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LONDON — Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other members of OPEC+ are expected to raise their oil production quotas for September when they meet online Sunday as the Middle East war continues to disrupt global energy supplies.
Industry leaders expect more Hongkongers to choose Europe via mainland transit, but warn cheaper fares may be offset by higher fuel charges
Industry leaders expect more Hongkongers to choose Europe via mainland transit, but warn cheaper fares may be offset by higher fuel charges
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sale del Air Force One en el Aeropuerto Municipal de Morristown, Nueva Jersey, el viernes 31 de julio de 2026, tras un viaje a Camp David, la residencia de descanso presidencial. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
Iranian military officials denied US President Donald Trump's claims that Iran asked the US to stop the attacks, the IRGC-affiliated Mehr News Agency reported on Sunday.
Police opened an investigation into a Saturday incident where an Arab Superbus driver was beaten into unconsciousness by a group of teenagers while stopping for a red light at the Ramot intersection in Jerusalem.
Hamas began distributing individual weapons to the terrorist group’s operatives in the Gaza Strip amid the Board of Peace’s (BoP) Hamas disarmament deal, Kan News reported on Saturday, citing a Palestinian source.
Givati Brigade's Tzabar Battalion will be made to take part in a combat processing program after returning from leave, decided Brig.-Gen. Sagiv Cohen, commander of the IDF's 162nd Division.
Three children are among nine Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since dawn, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
Pakistan requested the $10 billion currency backstop after it helped mediate between the U.S. and Iran, led by the country's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Pakistan requested the $10 billion currency backstop after it helped mediate between the U.S. and Iran, led by the country's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
President Donald Trump said early Sunday he has canceled a planned attack on Iran following a request by Tehran and its regional neighbors.
The recently published reports about the Mossad’s alleged plan, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to overthrow the Iranian regime through a coordinated operation involving Kurdish forces and the “installation” of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have been revealing.
It’s taken nearly three years to come to the obvious conclusion: The horrific massacre of October 7 happened by foolishly enabling a vicious enemy whom we preferred to view as potential peace partners, believing they could be steered in the right direction with enough enticing incentives.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Iranian regime “has to change,” claiming that Tehran must abandon its efforts to dominate the Middle East in an interview with Fox News on Saturday.
Israel First party chair MK Sharren Haskel on Sunday provided testimony to Lahav 433 in connection with the election of the state comptroller, which the High Court of Justice ruled invalid; Haskel’s spokesperson confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.
Una doliente corea un lema mientras sostiene un cartel con un dibujo del líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Moytabá Jamenei, en un funeral por el fallecido líder supremo Alí Jamenei, en la Gran Mezquita Imán Jomeini en Teherán, el martes 14 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
The Israeli military said it has killed two Hamas commanders during air strikes on Friday and Saturday in Gaza.
A Hamas delegation met officials from Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Cairo, with the two groups stressing the need to force Israel to end its military offensive and fully withdraw from Gaza.
The British band Massive Attack has been banned from performing in Singapore, days after two members displayed a Palestinian flag during a concert.
Here in Israel, many, including the writer, were shocked to read of the Knesset law passed recently expanding gender segregation by permitting universities and colleges to offer segregated degree programs.
Surgeons at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital successfully removed a patient's sternum and part of her ribs before reconstructing her chest with a custom 3D-printed implant on Tuesday, marking the first time an entire 3D-printed chest cage had been implanted to reconstruct the chest wall in Israel.
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Israeli forces detained three young Palestinian men during a raid on the Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Police opened an investigation early Sunday morning into a flash grenade thrown at a building under-construction in Hadera, reported to be a new location of the sushi restaurant chain Japanika, according to Israeli media.
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President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighbours
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International carriers are extending flight suspensions across parts of the Middle East even as the US announced a fresh diplomatic push aimed at ending weeks of regional hostilities.
President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, after a trip to Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A mourner chants slogan as she holds a poster with graphic depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a ceremony commemorating the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Trump says the deal will include an end to Iran’s nuclear threat and ‘the Immediate, complete and total opening’ of the Strait of Hormuz
Trump says the deal will include an end to Iran’s nuclear threat and ‘the Immediate, complete and total opening’ of the Strait of Hormuz
Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least eight people, including two children, despite Hamas saying it agreed to the latest stage of a deal to end the war.
United States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a planned large-scale military attack on Iran, claiming that the “perimeters of a deal” have been agreed upon.
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The US military is expected to deploy about 10 additional aerial refuelling aircraft to Israel in the coming days, Israeli media has reported.
CAIRO — US President Donald Trump said in a Saturday evening social media post he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies had reached the parameters of a deal to end the five-month old war.
A fire has broken out in the Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah in the northern Kurdish region following a drone attack, Iraq’s Shafaq News reported.
The latest Gaza proposal is better than the empty language that has surrounded much of the postwar discussion. It addresses Hamas’s weapons, the tunnels, the command structure, the future administration of Gaza, and the link between demilitarization and Israeli withdrawal.
Israeli forces have killed at least five Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip.
The US has halted planned attacks on Iran and will take part in talks with Tehran to create a new ceasefire, President Donald Trump has said.
El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, junto al príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudí, Mohammed bin Salman, en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 18 de noviembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein/Archivo)
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US President Donald Trump called for an immediate deal with Iran in a Truth Social post on Saturday night, claiming to have called off a massive attack against the country and to have Israel's support in his commitment.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had cancelled a military attack on Iran after Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries requested "to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to".
Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran subject to "rapidly" striking a deal with the country.