Marylanders welcome Israel-Hamas peace agreement despite uncertain future

Crowds of people from Baltimore-area synagogues gathered for an evening of dancing, singing and prayer Tuesday night, not only for the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah but to celebrate the release of 20 Israeli hostages from Gaza. Families joined...

America Against Itself: The University as a Casualty of Israel’s War

American liberal democracy, once seen as a beacon of free speech and critical thinking in the world, now faces an unprecedented threat from within. This threat does not stem from foreign enemies, but from a sinister alliance between militaristic...

Hamas says remains of body returned to Israel belong to soldier who died in Gaza

CAIRO, October 15. /TASS/. Hamas insists that the remains of an unidentified body handed over to Israel on Tuesday belong to a soldier whose body was taken from the battlefield by radicals in the northern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported. A Hamas...

Surgutneftegas sees no problem in increasing oil output in line with OPEC+ decisions

MOSCOW, October 15. /TASS/. Surgutneftegas sees no problem in increasing oil production in line with OPEC+ decisions, the company's deputy head, Nikolay Kiselev, told reporters at the Russian Energy Week. "This is not a problem," he said,...

Vatican sets up dedicated Muslim prayer room at heart of Pope's 500-year-old library

A Muslim prayer room has been set up in the heart of the Vatican City's 500-year-old library. Islamic scholars visiting the Vatican Apostolic Library had requested a "room with a carpet to pray on" - and staff heeded their request. The Vatican...

No Kings, No Nazi Führers! Mobilize the working class against Trump’s dictatorship!

Protesters holding a banner join thousands during a "No Kings" protest in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, 2025. [AP Photo/Richard Vogel]More than 2,500 “No Kings” protests are being held on October 18 throughout the US, in every major...

Trump: India will stop buying Russian oil

It also comes ahead of a possible meeting between Trump and Modi at a summit of Southeast Asian countries in Malaysia this month. “[Modi] can’t do it immediately, it’s a little bit of a process, but the process will be over with soon,” the...

Qatar cuts December al-Shaheen oil term price amid excess supply, sources say

SINGAPORE: State-owned QatarEnergy has cut the term price for al-Shaheen crude oil loading in December to the lowest in more than a year, several trade sources said on Thursday, as abundant Middle Eastern supply weighed on the market. The December...

Engage, advise Taliban against oppressive policies, scholar tells Islamic govts

Afghanistan is the only country in the world that does not allow girls and women to attend secondary schools and universities. (EPA Images pic) PETALING JAYA: A prominent Turkish scholar has called on Islamic governments and scholars to engage and...

Israel PM Netanyahu in court for graft trial appearance

TEL AVIV - Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back in a Tel Aviv court on Oct 15 for the latest hearing in his long-running corruption trial, which opened in May 2020. The prime minister kept a smiling face as he and his entourage of...

Trump’s Bold Bet on Middle East Peace

On Monday, October 13, 2025, President Donald J. Trump convened “The Middle East Peace Plan” summit with twenty chiefs of state and heads of government in Egypt. Accompanying him on the trip were U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of...

Could the Nobel Peace Prize quench Trump’s dictatorial thirst?

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Mamdani and his friends never wanted a ‘ceasefire,’ only Israel’s end

We’re so old, we remember when the Leftist-Islamist alliance — the virtue-signaling liberals and Keffiyeh-wearing Hamasniks — were clamoring for a “Ceasefire Now!” False claims of famine and genocide worked people into a frenzy. That was the...

Historic Trump deal could reshape Gaza and Middle East peace: Katzenellenbogen

The deal is already off to a slightly rocky start with Hamas not releasing all of the bodies of the now dead that were taken as hostages. As it fights for its survival in Gaza against various armed Palestinian groups trying to step into the power...

Saudi Arabia adds 1.3mln sqm of industrial and logistics space in H1

More than 1.3 million sqm of new warehouse space was delivered in the first half of 2025 as Saudi Arabia’s industrial and logistics sector experienced double-digit rental growth and near-full occupancy across its major cities, according to global...

After Trump’s claim on Russian oil, India responds: ‘Priority is to safeguard interests of consumers'

India said Thursday its import policies are guided entirely to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario after US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New...

Market Outlook: IEA’s record oil surplus forecast signals potential oversupply by 2026

Rory Johnston, founder of Commodity Context, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss oil falling after IEA raises estimates for oversupply. Oil prices fell after the International Energy Agency raised its forecast for a record global oil surplus next year,...

US, Israel working on ‘safe zone’ for Gazans fearing Hamas retribution

WASHINGTON — The US is working with Israel to create a safe zone to shelter Gazans afraid for their lives under Hamas rule as the terror group carries out brutal, public executions of Palestinians it accuses of working with the Jewish state,...

Body returned by Hamas is not an Israeli hostage — threatening peace negotiations

Israel announced Wednesday that a body returned by Hamas is not one of the deceased hostages — threatening historic efforts to reach peace. The Jewish state had already accused the terrorist group of not living up to its requirements by only...

Mystery body released instead of hostage belongs to IDF soldier, Hamas insists — a claim Israel denies

Israel vehemently denied Hamas’ claims that one of the bodies released on Tuesday was that of a slain soldier captured last year — reiterating that no such hostage exists while demanding the terror group keep its end of the peace deal. Outrage...