Americans are played against each other while political leaders fail to represent them, the conservative journalist has told RT Conservative journalist Tucker Carlson has accused the US political establishment of turning Americans against each other, telling RT that key decisions are made by unelected officials and the system no longer represents ordinary voters.
Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source, who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a time frame to implement it. The comments came as US President Donald Trump issued yet another broadside against Iran's leaders following new attacks on shipping in the region on Tuesday. The deal agreed in June declared an "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts", but quickly unravelled, with Trump saying it was "over" on 7 July and Iran's foreign ministry declaring it "suspended" a week later.
More than 152,000 people with severe disabilities remain on a waiting list for nursing care payments because of insufficient funding, the rehabilitation deputy of Iran’s State Welfare Organization said on Wednesday.
Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University over discrimination A group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, accusing the Ivy League school of discriminating against Palestinians and targeting pro-Palestinian activism on campus. The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court this week, alleges that Columbia subjected Palestinian students, faculty and staff to unequal treatment following the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 and the ensuing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza perpetrated by Israel. According to the complaint , Columbia "actively participated in and amplified" what the plaintiffs describe as racially, ethnically and politically motivated targeting of Palestinians.
LONDON, U. K. : Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, who has spent much of her career documenting protests, political dissent and the lives of women in Iran, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Iran's National Journalist Day, over the weekend.
Washington, DC [US], August 12 (ANI): US intelligence agencies intercepted multiple inputs indicating that Iran possessed precise information regarding President Donald Trump's whereabouts in Ankara during the NATO summit last month, that prompted his secretive departure, according to a New York Times report.
Washington, DC [US], August 12 (ANI): President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that the US exercised 'total control' over the Strait of Hormuz, and he 'will keep it' amid stalled negotiations with Iran regarding the reopening of the strategic conduit. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump asserted, 'The U. S.
Defence minister says Israeli military indefinitely remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza Israeli military “under no circumstances” will withdraw from land it occupies in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, Israel’s i24 news reported the defence minister saying. The report said Israel Katz made the statement during a visit today to army positions on the front line in southern Lebanon.
Pentagon tells Congress US killed 153 civilians in Yemen air strikes Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 19:33 The Houthis have resumed attacks on vessels in the Red Sea despite enduring hundreds of US air strikes A Yemeni man who was injured in US air strikes receives treatment at Al-Jumhuri Hospital in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa, on 8 May 2025 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP) Off The US killed and wounded hundreds of Yemeni civilians during its attacks on the country last year, according to an internal US Department of War assessment shared with Congress. The US killed 153 civilians and wounded 243, the Pentagon said in a 12-page report that was sent to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday and reported by several news sites in the US. US President Donald Trump ordered the American military to begin bombing the Houthis in March 2025.
Canada says immigration applications are assessed individually in response to cases of Iranians who completed mandatory military service with the Revolutionary Guards receiving letters warning they could be deemed inadmissible on security grounds.
The city is probing prediction markets, claiming that they could encourage minors to gamble New York City Council is investigating Polymarket, Kalshi, and other predictive market platforms for "deceptive and predatory" marketing practices, accusing the industry of encouraging gambling and insider trading.
Iraq says no foreign military presence by 1 Oct and weapons will be under state control Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi said that the country will be free of any foreign military presence on its soil and that weapons will be solely under state control by 1 October. During a meeting with US Central Command Commander Charles Brad Cooper, Zaidi “affirmed the commitment to the agreed-upon timelines”, under which the international coalition’s military mission in Iraq and the withdrawal of its forces will be completed by 30 September, according to a statement published by his office. 1 October will therefore “mark a new day in the history of the Iraqi state”, as the country will be “free of any foreign military presence” and responsible for ensuring its own security and stability, the statement continued.
A senior adviser to the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tehran could deliberately prolong the war until US President Donald Trump leaves office to wear down its adversaries and deter future attacks.
UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that could see foreign troops deployed to Lebanon to verify Hezbollah's disarmament, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The shortlist emerged from US-mediated talks in Rome last week, the latest round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on implementing a June agreement that ties Israel's phased withdrawal from Lebanon to the disarmament of Hezbollah. The countries could help define the mechanism's scope, provide personnel to oversee its implementation or contribute troops to observe or take part in inspections verifying disarmament, three sources said.
New oral history project eulogises slain Palestinian journalists via friends' voice notes Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 16:56 The website's launch comes on the first anniversary of Israel's killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif A protester holds a photo of slain Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, as part of the 'March for Humanity' for Gaza in New York City, on 16 August 2025 (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images via AFP) Off When Anas al-Sharif was killed in Gaza by an Israeli air strike one year ago, the Reuters news agency ran the headline, "Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader". In 2024, at the height of Israel's genocide in Gaza, Anas had helped Reuters win a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography. But the outlet chose to remember the 28-year-old within the scope of Israel's unproven narrative about him - as many other news organisations have done to more than 200 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since 2023.
Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University over discrimination Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 17:30 Lawsuit accuses the university of surveillance, biased disciplinary proceedings and failing to protect Palestinians A pro-Israel supporter (right) confronts people at a vigil and protest for Palestine outside of Columbia University in New York City, on 7 October 2025 (Adam Gray/Getty Images/AFP) Off A group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, accusing the Ivy League school of discriminating against Palestinians and targeting pro-Palestinian activism on campus. The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court this week, alleges that Columbia subjected Palestinian students, faculty and staff to unequal treatment following the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 and the ensuing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza perpetrated by Israel. According to the complaint , Columbia "actively participated in and amplified" what the plaintiffs describe as racially, ethnically and politically motivated targeting of Palestinians.
Exclusive: UK to announce raft of new policies on Israel including settlement goods ban Since Andy Burnham became prime minister, there has been a serious shift in approach to British foreign policy. But so far none of it has been made public, beyond a change in the rhetoric of government ministers. This is set to change after parliament's summer recess.
OPEC oil production continued its sharp post-war recovery in July, but Iran remained a notable exception, with output still around a quarter below pre-war levels and its oil revenues taking an even steeper hit.
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Israel's defence minister said its military was "destroying all the houses" there. Salam said Israeli "attacks, incursions, demolitions and the systematic destruction of homes", infrastructure, government buildings and places of worship "represent a serious violation of the principles and rules of international law and international humanitarian law". He also added that villages and towns "are entirely 'military facilities' does not stand up to any logic and cannot be used as an excuse for destroying them, displacing their inhabitants and preventing them from returning".
US strengthens military presence in breakaway Puntland amid battle for Red Sea Submitted by Victoria Amani Mwaniki Kishoiyian on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 17:09 The US has signed an agreement to expand a military base in Bosaso, a port city on the Gulf of Aden This handout satellite image from 2025 Planet Labs PBC shows the UAE-managed base in Bosaso, Somalia, on 3 September 2025 (Handout/2025 Planet Labs PBC/AFP) Off In early August, the commander of US Special Operations Command Africa, Major General Claude Tudor, signed a deal with the president of Somalia’s northeastern, semi-autonomous Puntland State, Saeed Abdullahi Deni. The two agreed to expand the American military base in Bosaso, a port city on the Gulf of Aden. According to a brief statement circulated by the Puntland Government of Somalia, the expansion is essential to “improve operations against terrorism and to help protect maritime security”.
