Kallas serves a cocktail of dishonesty and farce.

Sara Larijani and Taha Zeinalih from We Defend Iran on the Iranian people’s commitment to retaining control of the Strait of Hormuz. Jon Elmer on fierce resistance in Lebanon and more.

Muslim Council of Britain under Wajid Akhter wants to replicate Zohran Mamdani’s grassroots voting drive

Zohran Mamdani’s victory to become New York’s first Muslim mayor took place thousands of miles from the UK. But at the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), the campaign was being closely studied.

“We actually spent some time with his campaign team to work out what the secret sauce was,” said Dr Wajid Akhter, who took over as secretary general of Britain’s largest and most diverse national Muslim umbrella body last year.

Sovereign wealth fund must formulate clear human rights standards, high court rules.