The sustained violence in the occupied West Bank has continued largely unabated throughout 2026 with limited international attention drawn by the larger Iran conflict.
Category: International
US-Iran Nuclear Inspection Deal Sets 60-Day Roadmap for Comprehensive Final Agreement
The deal requires Iran to accept IAEA inspectors immediately in exchange for provisional sanctions relief while a permanent settlement is negotiated.
More Than 260 Journalists Killed in Gaza Since October 2023 Including 12 from Al Jazeera
The Committee to Protect Journalists updated its tally as the killing of cameraman Ahmed Wishah became one of the most internationally condemned press killings of the year.
Colombia’s Rightward Shift: Espriella Victory Puts It Alongside Argentina El Salvador Chile
Political analysts noted that Colombia’s election result completes a dramatic regional wave with nearly every major Latin American economy now led by a conservative government.
Frustrated Protesters Outside Raul Castro Indictment Rally Outside US Courthouse
Thousands of Cuban Americans and supporters gathered near a US federal courthouse where proceedings related to the former Cuban president’s indictment were under way.
Father’s Day ICE Jail Vigil in Newark Ends with Pepper Spray as GEO Group Employee Hits Protester
What began as a peaceful family-focused vigil outside the Delaney Hall detention centre became chaotic after a vehicle and then ICE agents confronted the crowd.
Strait of Hormuz Disruption: WTO Confirms 99% Drop in LNG Shipments Through the Gulf
The scale of the energy trade disruption caused by the 2026 Iran war was confirmed in new data showing near-total cessation of LNG traffic through the key waterway.
Colombian Election: Trump Ally Abelardo de la Espriella Wins Presidential Vote
The attorney whose political positions align closely with the Trump administration won a decisive victory that will reshape Colombia’s domestic and foreign policy direction.
IAEA Says No Evidence of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Programme Despite US-Israeli Strike Rationale
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that while Iran blocked some inspections no evidence of an active nuclear weapons programme was found before the war.
Cuba’s Parliament Approves Partial Privatisation Reforms After US Blocks Oil Shipments
Lawmakers voted to open state enterprises to private ownership after the US blocked nearly all oil imports to Cuba compounding the island’s deepening economic crisis.