4 h. ago Israel threatens to annex parts of Gaza if hostages are not returned

In Israel, the supreme court froze Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to sack the head of the domestic intelligence agency.

Events

10 h. ago Israel's Supreme Court freezes government decision to sack internal intelligence chief

Israel’s Defence Minister has meanwhile threatened to annex Gazan territory if the remaining hostages are not released.

Politics

10 h. ago Israel's supreme court freezes government decision to sack intelligence chief after huge protests

Israel’s Defence Minister has meanwhile threatened to annex Gazan territory if the remaining hostages are not released.

Politics

35 h. ago Irish Bill not going to impact immediate decisions of Israeli government, says Taoiseach

EU leaders meet in Brussels over Middle East, Ukraine and potential US trade war

Politics

7 d. ago Netanyahu accuses Israeli former intelligence chief of blackmail amid dispute over controversial legal reforms

Tension also high between Netanyahu and the Shin Bet over ongoing affair dubbed ‘Qatargate’

Politics

2 w. ago Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAid debts

The ruling comes a day after the US Supreme Court rejected the White House’s bid to freeze funding that flowed through the federal agency.

Economics

2 w. ago US Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid

The court voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court order requiring that payments be made on aid contracts that have already been completed.

Politics

2 w. ago Bereaved father who won Supreme Court case welcomes Government’s decision to grant widower’s pension to unmarried people

John O’Meara challenged refusal to allow him to receive the contributory welfare payment after his partner died

Politics

2 w. ago ‘None of this would have happened but for her’: Widower who won law change over pension inequality welcomes reform

John O’Meara challenged refusal to allow him to receive the contributory welfare payment after his partner died

Politics