Venezuela sent its first crude oil shipment to Israel in years, following the reopening of its oil exports after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in January. The cargo is headed to Haifa’s ...

A proposed multinational peacekeeping force for Gaza could total around 20,000 troops, with Indonesia estimating it could contribute up to 8,000, President Prabowo Subianto’s spokesman said. No deployment terms or areas have been agreed. Prabowo has been invited to Washington for the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace. Indonesia committed to 20,000 troops last year but is awaiting details on the force’s mandate before confirming deployment. "The total number is approximately 20,000 (across countries) ... it is not only Indonesia," presidential spokesman Prasetyo Hadi told journalists. "We are just preparing ourselves in case an agreement is reached and we have to send peacekeeping forces." Indonesia’s defence ministry denied reports that troops would be deployed in Rafah or Khan Younis. "Indonesia's plans to contribute to peace and humanitarian support in Gaza are still in the preparation and coordination stages," spokesman Rico Ricardo Sirat said.

Sada Social Center documented 960 digital violations targeting Palestinians and their content during January 2026, indicating an escalation of restrictions and abuses in the digital space. According to the report, X recorded the highest number of violations, followed by Facebook and then Telegram. These practices included incitement, defamation, threats, as well as content removal and account restrictions. The report also documented direct targeting of journalists and activists through smear campaigns and hate speech, in addition to violations affecting Palestinian women in the form of verbal abuse. Cases of impersonation, digital fraud, and account theft were also recorded, along with prosecutions and arrests linked to online posts.The report concluded that these violations are being used systematically to limit Palestinian content and influence its presence and narrative in the digital sphere.

Israeli channel KAN reports that field preparations have begun for the deployment of Indonesian troops in Gaza as part of a proposed international “stabilization force.” The report says a zone between Rafah and Khan Younis has been designated for the force, with construction of housing and facilities expected to take several weeks. KAN cites informed sources estimating the deployment could involve several thousand soldiers, with preliminary planning already underway with Jakarta, including how the troops would enter Gaza and the logistics of their presence.

A photograph of UAE billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein inspecting a piece of the Kiswa is among one of the attachments included in the latest cache of emails from the Epstein files. The photograph was emailed to Epstein in 2014.Other released files include emails from 2017 detailing a shipment of the sacred cloth from the Kaaba in Mecca to the United States, arranged through contacts linked to the United Arab Emirates and delivered to Epstein.The correspondence, dated February and March 2017, shows UAE-based businesswoman Aziza al-Ahmadi working with a man named Abdullah al-Maari to organise the shipment of three pieces connected to the Kiswa - the black, gold-embroidered cloth that covers the Kaaba at the centre of Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia.The piece photographed above appears to be from a portion of the cloth that is draped over the Kaaba’s door. The Kiswa carries deep religious meaning for Muslims worldwide. Each year, the cloth is removed from the shrine and replaced with a new one, with parts of the previous Kiswa treated as highly valuable artefacts.According to leaked emails, Epstein brokered backchannel meetings between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Sulayem, the CEO of Dubai’s international port operator DP World.Epstein, who shared close connections with many Israeli figures, also hosted Sulayem at his private Caribbean island, Little Saint James.

A photograph of UAE billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein inspecting a piece of the Kiswa is among one of the attachments included in the latest cache of emails from the Epstein files. The photograph was emailed to Epstein in 2014.Other released files include emails from 2017 detailing a shipment of the sacred cloth from the Kaaba in Mecca to the United States, arranged through contacts linked to the United Arab Emirates and delivered to Epstein.The correspondence, dated February and March 2017, shows UAE-based businesswoman Aziza al-Ahmadi working with a man named Abdullah al-Maari to organise the shipment of three pieces connected to the Kiswa - the black, gold-embroidered cloth that covers the Kaaba at the centre of Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia.The piece photographed above appears to be from a portion of the cloth that is draped over the Kaaba’s door. The Kiswa carries deep religious meaning for Muslims worldwide. Each year, the cloth is removed from the shrine and replaced with a new one, with parts of the previous Kiswa treated as highly valuable artefacts.According to leaked emails, Epstein brokered backchannel meetings between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Sulayem, the CEO of Dubai’s international port operator DP World.Epstein, who shared close connections with many Israeli figures, also hosted Sulayem at his private Caribbean island, Little Saint James.

A photograph of UAE billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein inspecting a piece of the Kiswa is among one of the attachments included in the latest cache of emails from the Epstein files. The photograph was emailed to Epstein in 2014.Other released files include emails from 2017 detailing a shipment of the sacred cloth from the Kaaba in Mecca to the United States, arranged through contacts linked to the United Arab Emirates and delivered to Epstein.The correspondence, dated February and March 2017, shows UAE-based businesswoman Aziza al-Ahmadi working with a man named Abdullah al-Maari to organise the shipment of three pieces connected to the Kiswa - the black, gold-embroidered cloth that covers the Kaaba at the centre of Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia.The piece photographed above appears to be from a portion of the cloth that is draped over the Kaaba’s door. The Kiswa carries deep religious meaning for Muslims worldwide. Each year, the cloth is removed from the shrine and replaced with a new one, with parts of the previous Kiswa treated as highly valuable artefacts.According to leaked emails, Epstein brokered backchannel meetings between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Sulayem, the CEO of Dubai’s international port operator DP World.Epstein, who shared close connections with many Israeli figures, also hosted Sulayem at his private Caribbean island, Little Saint James.