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Qatar's Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, has announced the nation is reconsidering its role as a mediator for Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Qatar has been central to negotiation processes, and their withdrawal would mark a significant hit for negotiations that already suffer greatly. "Narrow Political Interest" In a joint press conference with Turkey's Foreign Minister, Qatari PM Sheikh...

The Israeli Knesset has enacted a law facilitating the temporary closure of foreign news networks perceived as security threats, passing with a 71 to 10 vote. This legislation, nicknamed "Al Jazeera law" and specifically impacting the eponymous media, grants the Prime Minister and the Communications Minister authority to shut down outlets deemed detrimental to national security. It includes equipment confiscation,...

What Happened: Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife are facing new charges for obstruction of justice. The charges were announced on Tuesday in a superseding indictment filed by federal prosecutors. The charges were filed because the senator and his wife allegedly attempted to cover up the bribe payments the senator is on trial for. The two glaring items in question...

According to the Financial Times, profits of the largest U.S. oil and gas companies have almost tripled since the beginning of the Biden Administration. During the Trump administration, the combined net profit of the 10 largest oil and gas companies was $112 billion USD. Today, the combined net income of those same corporations during the Biden era has increased...

The Attorney of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense, Hotman Paris Hutapea, stated that corruption rumors involving the cancellation of the planned acquisition of 12 Mirage 2000-5 aircraft from Qatar are a hoax. Hutapea alleges that the makers of the false reports are Indonesians who posted these writings on various foreign language websites. He later said that because it was reported in...