Mahmoud Abbas rejected the Biden administration’s requests to hold off a vote that would allow Palestine to become a full member of the UN.
Israeli settler violence — backed by the Israeli military — has spread across the occupied West Bank and grown exponentially since 7 October.
Google has fired employees who were protesting against their cloud-computing contract with the Israeli government.
Itamar Ben-Gvir has set up a new police team that will be responsible for targeting and arresting left-wing activists in the West Bank.
Qatar has said it will reassess its role as a mediator due to criticism of its relationship with Hamas and the break down of truce negotiations with Israel.
Iraqi parliament nears vote on a bill criminalising same-sex relationships, facing criticism and scrutiny by Western countries and human rights organisations.
The United States used its veto in a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution recommending full Palestinian membership of the United Nations.
A likely Israeli response to Iran's recent and unprecedented attack risks throwing the region into further turmoil and chaos, amid the ongoing war on Gaza.
Jordan's foreign minister has warned of the dangerous repercussions an Israeli response to Iran's recent retaliatory attack could have on the region.
A Tunisian journalist has been sentenced to six months in prison for defamation after speaking out against alleged corruption at a ministry.