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On the night between Sunday and Monday last week, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliahu (both from Otzma Yehudit) announced that the remains of the Altalena – an Irgun ship which had brought weapons and immigrants from France to Israel, and on June 22, 1948, had been shelled…
The Bank of Israel (BoI)'s Monetary Committee cut the interest rate by 0.25% to 3.25% on Tuesday.
MK Tally Gotliv (Likud) would weigh joining National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit if presented with a worthwhile offer, the MK told KAN Reshet Bet on Tuesday morning.
Brig.-Gen. Rahman Moghaddam, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)'s special operations unit, Unit 4000, began planning operations in the Strait of Malacca and the Bangka Strait, two waterways essential to global trade, and ports in Indonesia and China, Iran International reported on Tuesday,…
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The United States military says it is conducting new strikes against Iran as the fighting renews between the two countries.
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband laid out plans on Tuesday for a set of measures against illegal Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, in what he said would be a "comprehensive reset" of UK policy on Israel in the "coming weeks".
An Iraqi oil field. The country is working to refurbish a pipeline connection to Syria, with U.S. help. © Reuters
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces captured the head of Hamas's internal security apparatus in Gaza.
THE peso sank to a new all-time low of P62.40:$1 on Tuesday as the dollar continued to strengthen amid expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike later this month and an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East.
SURGING global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware kept Asia’s factories humming in August, private surveys showed on Tuesday, brightening prospects for the export-reliant region even as the prolonged Middle East war fuels uncertainty and rising costs.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to match any move by the United States to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepares to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a regional summit.
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned on Tuesday that his country would retaliate against the UK if any sanctions are announced by Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham, after reports emerged that Burnham is expected to soon approve a ban on Israeli goods produced in illegal West Bank settlements.
Israeli authorities are imposing their curriculum on more than 45,000 Palestinian students in state-run schools in East Jerusalem, as part of a wider crackdown on education in the occupied area of the city.
Israeli attacks on Gaza have escalated in the last 24 hours, with five Palestinians killed, the Palestinian health ministry is reporting.
Qatar is holding talks with Oman and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions in the region, the country’s Foreign Ministry has said, after a recent flare-up in fighting between the US and Iran.
The UAE is gearing up for a September reset with mega projects taking shape and conference season getting back in full swing, experts said.
This weekend, Rodrigo raised millions for charities that benefit women and girls, and she has previously been vocal about Gaza and Ice. With free speech increasingly under threat, her peers should take note
More than 10 European Union member states are willing to contribute resources and people to a new military and civilian mission to advise and train Lebanese forces, the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday.
The academic year in occupied East Jerusalem began on Tuesday with an open-ended strike by teachers at private and Christian schools after Israeli meddling in students’ curriculum.
Israeli authorities are imposing their curriculum on more than 45,000 Palestinian students in state-run schools in East Jerusalem, as part of a wider crackdown on education in the occupied area of the city.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will prevent Washington from reopening the Strait of Hormuz and will target vessels that use routes authorised by the US.
Israeli authorities have seized a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in the Shufat refugee camp, leaving Palestinian children in East Jerusalem facing uncertainty as their academic year begins.
Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich and right-wing politician Moshe Feiglin have agreed to run on the same ticket in the upcoming October elections.
Estonia is contemplating purchasing Israel’s David Sling missile defense system as it bolsters its long-range air defenses and plans to invest over €1 billion in a new long-range ground-based air defense system to protect strategic sites.
The European Jewish Association (EJA) and the Rabbinical Center of Europe (RCE) have launched the likely the first-ever comprehensive medical and professional certification program for Jewish circumcision practitioners outside Israel.
The dispute centers on whether party-appointed polling station observers can send campaign headquarters information showing which voters cast ballots, including when and where they voted.
At least five people were killed and several others wounded after a vehicle loaded with ammunition exploded in the town of Binnish in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Tuesday, according to Syrian authorities and reports by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) and state broadcaster Al Ikhbariah TV.
The US killed multiple civilians in southern Iran using new “precision” missiles with a wide damage radius, conflict monitoring group Airwars has found. Tehran has repeatedly accused Washington of war crimes since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran which has killed up to 3,000 civilians.
Israeli attacks on Gaza have escalated in the last 24 hours, with five Palestinians killed, the Palestinian health ministry is reporting.
Israel’s defense establishment is increasingly concerned about developments in Syria and the processes Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is leading as he seeks to rebuild the country, a senior defense official told Walla on Tuesday.
Yesh Atid MK Dvora Biton announced Tuesday that she will not run for re-election with Yair Lapid in the upcoming Knesset elections, set for October 27.
Social activist Moshe Har-Zion announced on Tuesday afternoon that he will be joining the People of Israel party, headed by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, and will be included on its Knesset slate.
The activity of Gazan militias opposed to Hamas, which took place Tuesday morning deep inside the Gaza Strip, demonstrates not only the area’s volatility but also the deep concern among Hamas’s leadership.
In the early weeks of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, observers were quick to declare Russia a major beneficiary of the conflict. After all, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted roughly a fifth of global oil supplies, forcing countries to scramble for alternative sources and turning attention t…
Just days after Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggested that the Falkland Islands belonged to Buenos Aires, US President Donald Trump publicly indicated his support for Argentina's position.
Just days after Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggested that the Falkland Islands belonged to Buenos Aires, US President Donald Trump publicly indicated for the first time that Washington could reconsider its position on British sovereignty over the contested islands.
The Labour Muslim Network (LMN) and International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) have published a legal briefing urging the British government to act "urgently and comprehensively" in response to Israel's E1 settlement project.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Oman’s Sultan Haitham met in Jeddah on Tuesday to discuss regional developments and efforts to maintain security, as the US-Iran war continues to threaten stability, shipping and energy supplies across the Gulf.
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have signed a joint statement condemning the US and Israel’s war on Iran and Western sanctions on some of their members, after a two-day summit in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
LONDON — Prime Minister Andy Burnham will face lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago, with wars in Europe and the Middle East weighing on his promise to kick-start the economy and ease the cost of living.
The Palestinian presidency has warned that escalating Israeli attacks on Islamic holy sites risk triggering a religious conflict across the region.
The Labour Muslim Network (LMN) and International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) have published a legal briefing urging the British government to act "urgently and comprehensively" in response to Israel's E1 settlement project.
Massachusetts incumbent and Israel critic Sen. Ed Markey, 80, is expected to handily fend off the more moderate 47-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton on Tuesday, in the state’s Democratic Senate primary.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for Moscow's position on the Iran war and resulting sanctions, and said that together, Moscow and Tehran can resist what he called US "unilateralism."
For two days now, I have been walking alongside Yehiel Tsuberi through the picturesque alleyways overlooking Lake Como, and it feels as though I am walking with an unofficial mayor. We are in the heart of what is known as the "Golden Triangle" - the point where the three main towns of Varenna, Bellagio, and Menaggio…
The reduced Joint Arab List and Ra’am are two of many parties vying for citizens’ votes in the election for the 26th Knesset, to be held on October 27.
Israel Police arrested eight suspected arsonists in the southern Hebron Hills on Monday night, the police confirmed on Tuesday.
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran is ready to return to the terms of an interim agreement reached with the United States in June, which was aimed at ending the war, if Washington also does the same.
