How Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video shattered Israel’s multimillion ‘Hasbara’
The Israeli minister’s taunting of abducted activists triggers a global condemnation forcing Israel into damage control.

The Israeli minister’s taunting of abducted activists triggers a global condemnation forcing Israel into damage control.


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Analysts say Russia wants to replace lost gas revenue while China seeks to diversify and secure its energy supplies.

As the US and Europe push to reduce reliance on China, Beijing tightens control over supply chains.
The Russian and Chinese leaders agreed on bilateral cooperation during Putin’s visit to China.
Set pieces, a mean defence and unorthodox motivation methods are some of the key factors behind Arsenal’s success.
The move will allow the UK to import Russian crude oil refined in third countries, such as India and Turkiye.
Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football club coach who filmed players in changing rooms, has been banned for life.
India is currently ranked 157th out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index.
Putin has talked about a truce, but some analysts say it’s a ploy to buy time while Moscow’s soldiers are on back foot.

Arsenal has won the Premier League, ending a 22-year drought.
The two allies called for a ceasefire in the US and Israeli war on Iran.