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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Manila on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asean meetings. Rubio said the talks would include discussions on the war in Ukraine, with Washington aiming to play a constructive role in efforts to end the conflict. Earlier, he attended…
The ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press.
A 29-year-old Nazareth man was indicted on Thursday after prosecutors alleged that he repeatedly tried to contact Hamas and sought the terrorist group’s help to attack National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
A Jerusalem man in his 20s was indicted in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for allegedly threatening foreign journalists and damaging their vehicles during an incident in the West Bank earlier this month, Israel Police said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi arrived in Iran on Thursday as part of a regional tour aimed at boosting economic and political ties, paying his first visit to Tehran since taking office in May.
The Trump administration is beginning to conclude that it may not be able to force Iran’s surrender through diplomacy alone, bringing the possibility of toppling the Islamic Republic back into discussions in Washington, the Financial Times' Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator Gideon Rachman assessed on Monday, citing …
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran is privately pressing Washington for a deal to end the war but Tehran is not yet “ready” to accept one,
A 51-year-old man was stabbed in the chest in the Derech Avraham Farm near the settlement of Elon Moreh on Thursday morning. He was attacked by two Palestinians, who were wounded as well. Army Radio later reported that the attackers were killed.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday claimed Iran has repeatedly indicated interest in discussions with Washington but remains unprepared to reach a credible agreement.
The government informed the High Court of Justice this week that, “due to the constraints of the Knesset’s schedule,” it had been unable to complete legislation establishing its proposed commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre before lawmakers left for the election recess.
Angel Rampersad, Michael Swinton, Isabella Gonzales and Tyler Feehan were among 18 US troops killed in the war
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Ramat Gan opened all its public bomb shelters after a municipal assessment found that the risk of Iranian missile fire over the weekend had increased and was no longer negligible, Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen announced on Facebook on Thursday.
Oman's foreign ministry stated that it has been closely following the latest developments in the Red Sea, urging all sides to avoid any escalation or threats.
Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s threat against all infrastructure in the region is a “dangerous escalation in rhetoric,” Bahraini analyst Ahmed Alkhuzaie warned The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called on Thursday for the immediate closure of the Turkish Consulate in Jerusalem after the release of a new strategic study alleging that Ankara is pursuing a long-term campaign to expand its influence in the city through political, civil, and ideological channels while sup…
More than 2,300 Israeli settlers and members of far-right groups have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem in one of the largest incursions this year as they mark a Jewish holiday, Palestinian officials say.
The agreement offers the Saudis the same options Trump has sworn Iran will never have
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem, the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex along with more than 3,000 Israeli settlers, under heavy protection from Israeli forces.
CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job
Israel Police made two arrests on Wednesday in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Benayahu Razi, who was stabbed to death in Jerusalem's Nachlaot neighborhood on July 11.
A record 595,000 Israelis between the ages of 18 and 22 are expected to cast ballots for the first time in the election for the 26th Knesset, according to an analysis published Wednesday by geographic and demographic data firm Points Location Intelligence.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the price for Iran’s recent escalation in violence will increase every night until leadership in Tehran “come to their senses,” while speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum on Thursday.
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Multiple explosions were heard in the Iranian city of Konarak in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported.
DUBAI — A Saudi vessel was attacked in the Red Sea as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to strike tankers in the waterway, Riyadh's state media said Thursday, signaling a potential new front in the US-Iran conflict.
Budget airline, which has two US investment firms vying to buy it, also affected by passengers booking later
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday forged a new agreement that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.
Jeen Technologies, once a small civilian robotics spinoff, is rapidly becoming one of Israel’s most significant defense‑AI companies, securing major contracts with strategic security organizations and embedding its technology across the country’s defense agencies.
Greece's security council, KYSEA, is expected to give its final approval on Thursday for the purchase of a multi-layer air defense system from Israel, worth up to €3.5 billion ($4 billion), and several types of drones, two sources told Reuters.
In a world where "Queers for Palestine" is a real thing and a Muslim communist with an LGBT cabinet is the mayor of the largest city in the US, the far-left vision of total intersectional multiculturalism seems to be in reach. The only people not welcome in this new world order would be straight, white Christian con…
On 24 June 2026, a deadly twin earthquake spread havoc across Venezuela, destroying 80 percent of buildings in the coastal state of La Guaira alone. Multiple reports put the death toll above 5,000 amid widespread devastation across the nation.
A Saudi-owned tanker, Encelia, was targeted in the Red Sea on Wednesday, days after Houthi threats to attack the kingdom's shipping, the Saudi Press Agency has reported.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, y el secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, saludan mientras un equipo militar estadounidense carga un féretro de transporte con los restos de la soldado Isabella Gonzales de Carrollton, Texas, el miércoles 22 de julio de 2026, en la Base Aérea de Dover, Delaware. (AP Fot…
Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
International carriers are extending flight suspensions across parts of the Middle East amid escalating tension in the region.
As the World Cup was unfolding, Israel was continuing its uninterrupted murder and land theft across occupied Palestine and Lebanon, having also triggered the megalomaniacal US President Donald Trump to join its war on Iran.
Approximately 1,300 Israeli settlers, accompanied by Israeli forces, stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound early on Thursday, the Jerusalem Governorate reported.
U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow of international shipping.
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Iran-backed Houthi militants said on Thursday they had struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second choke point on global oil supplies alongside Iran’s near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Tehran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to open up a new front in the Middle East conflict as the U.S. completed its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The three-time defending champions South Korea will face Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the Asian Games men's football tournament this fall.
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Oil prices continued the march towards the $100 per barrel mark on Thursday after Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, widening the regional conflict that threatens global trade and energy supply across markets.
DRONES. Iranian drones are displayed during a ceremony of the joining new drones to the Iranian Army's combat organisation in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 13, 2025
Israel's upcoming elections are already shaping up to be among the most contentious in the country's history, with concerns over voter integrity, inflammatory political rhetoric, and deepening coalition fractures dominating the national conversation.
The Iranian-aligned Houthis said they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz.