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Israeli settlers deface, set fire to West Bank mosque during Ramadan

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  Israeli settlers have defaced and set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank during the Muslim   holy month of Ramadan , marking the latest incident in a wave of Israeli violence against Palestinians in the territory. The Wafa news agency reported on Monday that settlers graffitied racist slogans on the walls of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq Mosque, located between the towns of Sarra and Tal, near Nablus in the north of the West Bank. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Inside Israel’s plan to turn West Bank land into ‘state property’ list 2 of 3 ‘Absurd and provocative’: Huckabee faces firestorm for Israel border stance list 3 of 3 Israel designates five Palestinian news outlets as ‘terrorist’ groups end of list Worshippers arriving for the day’s first prayers found the damage and a smouldering fire that spewed black smoke across the mosque’s entrance and stained the ornate doorway, The Associated Press reported. “I was shocked when I opened the door,” Munir Ramdan, wh...
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What is really behind the West’s colonial nostalgia

  By  Patrick Gathara Published On 23 Feb 2026 23 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media Share Save For many years, the global “rules-based order” was presented as a benign system of global governance established by the West. True, its origins went back to the colonial world and many of its systems reflected colonial racial inequalities, but it was held up as the harbinger of global prosperity and order. In it, the West had magically transformed from a colonial villain to a saviour. But for much of the Global South, the era looked very different. It was experienced as genocide, plunder and displacement. Across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, colonial administrations disrupted and suppressed local systems and industries, engineered cash-crop economies vulnerable to global price shocks, and redrew political authority to prioritise imperial control. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Iran-US talks in Muscat bought time, not a deal list 2 of 4 The UK’s...
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El Mencho’s killing won’t solve Mexico’s cartel problem – or anything else

  By  Belén Fernández On Sunday, Mexican  security forces killed  59-year-old Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”, the leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), based in western Mexico’s Jalisco state. The Mexican defence ministry acknowledged that the lethal operation had been conducted with “complementary information” from the United States, whose “peacemaker” president, Donald Trump, has repeatedly threatened to attack Mexico to combat the drug cartels. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission as forces deploy near South America list 2 of 4 Trump’s attacks on Venezuela put Mexico on edge list 3 of 4 How many countries has Trump bombed in 2025? list 4 of 4 Search for survivors after US military strike on alleged drug convoy end of list Mind you, these are organisations that owe their very existence to US policy and drug consumption in the first place. US Deputy Secretary of State ...
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What’s Netanyahu’s planned ‘hexagon’ alliance – and can it work?

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  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined plans to form a new regional bloc, and has framed the Middle East as divided into “radical” Sunni and Shia axes. Speaking on Sunday, Netanyahu described a proposed “ hexagon  of alliances” which he says would include Israel, India, Greece and Cyprus, along with other unnamed Arab, African and Asian states. He said together, they would unite to collectively stand against what he called “radical” adversaries. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Ramadan in Gaza: Cost of iftar doubles as genocidal war devastates economy list 2 of 3 Gaza child dies waiting for Israeli permission to leave for treatment list 3 of 3 Gaza child dies after Israel blocks medical evacuation end of list “In the vision I see before me, we will create an entire system, essentially a ‘hexagon’ of alliances around or within the Middle East,” Netanyahu said. “The intention here is to create an axis of nations that see eye to eye on the realit...
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