4 h. ago Major protests break out across Iran as government seeks rare dialogue with demonstrators

Iran’s regime faces mounting pressure from below as Trump and Netanyahu weigh fresh strikes

Politics

5 h. ago Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026

Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year aheadThe global economy proved to be more resilient in 2025 than had been feared, despite severe headwinds that ranged from Donald Trump’s trade war to geopolitical tensions and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.Entering the new year, the hope is that the worst of the recent inflation shock has passed, as the world’s most powerful central banks lower interest rates. However, the pre-Covid age of rock-bottom borrowing costs is a distant memory, global growth is slowing and conditions remain fragile. Continue reading...

Economics

6 h. ago Syria’s mass graves haunt loved ones a year on from fall of Assad, as hunt for clues finally gets underway

Syria has not yet begun a wide-scale search for those missing after the country was gutted by autocratic rule, civil war and crippling sanctions, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Sayyida Zeinab, southeast Syria

Politics

9 h. ago Trump’s threat to bomb Iran again draws sharp rebuke from Tehran

US president says he will support Israeli attack on Iran’s missile programme

Events

10 h. ago As we prepare for 2026, remember we have the power to make our future | Rebecca Solnit

We enter 2026 with radical uncertainty about the fate of the US – but also with the clarity that people have the power to determine what it will beWhen we talk about opposition in politics, sometimes it’s just a policy disagreement – but in the current political crisis in the US, the opposition has become the opposite of the Trump administration in meaningful ways. It had to because this is not only a policy conflict.Between the administration and the opposition are actual opposites of principle: among those committed to inclusion and those to exclusion; truth and lies; kindness and cruelty; the protection and destruction of systems that in turn protect the climate or public health. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Syria’s mass graves haunt loved ones a year on from Assad, as hunt for clues finally starts

Syria has yet to start the wide-scale hunt for its missing after it being gutted by autocratic rule, civil war and crippling sanctions, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Sayyida Zeinab, south east Syria

Politics

26 h. ago Netanyahu meets Trump in US as future of Gaza and security in the Middle East hang in the balance

US president hosted the Israeli leader at Mar-a-Lago to discuss key issues of the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza

Politics

27 h. ago Protests and strikes erupt after Iran’s central bank governor resigns as currency spirals

Hundreds of traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in central Tehran

Events

28 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo opens door to shock transfer after confirming retirement plan

Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken about his future after winning an award for being the Best Middle East Player and the ex-Manchester United star has hinted he could leave Saudi Arabia

Events

33 h. ago Netanyahu to meet Trump in US as future of Gaza and security in the Middle East hang in the balance

US president will host the Israeli leader at Mar-a-Lago to discuss key issues of the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza

Politics

34 h. ago Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich

I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner futureAbout a year ago, at the start of the Trump 2.0 regime, a woman was about to pass me on the sidewalk and then stopped, turned toward me and almost shouted: “It’s a fucking nightmare!”It has been a “fucking nightmare”. Continue reading...

Politics

36 h. ago Yemen’s Houthis warn any Israeli presence in Somaliland will be a ‘military target’

Houthi leader says Israeli move ‘constitutes aggression against Somalia and Yemen’

Events

39 h. ago Netanyahu to meet Trump in US amid fears of Israeli regional offensives

Israel’s PM travels to Mar-a-Lago as US administration reported to be running out of patience over Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu is to meet Donald Trump at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday evening amid growing fears Israel could launch new offensives against regional enemies, potentially plunging the Middle East further into instability.The Israeli prime minister left Israel on Sunday on his fifth visit to see Trump in the US this year. Continue reading...

Politics

53 h. ago Freezing rain floods Gaza camps as displaced Palestinians face even worse conditions

Rain has flooded makeshift camps in Gaza, worsening conditions for Palestinians displaced by the two-year war

Events

3 d. ago Hundreds protest at London shopping mall in support of imprisoned Pro

Hundreds protest at London shopping mall in support of imprisoned Pro-Palestine activists  Middle East Eye

Events

4 d. ago Steven Gerrard labels Rangers job ‘perfect’ as he reveals he’s spoken to clubs about managerial return

STEVEN GERRARD has described the Rangers job as being 'perfect' for him as he opened up on his managerial future. Previously the hot favourite, Gerrard dramatically withdrew from consideration when the Gers were on the hunt for a new manager in October. Gerrard flew in from the Middle East for face-to-face talks with Rangers chiefs...

Society

4 d. ago Trump heralded his ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza as the dawn of new era – but the slaughter continues

Families are being bombed, babies are dying of cold and phase two of the talks hasn’t gone anywhere – we need a genuine and meaningful ceasefire, Bel Trew writes

Politics

4 d. ago The price of ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza: More than 400 people dead in just three months and little hope for the future

When Donald Trump did his victory lap in Israel after announcing a ceasefire last October, he promised ‘peace for all eternity’. But Palestinians tell Alex Croft and Nedal Hamdouna they continue to face a grim daily reality of violence and destruction

Events

5 d. ago WHO issues first 'major global warning' since Covid as pandemic fears rise

The WHO has reported Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS- CoV) cases in Saudi Arabia and France, with the virus known to infect camels and spillover to humans

Events

5 d. ago Pope Leo condemns suffering in Gaza in first Christmas sermon

Pope Leo XIV led his first Christmas Day Mass and hit out at the conditions facing Palestinians in Gaza

Politics