Houthi forces have captured the historic Red Sea port of Mocha and are advancing on Dhubab, positioning themselves to control the 20-kilometre-wide Bab el-Mandeb Strait with artillery alone, a strategic prize that, combined with Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, would give the axis of resistance simultaneous leverage over both of the Middle East's critical maritime chokepoints, threatening to isolate Gulf oil producers, add 0.7 percentage points to global core inflation, displace nearly 20,000 Yemenis in a single week, and shatter a fragile four-year truce that UN mediators had hoped to transform into a political settlement, as Saudi Arabia weighs a decisive military response and analysts conclude that both sides now believe "a return to fighting is in their interest."

London's historic sanctions against Israeli settlements mark a watershed moment in UK foreign policy, but Israeli diplomats privately concede the diplomatic framework Britain seeks to save no longer exists.

With 95% of Gaza’s population now wholly dependent on aid and more than 90% stripped of purchasing power, Palestinian officials allege that Israel is waging a calculated campaign of “silent starvation.” Under the ceasefire, 198,000 aid trucks should have entered in 330 days; only 69,387 did. As spoiled food is weaponised as proof of abundance, the real story lies in the crossing points, the collapsed economy, and the slow bureaucratic erasure of Palestinian survival.

India calls for Kashmir and Ladakh to appear only on its official map after a UN cartography vote, prompting Pakistan to warn that “unilateral claims of sovereignty have no bearing” on the disputed territory, reigniting a legal and rhetorical battle over borders, self-determination, and the credibility of international institutions.

ISLAMABAD – In the high-stakes political theatre of Pakistan, the battleground has shifted from the streets to the sterile corridors of hospitals and the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court. At the centre of the storm is not a policy or an election, but the physical body of a jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan.

Francesca Albanese says third states have an ICJ-mandated obligation to end Israel’s occupation. But with US vetoes blocking the Security Council, Europe, Asia and the Middle East issuing condemnations without action, Palestinians are left without protection amid record settler violence and a Gaza shelter crisis.

As Israeli jets bomb a Syrian air base over alleged Turkish deployment plans, Ankara, Washington and Damascus are scrambling to prevent a direct Israel-NATO confrontation. But critics across the region say the strike was never just about security; it was about maps, sovereignty and an expansionist project Israel refuses to name.

QUSRA, OCCUPIED WEST BANK – In the rugged hills south of Nablus, a slow-motion displacement is unfolding. For nearly two weeks, a cluster of Palestinian families in the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra have been trapped inside their homes, not by a military curfew alone, but by a coordinated siege involving extremist Israeli settlers and the very army units ostensibly deployed to disperse them.

Beneath the wreath-laying and “plunder” rhetoric lies a contest for Iraq’s logistical arteries and post-war allegiance, where Tehran declares victory, Washington weighs withdrawal, and Baghdad speaks the language of resistance while quietly hedging between two unravelling regional orders.

As mediators push for ceasefire extensions, airstrikes on police infrastructure reveal a strategic campaign to dismantle the last remnants of public order in the besieged enclave.

As the federal government petitions the Supreme Court to recall its order shifting Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital, a volatile legal and political struggle over prisoners’ rights, judicial authority and the boundaries of executive power unfolds, leaving the PTI founder’s health and the credibility of the state’s commitment to equal treatment hanging in the balance.

Our Guardian Taskforce have had a busy weekend making multiple arrests and have recovered multiple knives and weapons.