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Seven months after a “ceasefire” was brokered to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the agreement has morphed into a deadly cover for continued Israeli military operations in the enclave.Israeli forces have killed at least 880 Palestinians since then, increasing the total from the war to 72,797, according to Gaza’s health ministry.With Israel’s next national election expected in September, analysts and human rights officials have warned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deliberately stalling the peace process to appease his right-wing coalition allies and voters.Mai El-Sheikh, spokesperson for the United Nations Human Rights Office in Palestine, told Al Jazeera that Israel…

A draft proposal for an agreement with Iran includes a 60-day ceasefire extension, a commitment to ending all military operations on every front, including Lebanon, and affirmation from Iran that it won’t develop nuclear weapons and will dispose of its enriched uranium stockpile, according to two regional officials with knowledge of the ongoing diplomacy. Iran has not yet agreed to all the terms, though a senior U.S. official said Sunday that they had agreed in principle to opening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a lifting of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and ships, as well as to disposing…

Investment in Canada’s housing construction sector is declining, data from Statistics Canada shows. Canada’s real estate sector saw $22.6 billion invested in building construction in March, a drop of $304.6 million, or 1.3 per cent, compared with February.However, the drop was sharper when compared with March 2025, with investment in residential real estate construction dropping 2.2 per cent, while the non-residential sector saw a modest 0.6 per cent increase, Statistics Canada said.In the residential sector, investment in construction dropped to $15.5 billion in March, decreasing by $345.4 million. While multi-unit housing construction saw a 2.3 per cent decline, single-family homes…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita finally butt heads in a long-awaited rematch from their bout in the Continental Classic semifinals at Worlds End in December.The two Don Callis Family members had been at odds with each other for months. The highly competitive pro wrestling superstars were eventually put in a match at All Elite Wrestling (AEW)’s Double or Nothing on Sunday in New York for Okada’s International Championship.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Konosuke Takeshita wins the title at AEW Double or Nothing…

Former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to write a “dirty big cheque” for FightMND in honour of Neale Daniher.And Lyon wants the PM to head down the slide into a pool of iced water at what looms as the most significant Big Freeze event of all in a tribute to Daniher.The former AFL player and coach died of motor neurone disease (MND) – which he campaigned against for 13 years – on Monday, aged 65.A huge crowd is expected for the Big Freeze 12, which raises funds for research into MND, at the MCG…

The American Music Awards kick off the unofficial start of summer tonight, celebrating the best in music and featuring performances from such artists as Billy Idol, Keith Urban, Teyana Taylor and others. The show airs on CBS television stations and streams on Paramount+ starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.The AMAs boast of being the world’s largest fan-voted awards show. Voting for most of the categories closed earlier this month, but people can still vote online or on Instagram for social song of the year and tour of the year through the first half hour of the show.Queen Latifah serves as host…

NewsFeedWith nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology has become key to making sure everything runs smoothly. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris explains technology’s role in one of the world’s largest and most logistically complex religious gatherings.Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Mehaffey, a Marine veteran and Virginia prosecutor, is taking a hard-line stance against what he believes is an “unconstitutional” new gun ban signed by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.Spanberger, who has been slipping in the polls amid criticisms of her progressive policy agenda, signed a new bill last week banning the future sale and manufacture of “assault weapons,” including many semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns. The law also bans the future sale of magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds.The move caused immediate backlash from many Virginians and raised…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 25, 2026 12:11 pm Updated May 25, 2026 12:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is leasing 10 new firefighting planes and helicopters to help provinces and territories respond to wildfires this summer. Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says provincial and territorial wildfire agencies will be able to request the use of four air tankers, one spotter plane and five heavy lift helicopters to fight wildfires.In a news release, the government says the new assets will boost national firefighting surge capacity by increasing provincial…

Rome — Pope Leo XIV issued a major document Monday focused largely on the implications of the rise of artificial intelligence for humanity, warning the technology could make civilization itself “less human.”Pope Leo, who has repeatedly clashed with the Trump administration over the Iran war and some U.S. officials’ religious justification for it, also appeared to dismiss the argument that the conflict was a necessary preemptive measure for American safety.”Today, more than ever, without prejudice to the right to self-defense in the strictest sense, it is important to reaffirm that the ‘just war’ theory, which has all too often been used…