3 h. ago Netanyahu is playing Trump with his ridiculous Nobel peace prize nomination | Mohamad Bazzi

There’s a cynical logic behind Netanyahu’s publicity stunt: he is exploiting Trump’s need for flattery to prolong Israel’s brutal war on Gaza “Benjamin Netanyahu nominates Donald Trump for Nobel peace prize”– that headline seems to have been pulled straight out of the satirical news outlet the Onion. But it’s 100% real news: the Israeli prime minister who has been indicted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes in Gaza has proposed the US president, his largest weapons supplier and strongest political backer, as a candidate for the world’s top peacemaking prize.It’s absurd, akin to nominating one’s drug dealer for the Nobel prize in medicine. But there’s a cynical logic behind Netanyahu’s publicity stunt: he is exploiting Trump’s need for flattery to prolong Israel’s brutal war on Gaza and to continue attacking other countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and Yemen. Before Netanyahu showed up for dinner at the White House on Monday with a copy of h...

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13 h. ago Future Queen of Belgium says she 'doesn't want special treatment' to stay at Harvard amid Donald Trump's ban on foreign students

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium said that she doesn't want her circumstances to be considered any differently due to her royal status, according to HLN.

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29 h. ago Trump could be 'assassinated' while topping up his tan in Mar

Javad Larijani, a close advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, said Trump’s actions have made him a marked man in a televised interview, weeks after the US President launched missile strikes on the country

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42 h. ago Iranian mother released from ICE detention after Republican House Majority Leader intervenes

An Iranian mother detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers has been released following advocacy from Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise

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48 h. ago Netanyahu vows to combat what he calls ‘vilification against Israel’ online

On Capitol Hill, Israeli PM says ‘demonization’ led to drop in support for Israel among US voters, especially DemocratsBenjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he’s vowed to combat an orchestrated social media campaign of “vilification and demonization” that he says is responsible for a drop in support for Israel among US voters, especially Democrats.“I think there’s been a concerted effort to spread vilification and demonization against Israel on social media,” the Israeli prime minister told journalists on Capitol Hill after being asked to respond to opinion polls showing a move away from the historic trend of strong backing for Israel. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago ‘We need to punch holes’: Maro Itoje calls on Lions to take battle to Brumbies

With the Test series looming, Lions captain has urged a strong XV to issue an emphatic statement in CanberraA verdict has finally been reached in the “mushroom murder” trial that gripped the whole of Australia, but the jury is still out on the touring British & Irish Lions. With the first Test looming next week, now would be a perfect time to issue an emphatic statement and the captain, Maro Itoje, is urging his well-stacked team to do exactly that.There have been glimpses of some highly effective Lions combinations at various stages on their travels, even in defeat against Argentina back in Dublin when their attacking shape showed initial promise. What has held them back, aside from every Lions squad’s perpetual search for cohesion, has been an occasional tendency to play too laterally rather than going route one and blowing the front door off its hinges. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Donald Trump 'firm frontrunner' for Nobel Peace Prize as bookies slash odds

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was nominating US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize during a dinner at the White House. Ladbrokes has now slashed the odds to just 3/1

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57 h. ago Transport minister sacked by Putin found with bullet wound to head 'was murdered’

Politician Roman Starovoit, 53, was found dead in his Tesla with a gunshot wound to the head hours before Putin had sacked him - Russian officials declared his death a 'suicide'

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60 h. ago Trump gushes over Netanyahu after Nobel Peace Prize nomination: ‘An honour coming from you’

Donald Trump gushed over Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu after being presented with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination during their meeting at the White House on Monday (7 July).

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68 h. ago Trump and Israel’s Netanyahu sit down at White House as Gaza ceasefire deal looms: Live updates

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for dinner at the White House Monday evening

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2 d. ago Trump and Israel’s Netanyahu to meet at White House as ceasefire deal looms: Live updates

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet for dinner at the White House Monday evening

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3 d. ago Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’

Defence minister orders IDF to ready ‘emigration plan’ for all Palestinians in Gaza in what legal expert calls blueprint for a crime against humanityIsrael’s defence minister has laid out plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah, in a scheme which legal experts and academics described as a blueprint for crimes against humanity.Israel Katz said he has ordered Israel’s military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a “humanitarian city”, on the ruins of the city of Rafah, Haaretz newspaper reported. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Indirect talks over Gaza ceasefire continue as Netanyahu arrives in Washington

Israeli minister says meeting with Trump will focus on ‘a new Middle East’ with 60-day pause discussed in DohaMiddle East crisis – live updatesIndirect talks between Israel and Hamas over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza continued for a second day on Monday, hours before a meeting in Washington between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump.Avi Dichter, an Israeli minister and member of Netanyahu’s security cabinet, said he expected Trump’s meeting with the Israeli prime minister would go beyond Gaza to include the possibility of normalising ties with Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia – an ambitious project that is central to the US president’s policy in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new ceasefire deal for Gaza. This is how it might look

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss a potential ceasefire in Gaza

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3 d. ago Netanyahu returns to White House holding all the cards in Gaza talks

Joint attack on Iran puts Israeli PM in powerful position as he dangles prospect of Trump-brokered ceasefire dealDonald Trump will host Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Monday as the US president seeks again to broker a peace deal in Gaza and the Israeli prime minister takes a victory lap through the Oval Office after a joint military campaign against Iran and a series of successful strikes against Tehran and its proxies in the Middle East.Netanyahu and Trump have a complex personal relationship – and Trump openly vented frustration at him last month during efforts to negotiate a truce with Iran – but the two have appeared in lockstep since the US launched a bombing run against Iran’s nuclear programme, fulfilling a key goal for Israeli war planners. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Iran's Supreme Leader makes first public appearance since the 12

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura - a significant day in Islam marking the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson.

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4 d. ago Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran’s supreme leader makes first public appearance since Israel war

People burst into cheers and chanted slogans as Ayatollah Khamenei entered a mosque in Tehran, state TV showed

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4 d. ago Benjamin Netanyahu UNLEASHES on Australia in stunning broadside as furious Israeli Prime Minister condemns East Melbourne synagogue arson attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a fiery message to Australia.

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4 d. ago Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemns ‘reprehensible’ antisemitic Melbourne synagogue attack

New South Wales man, 34, charged over attack on East Melbourne Hebrew congregation on Friday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an antisemitic attack on a Melbourne synagogue is “reprehensible” and demands Anthony Albanese “take all action” to end similar hate crimes.A 34-year-old man from New South Wales has been charged after allegedly entering the grounds of the East Melbourne Hebrew congregation on Albert Street at about 8pm on Friday and pouring a flammable liquid on the front door of the building, setting it on fire.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Hamas gives ‘positive’ response to Trump proposal for Gaza ceasefire

Militant group expresses willingness to enter new round of talks as Israeli prime minister prepares to visit Washington

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