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British Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jassem Mohammed Al-Budaiwi pose for a photo after participating in a signing ceremony in London on 20 May 2026. AFP
Business & Economy

The UK-GCC trade deal is important, but the harder part begins now

Alice Gower 09 June 2026
Migrants disembark from a lifeboat on the southeast coast of England after being picked up at sea while crossing the English Channel from France on 16 August 2023. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
Politics

Lower migrant numbers hand Starmer a rare political win

Con Coughlin 05 June 2026

European countries vow to pay more for NATO

Fares Garabet 30 June 2025
US President Donald Trump stands next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as NATO leaders pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Trump scores NATO win as members agree to spend 5%

Keen to keep the US president in their good graces, member states agree to contribute more to the alliance's budget, but fail to secure firm pledges on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia

Omer Onhon 26 June 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian after signing the association treaty in the Kremlin on January 17 2025. AFP

Will a US-Israel war on Iran affect the battle in Ukraine?

Tehran's military support to Moscow could be disrupted the longer the war drags out

Con Coughlin 22 June 2025
A Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter flies by a military drone in US military exercises with European states on 4 June 2025. Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters

Putin and Trump prompt Europe to scale up defence spending

The UK this week pledged to spend billions more on its military readiness as part of a trend sweeping across the continent. The post-Cold War peace dividend now seems like a distant memory.

Con Coughlin 05 June 2025
A protester holds a placard picturing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an anti-genocide march in central London, on March 15, 2025, calling for an end to Israel’s war and siege on Gaza. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

Israel’s ties with its Western allies hit a new low

Israel's non-American Western allies may have broken new ground with their harsh rhetoric, but, without further actions, it is unlikely to produce a breakthrough in Gaza

Christopher Phillips 31 May 2025

US pauses new sanctions on Russia to keep peace talks alive

Fares Garabet 29 May 2025
Gerda Blees

How Dutch author Gerda Blees gave the night a voice

In her critically acclaimed debut novel We Are Light, the poet tells the story of an unusual death through a series of unique perspectives.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 28 May 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen react after hosting a joint press conference during the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House in London on May 19, 2025. Carl Court / AFP

Eyeing cheaper goods, the UK goes on a trade deal spree

The new trade deal with the EU is the third agreement the UK has clinched following deals with India and the US. Talks are also said to be underway for a new trade deal with the GCC.

Con Coughlin 20 May 2025
Italian writer and translator Vincenzo Latronico, during the Chora Volume 1 festival at the Milan Conservatory. Milan (Italy), on February 17, 2024. Getty

Vincenzo Latronico on chronicling the Instagram generation

The Booker-shortlisted Italian author speaks to Al Majalla about re-imagining a classic, the art of translation, and how digital life is changing the way we see ourselves

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 20 May 2025
Dominic Bodden

Marco Rubio: from Florida senator to top Trump official

As Secretary of State and National Security Advisor—a portfolio previously only held by Kissinger—Rubio has become one of the most influential figures in the Trump administration

Con Coughlin 19 May 2025
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The World Cup has always been a pitch for global politics

08 June 2026

From Hitler and Mussolini to South American dictators, world leaders have long seen in football's biggest tournament an opportunity to further an agenda

Mohamed Qutob
Olga Aleksandrova
Science & Technology

2026 World Cup: football in the age of AI

09 June 2026

From 3D players to data-transmitting balls, the sport's biggest tournament is awash with technology to help with everything from offside decisions to viewer angles, but does this come at a cost?

Marco Mossad
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Politics

Trump started a war he can’t control

09 June 2026

Netanyahu continues to defy calls from Washington to pump the brakes on Israel's offensive in Lebanon, something Iran has linked to a future peace deal

John Haltiwanger
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why is Iran targeting Kuwait and Bahrain?

10 June 2026

While it could be tied to military calculations related to the current US-Iran war, it also reflects a deeper struggle between two opposing regional visions

Al Majalla - London
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla’s Film Watch: football on the big screen

11 June 2026

We highlight some of the most notable movies centred on the world's most coveted sport

Wael Said

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