French President Emmanuel Macron has announced he will recognise Palestinian statehood, drawing angry rebukes from Israel and the United States and opening the door for other major nations like Britain and Canada, to perhaps follow suit.
Why is France recognising Palestinian statehood?

Ethiopian Airlines Group Inaugurates Major MRO Expansion with New Component Workshop, Central Warehouse, and Two Hangars
Addis Ababa, 25 July 2025 Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest aviation group, has unveiled a significant expansion of its Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities with the inauguration of three state-of-the-art facilities: a new Component Maintenance Workshop, a Central Warehouse, and a 2-Bay General Maintenance Hangar.
Kremlin says Putin, Zelensky can only meet as final step
The Kremlin has said that a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could only happen as a final step to seal a peace deal.
Countries who refuse US beef are ‘on notice’, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said countries who refuse American beef are “on notice”, after Australia announced that it would be relaxing import restrictions on the product.
Countries to be allowed drop aid into Gaza – Israeli army

Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza from today, Israeli army radio has said, quoting a military official.
Shabakadda Starlink ee Elon Musk waxa soo food saartay maqnaansho naadir ah oo caalami ah
Jul 25 (Jowhar)-SpaceX’s Starlink waxaa soo food saartay mid ka mid ah maqnaanshihiisa caalamiga ah ee ugu weyn markii cillad software gudaha ah ay qaribantay ka dib markii tobanaan kun oo isticmaaleyaal ah, carqalad naadir ah oo ku timid nidaamka internetka ee dayax gacmeedka ee Elon Musk.
EU states back €93bn reprisals if US trade talks fail
European Union member states have voted to approve counter-tariffs on €93 billion of US goods, which could be imposed should the bloc fail to reach a trade deal with Washington, EU diplomats said.
Puntland oo gacanta ku dhigtay Madixii Maaliyadda Kooxda IS iyo xubno kale
Jul 25 (Jowhar)-Puntland ayaa ku dhawaaqday in ay gacanta ku dhigtay sarkaal sare oo ka tirsanaa kooxda argagixisada ah ee Daacish (IS), kaas oo ahaa madixii maaliyadda kooxda, sida lagu sheegay war rasmi ah oo kasoo baxay laamaha ammaanka Puntland.
Trump expected to meet Starmer during Scottish visit
US President Donald Trump will travel to Scotland today for a five-day trip that will see him visit two of his golf resorts.
Elon Musk’s Starlink network suffers rare global outage
SpaceX’s Starlink suffered one of its biggest international outages when an internal software failure knocked tens of thousands of users offline, a rare disruption for Elon Musk’s powerful satellite internet system.