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The Trump administration has been greenlighting a slow rolling, de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank as Israel goes on attack in more visible arenas like Gaza, Syria and recently Qatar. Now, as European countries supported by Saudi Arabia prepare to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly this month, the US faces a test of its unparalleled support for Israel in the occupied territories: whether to acquiesce to, and recognise officially, Israeli annexation. One US and one western official briefed on recent discussions who spoke with Middle East Eye said Israel could officially annex the…

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. Protesters wear masks of politicians during a demonstration of the Stop Trump Coalition group against President Donald Trump’s state visit in London, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Protesters wear masks of politicians during a demonstration of the Stop Trump Coalition group against President Donald Trump’s state visit in London, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Read More Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said early Thursday that he plans to designate antifa as a “major terrorist organization.”Antifa, short for “anti-fascists,” is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity. They consist of groups that resist fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations.It’s unclear how the administration would label what is effectively a decentralized movement as a terrorist organization, and the White House on Wednesday did not immediately offer more details.Trump, who is on a state visit to the United Kingdom, made the announcement in a social media post shortly before 1:30 a.m. Thursday…

Nscale, the UK-headquartered AI infrastructure provider.Courtesy: NscaleTwo years ago, Nscale was a brand new startup in the U.K. that had yet to raise any outside funding or officially announce its existence.Last year the London-based company came out of stealth, and in December announced that it had raised its Series A fundraising, totaling $155 million.Now, Nscale finds itself at the center of the action in the hottest market on the planet: artificial intelligence. And it has close to $700 million in fresh capital from Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company.In press releases on Tuesday, Nscale was named as an AI infrastructure…

Sep 17, 2025, 04:33 PM ETNapoli coach Antonio Conte has sought advice from Kevin De Bruyne as his team of “students” come up against the “teachers” of Manchester City.Conte led his side to Serie A glory last season — the club’s second Scudetto in three years — but in terms of the Champions League, he still considers them novices.Napoli begin their latest campaign in Europe’s elite competition at City, winners in 2023, on Thursday and Conte is leaning on De Bruyne for help.- Pep: ‘Apparently’ Man City aren’t UCL contenders- Champions League: A reminder of how the new format works-…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, said Wednesday it will issue a land use violation notice to the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, accusing the facility of detaining people beyond the limits of what its land use approval allows.The building’s conditional land use approval, in place since 2011, does not allow people to be kept overnight or held for more than 12 hours. The city alleges that this provision was violated 25 times over the 10-month period from last October through most of this July.“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and…

TOKYO (AP) — Former world sprint champion Fred Kerley has become the first track athlete and first American to join the no-drug-testing Enhanced Games. Kerley is currently serving a ban for missed doping tests and is not at the world championships in Tokyo this week. His lawyers have said he is looking to contest the so-called whereabouts failures that led to his suspension.The 30-year-old sprinter is the most high-profile signing for the start-up league, which also recently signed Paris Olympic silver-medal swimmer Ben Proud. In a statement on the Enhanced Games website, Kerley says “This now gives me the opportunity…

Surviving a holocaust is not about making one decision. It is about making decisions every day – decisions that can mean life or death. Do you stay or do you go? Right now, more than a million Palestinians are trapped in the firestorm of Israel’s advance on Gaza City and are forced to make, and remake, this agonising choice. On Sunday, Middle East Eye reporter Mohammed al-Hajjar walked four hours under the sun with his wife, Inas, and their two children. In a short video he sent me from Al Rashid Street in Gaza City, what was once the bustling heart…

Swansea produced an incredible late comeback to come from 2-0 down to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 in the Carabao Cup third round and deny Ange Postecoglou a first win.Igor Jesus scored twice on his first start for Forest to put the visitors in control at the Swansea.com Stadium, but the narrative changed after the break. Cameron Burgess first headed in with just over 20 minutes to play but as the game entered stoppage time, Postecoglou’s side looked set for the next round.But Zan Vipotnik came off the Swansea bench to attack a cross from the left and level in the…

Chelsea felt the force of Harry Kane’s ruthlessness as he scored twice in a 3-1 win for Bayern Munich in the Champions League.In Chelsea’s first Champions League game since 2022/23, their inexperience at the elite level was exposed by Bayern, who took the lead through a Trevoh Chalobah own-goal before Kane bagged a double. Team news Enzo Maresca made four changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Brentford. Jamie Gittens, Jorrell Hato, Wesley Fofana and Facuno Buonanotte make way for Malo Gusto, Marc Cucurella, Cole Palmer and Reece James whilst Bayern were unchanged.. Cole Palmer’s expert finish brought Chelsea…