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Police officers monitor protesters holding a banner during a protest in support of anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, in Trafalgar Square, central London, on June 23, 2025. (Henry Nicholls / AFP)
August 26, 2026, 9:04 pm
Following UK’s lead, US designates Palestine Action as a terrorist organization
Move to ban, sanction British anti-Israel group comes amid crackdown by Trump administration on what it calls ‘far-left terror’; UK’s own ban is subject to court battle
By Agencies
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2024 in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 8:47 pm
US plans to again bar Abbas from going to NYC for UN address next month — official
PA leader enlists Turkey’s Erdogan to appeal to ‘good friend’ Trump on his behalf; UN official to ToI: We hope US will honor host country obligation to let in General Assembly speakers
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump and aide Natalie Harp (R) exit Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House on August 16, 2026. (Mandel NGAN/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 7:51 am
Trump’s devoted ‘human printer’ thrust into spotlight by Ankara decoy flight saga
Dem. Senate hopeful Jon Ossoff highlighted role of Natalie Harp, who effectively functions as gatekeeper to the president, in secret swap from Air Force One in Turkey
By Danny Kemp
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
August 18, 2026, 5:53 pm
Whistleblower says Trump’s campus antisemitism probes were used as tool, lacked evidence
White House pursued Ivy League schools to strong-arm them for political purposes, citing Jewish students’ safety as an excuse, alleges former Justice Department lawyer
By Eric Tucker and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
August 13, 2026, 10:52 pm
US judge drops Trump case alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students
Federal court says evidence presented by administration was ‘too isolated and episodic’ to back plausible claim of institutionalized noncompliance with Civil Rights Act
By Agencies
Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian homes that they have blockaded in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, August 12, 2026. (AP/Nidal Eshtayeh)
August 13, 2026, 2:19 am
US said fuming at Israel for allowing ‘anarchy,’ rampant settler violence in West Bank
Despite reported frustration, Trump refrains from publicly calling out Israel for not cracking down on violent settlers; he lifted sanctions against some of them when returning to office
By ToI Staff
Palestinian children play on a concrete block meant to mark the Israel-expanded Yellow Line in the Shejaiya neighborhood of eastern Gaza City on July 26, 2026. (Mohammed M. Skaik / JNA Press/Sipa USA via Reuters)
August 12, 2026, 8:48 am
Board of Peace blurs Yellow Line as it wages uphill battle to advance Gaza plan
US-controlled Gaza oversight panel avoids specifying whether Israel must withdraw to original ceasefire line, opting for ambiguity in bid to get both sides on board
By Jacob Magid
People walk on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif., on May 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
August 7, 2026, 2:53 am
US scrutinizes more schools over admissions practices and anti-Israel protests
Education Department says it’s probing 2 California colleges for alleged failure to respond to antisemitism; DOJ claims Duke admissions practices favored Blacks and Hispanics
By Kanishka Singh
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his wife Sara board the Wing of Zion plane on their way to Washington, July 27, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)
July 27, 2026, 4:11 pm
Netanyahu, amid reported Iranian security threat, takes off secretively for Trump meeting
Without journalists on board, PM leaves from military base for first White House meeting in five months, as US president seeks to return to negotiations with Tehran
By Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards the newly-designated Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official US presidential aircraft, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 1, 2026. (AP/Luis M. Alvarez)
July 24, 2026, 12:31 am
US prosecutors drop subpoenas of NYTimes reporters over Air Force One article
Subpoenas were issued by Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton after newspaper’s report that Trump left Turkey on an old plane because jet donated by Qatar lacked defensive features
By Jack Queen
US Vice President JD Vance, right, shakes hands with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, left, next to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, as they meet for high-level talks at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
July 23, 2026, 5:10 pm
Pakistan’s US funding push after Iran war role draws skepticism from economists
Islamabad has been a key US-Iran mediator, but experts say it may not have done enough for Washington to grant its sought-after $10 billion exchange stabilization fund
By Ariba Shahid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a pilots' graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim Airbase, July 9, 2026. (Maayan Toaf / GPO)
July 21, 2026, 8:05 pm
Israel remains on sidelines of US-Iran fight, which for Jerusalem is just fine for now
Tehran is determined to impose its control over Hormuz, and hitting Israel doesn’t advance that goal. Normalcy returns, but no solution to the Iran threat is even on the horizon
By Lazar Berman
Displaced people from heavy monsoon flooding take refuge as they prepare tea at a temporary tent housing camp organized by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in Sukkur, Pakistan, September 10, 2022. (Fareed Khan/AP)
July 21, 2026, 10:02 am
US mulls cutting ties with UN refugee agency, prompting diplomatic flurry — sources
UNHCR said to have urged supporters to press its top donor not to disengage, after Trump-backed candidate urging reforms missed out on deputy high commissioner position
By Reuters and ToI Staff
People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 2, 2024. (Steven Senne/AP)
July 21, 2026, 8:15 am
US Justice Department again probes Harvard, this time over financial aid programs
Review announced to determine whether China-based plans and practices exclude American students, continuing Trump’s crackdown over anti-Israel protests and other issues
By Kanishka Singh
US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
July 17, 2026, 7:39 am
Trump raises doubts about US election integrity ahead of midterms
US president uses primetime address to justify push for strict voter ID bill, despite lack of evidence of voter fraud, and blasts TV networks for choosing not to air speech live
By Michelle L. Price, Eric Tucker and Collin Binkley
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