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MANILA, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun sought to deepen cooperation with regional partners during a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-led meetings in the Philippines this week, as Seoul has faced mounting security and economic challenges stemming from the Middle East conflict an…
Israel has reinforced troops and locked down large swathes of the occupied West Bank after four Palestinians and an Israeli were killed following a settler attack on a village.
Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese leftist who took part in a deadly attack on Lod Airport in Israel in 1972 and spent much of his life in Lebanon, has died in Beirut aged 78.
For months, a campaign to stop Ireland’s football team playing Israel in September and October has raged.
Slouching in a Jerusalem multiplex’s deep, red chairs, the audience watching Christoper Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey was shaken violently, as the 4D seats tried to help us feel what Odysseus and his men felt after Poseidon sparked the storm that only Odysseus survived.
The confrontation between the United States and Iran is increasingly becoming a conflict without a clearly contained battlefield.
Iran has managed to rebuild infrastructure damaged in US and Israeli airstrikes faster than expected, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing satellite imagery of several Iranian military sites.
The US-Israel relationship has rarely been stronger militarily – even if at the same time, it currently seems strained politically.
Historically, Lebanon is the land where the best-laid plans go to die.
Luxembourg will not renew its approval for the sale of Israel Bonds in the European Union, the country’s finance minister has confirmed.
US equity futures are seeing a modest rebound after posting their biggest drop this month, as Brent crude dropped back under $100 a barrel, and bond yields and rate hike odds - which track the price of oil one to one - halted their ascent. As of 6:00am ET, S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, with the index still on track for…
Government cites Middle East tensions as reason for extending price caps
Israeli banks Hapoalim and Discount have informed Palestinian banks of their intention to halt vital correspondent banking services within weeks, news agency AFP reported.
The region is heavily reliant on oil imports and has been severely affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
The region is heavily reliant on oil imports and has been severely affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Children in Gaza are paying the “highest price” for a hunger crisis with more than 74,000 expected to suffer acute malnutrition in the coming months, according to a UN-backed analysis.
Government cites Middle East tensions, keeps room for future adjustments
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has said that Benjamin Netanyahu is the perpetrator of genocide in Gaza, and that he would lobby the UK government to arrest the Israeli premier if he ever visited.
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
The United States and Saudi Arabia have agreed a nuclear cooperation deal to establish a civilian nuclear programme in the kingdom.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday instructed officials to accelerate the establishment of the planned settlement of Shalem in Samaria following the stabbing and suspected arson attack that took place several hours earlier near the Derech Avraham Farm.
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a senior UK-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official, along with three other individuals and three entities that provided material support to Hamas terrorists, OFAC confirmed on Thursday.
Analysts warn the region cannot fully insulate itself from an extended conflict if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted
Analysts warn the region cannot fully insulate itself from an extended conflict if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted
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Several others seriously injured in attack that residents of Palestinian village say also involved Israeli military
Oil prices dropped by around 3% early on Friday, but remained on track for a weekly jump of 10% as the U.S.-Iran war continued to escalate.
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SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea kept its current fuel price caps unchanged Friday amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, while leaving open the possibility of adjustments down the road.
A Palestinian visitor takes a photo at the Roman historical site in the West Bank town of Sebastia Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
The Bank of Japan plans to monitor the impact of the previous rate hike in June, amid Middle East tensions and inflation risks stemming from elevated oil prices. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
The Bank of Japan plans to monitor the impact of the previous rate hike in June, amid Middle East tensions and inflation risks stemming from elevated oil prices. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
Israeli forces killed a five-year-old girl, Saja Yahia al-Sufi, in Gaza.
In his final address to the Jewish people, Moses repeatedly warns against the lure of the pagan cultures awaiting us in the Land of Israel.
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US President Donald Trump has threatened to seize frozen Iranian assets to cover “any and all damages” to ships and cargo damaged due to the conflict in the Middle East. Iran has hit back, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warning that the move sets an “incendiary precedent” that could have global ramifications.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to seize frozen Iranian assets to cover “any and all damages” to ships and cargo damaged due to the conflict in the Middle East. Iran has hit back, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warning that the move sets an “incendiary precedent” that could have global ramifications.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to meet with the Minister of Defence Israel Katz and the army's chief of staff Eyal Zamir after an Israeli was killed in a shootout in the occupied West Bank, the office of the prime minister announced in a post on X.
Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant who helped carry out a deadly attack on an Israeli airport on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), has died in Beirut, the group said.
Inquiry’s focus this week is on security for the Jewish community, with the MP telling the commissioner his son is afraid to attend synagogues and events
Earlier this morning, a drone crashed near Erbil International Airport in Iraq, prompting a temporary suspension of flights, two security sources told Reuters.
CAIRO — The US military launched the 13th night of strikes Thursday against Iran, targeting key military and commercial sites as clashes continued to escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening t…
Israeli lawmakers and leaders called for the IDF to respond to the Friday morning terror attack in Gilad Farm, which killed one and seriously wounded two others, "with an iron fist."
How the Houthi Red Sea blockade will impact the world
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to a new battleground in the Red Sea.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical supply route for aluminium cans, has forced Coca-Cola to source some from Southeast Asia
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical supply route for aluminium cans, has forced Coca-Cola to source some from Southeast Asia
Seoul stocks snapped their three-day winning streak to plummet nearly 6 percent on Friday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East sapped risk appetite. The local currency rose against the greenback.
Syrian authorities have seized more than 700,000 Captagon pills and 40 kilograms of hashish after foiling attempts at smuggling attempts from neighbouring Lebanon, state news agency Sana reported.