An Israeli court has closed an investigation into the death of Walid Ahmad, a 17-year-old from the West Bank who died six months after he was arrested and held without charges in an Israeli jail.

The judge said it was clear Ahmad had starved, but that there was insufficient evidence of wrongdoing.

A sharp increase in prices of basic commodities and the possible loss of employment for thousands of people due to the fuel price hike have raised the spectre of stagflation in the Philippines [Ted Regencia/Al Jazeera]

In a bid to ease the economic pain for commuters due to the fuel price increase, the government has slashed train fares in half. [Ted Regencia/Al Jazeera]

Roxas Boulevard, one of the oldest streets of Metro Manila, during rush hour on Wednesday, the day Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's national energy emergency declaration took effect. [Ted Regencia/Al Jazeera]

A Catholic devotee prays at Manila's Baclaran Church, which typically attracts thousands every Wednesday, but which was been left significantly quieter as the country faces a fuel price crunch. [Ted Regencia/Al Jazeera]

Manila’s streets empty as fuel prices surge amid Strait of Hormuz crisis https://aje.news/oc7p1w

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Nazi Germany went 3 years before it started to lose.

Donald Trump didn't even manage 3 days.

US-Israeli attacks target residential buildings in Iran <article data-history-node-id="436782" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-israeli-attacks-target-residential-buildings-iran" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-israeli-attacks-target-residential-buildings-iran" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US-Israeli attacks target residential buildings in Iran</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US-Israeli assaults on Iran have left four residential building "completely destroyed" in&nbsp;Urmia, the capital of West Azerbaijan province.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hamed Saffari, the director-general of crisis management for West Azerbaijan, confirmed to the state-news agency IRNA that the strike "left a number of citizens killed and injured".</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Iran launches assault on US-Israeli infrastructure <article data-history-node-id="436783" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-launches-assault-us-israeli-infrastructure" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-launches-assault-us-israeli-infrastructure" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran launches assault on US-Israeli infrastructure</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Iran's&nbsp;Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has carried out missile and drone attacks on Israeli and US bases across the region.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Iran launches assault on US-Israeli infrastructure - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

Iran's lego video mocking Donald Trump and his 'peace negotiations'.

Don't spread it Donald Trump might see it and get upset.

Australia's post-Bondi crackdown accused of targeting pro-Palestinian voices Fear for future of peaceful protest in Australia while some say Jewish community being prioritised over others.

Fear for future of peaceful protest in Australia while some say Jewish community being prioritised over others.

Hezbollah attacks Israeli forces attempting to advance into southern Lebanon <article data-history-node-id="436784" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-attacks-israeli-forces-attempting-advance-southern-lebanon" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-attacks-israeli-forces-attempting-advance-southern-lebanon" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hezbollah attacks Israeli forces attempting to advance into southern Lebanon</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Hezbollah has announced a number of assaults &nbsp;targeting Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, including detonating explosive devices and launching missiles.</p> <p>"We achieved confirmed casualties," the group said in a statement.&nbsp;</p> <p>The latest attacks by Hezbollah comes amid Israel's attempt to push deeper into Lebanese territory as part of a ground invasion.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Hezbollah attacks Israeli forces attempting to advance into southern Lebanon - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

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Trump's signature to appear on US currency in first for sitting president Announcement is the latest example of Trump literally stamping his name on US institutions.

Announcement is the latest example of Trump literally stamping his name on US institutions.

War on Iran could usher the end of US petrodollar, Deutsche Bank says <article data-history-node-id="436786" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/war-iran-could-usher-end-us-petrodollar-deutsche-bank-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/war-iran-could-usher-end-us-petrodollar-deutsche-bank-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">War on Iran could usher the end of US petrodollar, Deutsche Bank says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The US-Israeli war on Iran could usher in the end of the petrodollar, a key pillar of the US’s financial heft in the world, according to a new report by Deutsche Bank.</p> <p>"The huge strategic importance of the Middle East to the dollar's role as the world's reserve currency should not be underestimated. The current conflict could test the foundations of the petrodollar regime,” Deutsche Bank researcher Mallika Sachdeva wrote in a special report this week.</p> <p>The petrodollar was born out of an agreement between the US and Gulf states, under which the latter sells their oil to customers across the globe in US dollars and, in return, reinvests those proceeds in the US.</p> <p>Deutsche Bank said that the US war on Iran could be remembered as "a catalyst for the erosion in petrodollar dominance, and the beginnings of the petroyuan”.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-iran-could-be-catalyst-erosion-us-petrodollar-deutsche-bank-says">War on Iran could be 'catalyst' for erosion of US petrodollar, Deutsche Bank says</a></h3> <div alt="Newly redesigned $100 notes are printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC, on 20 May 2013 (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="63e8702e-b5ed-420f-91ef-00295e7b261f" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/US-dollar-AFP.jpg.jpg" width="1400" height="788" alt="Newly redesigned $100 notes are printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC, on 20 May 2013 (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> </div> </div> </article>

War on Iran could usher the end of US petrodollar, Deutsche Bank says - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

Banks exist to keep you in debt - here&#39;s how they do it YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Inequality is breaking the economy YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Are our economic rules holding us back? YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Get Palantir OUT of our NHS! Our NHS was built on care, not corporate contracts. I’ve signed to stop the Palantir deal and keep control of NHS data in public hands. Join me 👇

Our NHS was built on care, not corporate contracts. I’ve signed to stop the Palantir deal and keep control of NHS data in public hands.

Join me 👇
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Spanish 🇪🇸 PM Pedro Sánchez belted Israel 😎

"Spain doesn't have oil reserves and nuclear bombs, but that doesn't mean we won't raise our voice against Israeli offensives. Even if it isn't enough, we will keep trying" 🫡

This man since the first day showed the way to the world how you lead with spine

People need to accept the fact that democracy can never exist while Billionaires control all the methods of mass communication.

AI is about to go bankrupt.

How much are you cheering?

Nazi-era weapons maker Volkswagen eyes return to arms production, this time with Israel German car giant turns to Israel defence ties as industry struggles against China

Nazi-era weapons maker Volkswagen eyes return to arms production, this time with Israel - www.middleeasteye.net/news/nazi-era-weapons-ma...

UK to host talks on mission to reopen Hormuz, says official <article data-history-node-id="436670" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-host-talks-mission-reopen-hormuz-says-official" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-host-talks-mission-reopen-hormuz-says-official" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UK to host talks on mission to reopen Hormuz, says official </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Britain and France will chair military talks this week involving around 30 nations to form a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a UK defence official has told AFP.</p> <p>Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands said last week they were ready "to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz". A further 24 countries then endorsed this statement.</p> <p>The "expectation is that there will be a further meeting, military-to-military, the chiefs of defence staff of the wider group that has now signed ... later this week," the official said.</p> <p>The chief of the defence staff of Britain's armed forces, Richard Knighton, chaired a meeting of the initial six countries plus Canada on Sunday, The Times reported.</p> <p>The British defence official told AFP other countries would also now be potentially invited.</p> <p>"We recognise that we have a role to play in bringing together this coalition and helping to lead the rest of the world to develop a plan to ensure that we can reopen the Strait of Hormuz as quickly as possible," the official said.</p> <p>The Times said the UK has offered to host a later summit in the southern naval port of Portsmouth or London to hammer out details and build the coalition, to ensure the waterway could be reopened "as soon as the conditions are right".</p> <p>Iran&nbsp;has virtually closed the vital strait since the US-Israeli strikes that started the war on February 28, causing global oil and gas prices to soar.</p> <p>An international summit could seek to tackle the issue of how to get rid of mines which several countries have accused Tehran of laying in the strait.</p> <p>A fifth of the world's oil&nbsp;and&nbsp;liquefied natural gas passes through the strait in peacetime.</p> <p>Iran&nbsp;has said "non-hostile vessels" can transit the Strait of Hormuz if they meet safety and security regulations, according to a statement released to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).</p> <p>But the statement shared on Tuesday by the IMO stressed that "vessels, equipment and any assets belonging to the aggressor parties - namely the United States and the Israeli regime - as well as other participants in the aggression do not qualify for innocent or non-hostile passage".</p> <p><em>Reporting by AFP&nbsp;</em></p> </div> </div> </article>

UK to host talks on mission to reopen Hormuz, says official - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

Grotesque

Large Polymarket, Wall Street bets on Trump's war news under scrutiny Well-timed trades regarding Iran war news this week lead critics to argue White House may be engaged in insider trading.

Well-timed trades regarding Iran war news this week lead critics to argue White House may be engaged in insider trading.

In the last 2 years Israel has bombed 9 countries, continued a Genocide in Gaza murdering hundreds of thousands of women, children and babies. Invaded Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank.

And started a war with Iran by assassinating their leader.

The terrorist is Israel.

Today Israel has made it legal to hang Palestinians who are found Guilty in Israel and who have a 99.74% conviction rate in their courts

For Israelis who have a 1.9% conviction rate for crimes against Palestinians the death penalty is still illegal

This is yet another War Crime

UN confirms Gaza security force to include Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Morocco Discussions over membership of Gaza 'stabilisation' forces have been ongoing since September 2025

UN confirms Gaza security force to include Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Morocco - www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-confirms-member-...

BREAKING: Former ‌Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the BBC's new director-general.

He replaces the outgoing director-general Tim Davie, who resigned following criticism over the editing ⁠of a video ​clip of Donald Trump.

US to send thousands of soldiers from 82nd Airborne Division to Middle East The US is expected to deploy up to 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East.

I hope every single one of them remembers:
"Just following orders " is NOT a valid excuse.
Dying for a deranged, white supremacist, egocentric oligarchs insane notions is in itself INSANE!

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