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Pope Leo said the US-Israel war on Iran does not meet the standards of a “just war” under Catholic teaching, reiterating a position he has previously expressed during a visit to Madrid.
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“I think a medal of some sort will come. I pray and hope that it is the gold one.” Ally MacLeod was never to live down his hubris of 1978. A Scotland loss to Peru and draw with Iran saw to that. Unlike MacLeod, Steve Clarke has never been prone to bold or rash predictions. Excitement will be left to everyone else. W…
France is working with several countries on coordinated sanctions targeting people linked to violence in the occupied West Bank, three European diplomats said.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has elevated the threat posed by Israeli espionage to the highest level as tensions over Iran and Lebanon grow, NBC News and the New York Times reported on Saturday.
The United States will make Iranian assets available to Gulf allies to support rebuilding and repairs for future damage caused by Iran, a source familiar said on Saturday.
Members of Iran's World Cup 2026 administrative staff have not been given visas to enter the United States, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
ANTALYA, Turkey — Iran’s World Cup soccer team set off from Turkey for their training base in Mexico on Saturday, with some members of their entourage reportedly still without US visas, before three group matches in the United States later this month.
It’s the latest diplomatic standoff between Washington and Tehran, just days before the World Cup kicks off in North America.
A worker in the Philippines prepares to fill an underground tank at a gas station. Manila declared an energy emergency after the start of the Iran conflict. © Reuters
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As the United States, Israel, and Iran move uneasily between escalation and diplomacy, news outlets across the Middle East are describing the crisis in sharply different terms.
Lebanon’s army commander is travelling to Pakistan, the Lebanese military says, as Islamabad continues its push to help end the US-Israel war on Iran.
Saturday marks 100 days into the war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran.
In September 2025, Eli and Chana Coten, both 36 years old, made aliyah to Ma’alot, some 20 km. east of Nahariya, with their two daughters aged 10 and six. We spoke briefly in February about an unsponsored article relating their experiences. When I tried to reconnect with the Cotens after the month-long war with Iran…
Jugadores de Irán posan con aficionados en Antalya, Turquía antes de partir rumbo a Tijuana, México el sábado 6 de junio del 2026. (AP Foto/Khalil Hamra)
Iran has again accused the US of breaking the ceasefire, with the Foreign Ministry on Saturday stating the US "not only lacks the will to reduce tensions and return to the path of stability, but with its adventurist actions, it seriously endangers the security of the region."
Pope Leo XIV has praised Spain for its stance on Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine, and for welcoming migrants, at the start of a weeklong state visit that marks the first papal trip to the country in fifteen years.
A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Niles, Ill., Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Iran's foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning US attacks on the country as "adventurist actions" that "seriously endanger the security of the region".
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Kuwait's defence ministry said in a statement that its air defences downed all seven ballistic missiles fired by Iran towards the country on Saturday.
The U.S. said its forces intercepted several Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at Kuwait and Bahrein, which were fired after the American military shot down drones and targeted Iranian radar sites, in another escalation that threatens a shaky ceasefire in the region.
Kuwait's foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning Iran's "brazen assault" on the country.
President Donald Trump on Friday defended the continued lack of a war-ending deal with Iran by once again trashing the prior nuclear agreement brokered by Barack Obama, his predecessor and longtime political foe."They've dealt with very weak and ineffective leadership on behalf of the United States" and others "that…
Nigeria’s Akor Adams, right, fights for the ball with Iran’s Mohammad Ghorbani during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Nigeria in Antalya, southern Turkey, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel, File)
12 officials, including team manager and press officer, have reportedly been denied entry for the tournament
12 officials, including team manager and press officer, have reportedly been denied entry for the tournament
Backroom staff denied entry visas for US, claims post on X
Hotel workers remove the brand sign on the facade of the Grand Aston Havana Hotel as the Asian group Archipelago International, which came to operate six hotels on the island under the Aston brand, ends its activities in Cuba, under pressure from the United States and to avoid being exposed to sanctions due to its l…
Members of Iran's World Cup 2026 administrative staff have not been given visas to enter the United States, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Varias personas se congregan en tablas de remo en aguas poco profundas al tiempo que buques de carga y de servicio permanecen anclados en el estrecho de Ormuz, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán, el lunes 1 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
The annual industry meeting comes as airlines also battle a shortage of new aircraft
The annual industry meeting comes as airlines also battle a shortage of new aircraft
When the European Union issued its latest tranche of sanctions against Israeli settler groups and their leaders, Regavim, founded in part by the country’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, these groups welcomed the measures as a “badge of honour.”
June 6 marks 82 years since D-Day, when the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, during World War II, launched a massive air, land, and sea attack on German-occupied France. It proved to be the beginning of the end of a war that, ultimately, lasted six years.
The decision by two powerful Iran-backed Shi’ite militias in Iraq to disarm and hand over their weapons to state control has been welcomed by US and other Western officials.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner consulted with technical experts at the Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee on Thursday regarding preparations for a potential Iranian nuclear deal, according to an Axios report citing two US officials.
Iran's deputy foreign minister said US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites have prevented the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from being able to monitor them fully.
Standing among a crowd gathered in central Tehran late one night in May, Mohsen, 34, appeared visibly frustrated as he spoke.
U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his confidence that the war in Iran will soon come to an end and gas prices will fall. Rallying for his party ahead of the midterm elections, Trump described the Republican party as the only option for farmers.
A view of Beaufort Castle, southeast Lebanon, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
American forces have come under Iranian missile and drone fire in the Persian Gulf as the war that began nearly 100 days ago continues to simmer, with a resolution apparently no closer.
Conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worse, commentators say
Iran launched seven ballistic missiles towards Kuwait and Bahrain late on Friday, US forces said.
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that the United States has refused entry visas for several members of Iran’s delegation connected to the national football team’s World Cup preparations.
LOS ANGELES — When Iran’s men’s soccer team takes the field at SoFi Stadium on June 15 for its first FIFA World Cup match, many Iranian Americans won’t be rooting for the team.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has responded to remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who accused Iran of using Lebanon as a “bargaining chip” in negotiations with the United States aimed at ending the war.
Iran’s deadly attack on Kuwait airport has raised questions over how to defend against sophisticated threats launched from short range.
Iran’s deadly attack on Kuwait airport has raised questions over how to defend against sophisticated threats launched from short range.