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headquarters in KuwaitParaguay reimburses depositors after Ueno Bank seizureBangladesh tribunal warns Hasina faces execution if she returnsIsraeli forces kill 14-year-old in West Bank as arson attacks continueHungary detains Viktor Orbán's brother in people-smuggling probeGovernments tighten rules on minors' online safety and AI assistantsData-centre backlash grows in the US, Nordic Europe and ThailandAlibaba's chip unit T-Head files confidentially for Hong Kong IPOPope Leo draws an estimated 2.5 million to Mass in Buenos AiresMalaysian court clears Najib to start house arrestPentagon removes WuXi AppTec from list of Chinese military companiesUS skips UN human rights review againLast Russian diesel tanker bound for US turns backSpanish train drivers strike after two deadly crashes as nationwide walkout loomsSaudi liquidity squeeze adds pressure as PIF weighs fundraisingEgypt detains rail staff as inquiry finds safety failures before deadly crashAnthropic sets IPO price range valuing it at up to $1.4tnRussia, Ukraine and US resume Abu Dhabi talks as Europe's role is contestedTrump calls Iran war "effectively over" as Tehran denies talksNvidia shares fall as FBI and board probe CEO Huang's affairSaudi Arabia intercepts missiles over Riyadh as Houthi war escalatesHot US inflation cements Fed hike as ECB and Bank of England lean toward more tighteningThree tankers burn in Hormuz as US and Iran contest the straitRussia hits Ukraine's grid and Dnipro bridges as Ukrainian drones hit Russian industryArrests ordered after deadly Izmir steel plant explosionHegseth calls impeachment bid 'sabotage' as House vote nearsAustralia to create AI safety regulator after OpenAI agent breachFrance summons Iran's envoy and weighs sanctions over supermarket fridge cyberattackBrazil tables fossil-fuel exit roadmap at COP31 as Guterres urges actionChina's trade surplus passes $1 trillion as exports keep surgingUS moves tankers from second UK base after Iran threatGaza floods leave tents under water as Israeli strikes go onOil falls below $90 as Hormuz LNG and crude flows recoverSoftBank swings to loss while TSMC shows resilient AI chip demandCanary Islands declare emergency as nearly 6,000 migrants arrive in ten daysIran lifts 2,000 km missile range limit and unveils underground missile cityMerz threatens to block EU budget unless all members share Ukraine fundingFog-driven motorway pile-up kills at least 12 in BulgariaPoland mourns Krakow shooting victims as gunman's interest in Breivik emergesUS, China and Russia struggle to agree format for planned APEC leaders' meetingViolence in northern Nigeria drives tens of thousands into NigerIsrael's new Knesset sworn in without a governmentIndonesian vice president Gibran to resign, presidential office saysRussia-linked espionage arrests in Poland and the UK, including a US soldierCalifornia voters reject one-time billionaire wealth taxGulf states approve military command headquarters in KuwaitParaguay reimburses depositors after Ueno Bank seizureBangladesh tribunal warns Hasina faces execution if she returnsIsraeli forces kill 14-year-old in West Bank as arson attacks continueHungary detains Viktor Orbán's brother in people-smuggling probeGovernments tighten rules on minors' online safety and AI assistantsData-centre backlash grows in the US, Nordic Europe and ThailandAlibaba's chip unit T-Head files confidentially for Hong Kong IPOPope Leo draws an estimated 2.5 million to Mass in Buenos AiresMalaysian court clears Najib to start house arrestPentagon removes WuXi AppTec from list of Chinese military companiesUS skips UN human rights review againLast Russian diesel tanker bound for US turns backSpanish train drivers strike after two deadly crashes as nationwide walkout loomsSaudi liquidity squeeze adds pressure as PIF weighs fundraisingEgypt detains rail staff as inquiry finds safety failures before deadly crash
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West Bank settlement push

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Where things stand

Washington is pressing Benjamin Netanyahu to condemn the settlers besieging Palestinian families at Qusra, where the UN says about 15 people are cut off without water or power. Netanyahu has not commented; Katz's plan for 104 new settlements stands.

Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967 and continues to build settlements there. Palestinian representatives and UN officials say the construction violates international law and forecloses a future Palestinian state; Israel rejects that. The dispute is raised regularly before the UN Security Council.

Timeline in detail

Sunday, 16 August 2026Geopolitics

US presses Netanyahu over settlers as Qusra homes are occupied

Washington is pressing Israel's prime minister to condemn settlers besieging Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Qusra. Benjamin Netanyahu has not commented.

Daily SabahJerusalem PostTehran Times

Saturday, 15 August 2026GeopoliticsIsrael to hand West Bank policing to police as Qusra siege holds

Israel to hand West Bank policing to police as Qusra siege holds

Israel's defence minister ordered the army on Friday to hand civilian law enforcement in the occupied West Bank to the police. Settlers have besieged Palestinian families in Qusra since Sunday.

The GuardianThe NationalDaily Sabah

Friday, 14 August 2026GeopoliticsIsraeli troops empty besieged Qusra homes, settlers stay put

Israeli troops empty besieged Qusra homes, settlers stay put

Israeli soldiers moved Palestinian families out of their besieged homes in Qusra in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, but the settlers blockading them since Sunday stayed.

The GuardianAl JazeeraLe MondeJerusalem Post

Thursday, 13 August 2026GeopoliticsSettlers hold Qusra siege as Israeli troops pull back

Settlers hold Qusra siege as Israeli troops pull back

Settlers have kept two Palestinian families trapped in their homes in the West Bank village of Qusra since Sunday. Israeli troops sent to lift the siege pulled back on Wednesday without ending it.

The GuardianThe NationalJerusalem PostJerusalem Post

Wednesday, 12 August 2026GeopoliticsPalestinians urge Security Council to act on West Bank settlements

Palestinians urge Security Council to act on West Bank settlements

Palestine's UN envoy asked the Security Council on Tuesday to enforce international law in the occupied West Bank. A UN official said settlement expansion must be treated as an emergency.

The NationalDaily SabahJerusalem PostTASS