F-35 fighter jets

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Film of the Week / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026

ANGUS REID recommends a very unusual documentary: a love story between two disillusioned journalists

Oday Abu Khater, 10, carries his cat from his tent, which was destroyed by an Israeli air strike that targeted a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, June 30, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026

RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians

Thaer Abu Daraz carries the body of his infant daughter, Sewar, who was killed along with her mother in an Israeli airstrike that struck a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 30 June 2026
30 June 2026

The electoral cost of Labour’s stance on Gaza is impossible to ignore – the new leadership must take heed, argues PETER LEARY

Lebanon
Middle East war / 28 June 2026
28 June 2026
Combine harvester
Editorial: / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026
Hanan Qubaisi inspects her house destroyed by an Israeli air strike in the town of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, June 24, 2026
Middle East / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, June 24, 2026
Editorial / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, June 22, 2026
Middle East / 22 June 2026
22 June 2026
US Vice President JD Vance waits to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during high-level talks to end the Middle East conflict, at the Burgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, Switzerland, June 21, 2026
Middle East / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026