Pakistan’s alignment with the US-backed Gaza Board of Peace is being sold as diplomacy abroad—but at home it risks theological rupture. To manage this betrayal, the Pakistani Deep State appears ready to redirect jihad outward, once again toward India.
Aston Villa’s exclusion of Israeli fans over “safety concerns” marks more than a football controversy — it exposes Britain’s struggle to defend Jewish safety amid rising Islamist radicalism, antisemitism, and civic fear.
The Israel–Hamas hostage exchange began Monday as Hamas handed over seven Israeli captives to the Red Cross in the first phase of a landmark cease-fire agreement. Israel is set to release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of the multi-phase operation, marking a key step toward easing two years of devastating conflict.