NewsFeed From NATO to OPEC, global alliances seem strained like never before. And with world bodies watching on as war raged in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, observers ask if the global rules-based order still means anything. Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
NewsFeed The United Nations has called on Israel to “immediately” release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza. The pair were captured when Israeli forces raided their boat in international waters. The UN wants to see an investigation into reports they were mistreated. Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Javier Bardem has claimed he’s faced “professional punishment” due to his outspoken support for Palestine. The Spanish actor, 57, is among the most vocal celebrity activists for Gaza amid the war with Israel. At the 2026 Oscars in March, Bardem wore an anti-war patch and a pro-Palestine pin on his suit. “No to war and free Palestine,” he declared before presenting the award for Best International Feature Film, alongside Priyanka Chopra. Speaking to Variety in a new interview, the Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men star said that, like Susan Sarandon — who in February said it’s been “impossible” for her to even find television roles after her participation in a pro-Palestine rally in 2023 — he, too, has lost out on jobs because of his stance. “Yes, I’ve heard things: ‘They were going to call you about that project, but …
Members of the now-banned Palestine Action group raided Elbit Systems’ facility in Bristol 10 months into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 Four of six British pro-Palestinian activists have been convicted of criminal damage relating to a 2024 raid on a factory operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit, with one of the defendants found guilty of striking a police officer with a sledgehammer. London’s Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday found Charlotte Head, 30, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, 21, guilty. Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were found not guilty. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Prosecutors said that the six defendants were members of the banned group Palestine Action, which organised the assault on the Elbit Systems UK facility in Bristol, southwest England, in August 2024. The raid, which prosecutors said caused about one million pounds ($1.36m) of damage, took place about 10 months into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza that began in October 2023. Palestine Action was later proscribed under …
Palestinian factions reject US-backed plans linking humanitarian aid to weapons surrender, demanding a political horizon. In the shattered neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, the roar of Israeli drones and the concussive thud of controlled demolitions are daily reminders that the war has never really ended. Despite a “ceasefire” in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the rubble. According to local medical sources, 828 Palestinians have been killed since the “truce” began. Now, families in Gaza are bracing for a renewed offensive as Israeli officials threaten to tear up the fragile agreement to force a surrender. In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly cancelled a scheduled security cabinet meeting on Sunday, opting instead for smaller consultations. Simultaneously, the military has ramped up pressure to resume hostilities. A senior official in the Israeli military’s General Staff told Channel 15 that an additional round of fighting was “almost inevitable”, citing the refusal of Hamas to surrender its weapons and the alleged “failure” of the International Stabilization Force, a …
Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla have been presented before an Israeli court days after they were abducted following their detention with 175 other campaigners by Israel in international waters near Greece. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila have been on a hunger strike during their detention although they have continued to drink water. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The Global Sumud Flotilla comprising more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy on April 12 with the aim of breaking an Israeli blockade of Gaza and bringing supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory. Gaza has been under an Israeli sea, land and air blockade since 2005, and since October 7, 2023, Israel has tightened its control over what goes in and out of the enclave – home to 2.3 million people. The activists were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece on Thursday. All of them were released except Abu Keshek and Avila. So who are the two activists and why has …
Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares accused Israel of conducting an “illegal detention in international waters” and called for the immediate release of an activist who was taken in for questioning by Israeli authorities. An aid flotilla bound for Gaza was intercepted by Israeli authorities in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, according to media reports on Friday. Following the interception, Saif Abukeshek, who is a Spanish-Swedish citizen, and Thiago Ávila, a Brazilian national, were brought to Israel, according a social media post by Israel’s foreign ministry. Source link
NewsFeed Global Sumud Flotilla activists have arrived in Istanbul after Israeli forces intercepted their Gaza-bound aid convoy at sea, with organisers saying they were mistreated in detention. Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
Marjolein Busstra’s House of Hope, a film about a Palestinian couple teaching young students non-violent resistance in an elementary school in the occupied West Bank, picked up the best international feature documentary prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on Friday night. The top jury prize win at the festival means Busstra’s film, a Palestine-Netherlands co-production that world premiered at IDFA in Amsterdam, will qualify for consideration in the best documentary feature category at the Academy Awards. Other winners at Hot Docs include the best Canadian feature documentary prize going to Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom, a film about two families connected by Eddie Adam’s iconic photo from Oscar-nominated director Kim Nguyen. And the best emerging international filmmaker trophy went to Paikar director Dawood Hilmandi, another film from the Netherlands where the filmmaker from exile in Amsterdam reflects on life as a refugee after having to flee Iran and Afghanistan. Other winners include the special jury prize for a Canadian feature documentary going to Banchi Hanuse for Ceremony, a film about an indigenous community in Canada’s north that …
NewsFeed FIFA President Gianni Infantino invited representatives of the Palestinian and Israeli football associations to shake hands at FIFA’s annual congress. Later, Palestine’s FA President, Jibril Rajoub, explained his refusal to shake hands with his opposite number. Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
