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Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have narrowly passed a massive $1.15bn military spending package, despite concerns from Democratic lawmakers over the price tag and enhanced military technology collaboration with Israel.
Oil prices rose Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iranian infrastructure in response to any attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a further escalation in the conflict that has already disrupted crude supplies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States on Wednesday announced a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear program in the Gulf country, with Washington insisting the agreement includes non-proliferation safeguards.
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The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier as robust exports offset downward pressure from lingering Middle East tensions, central bank data showed Thursday.
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The militants say the strikes are part of their military blockade on Saudi Arabia
The militants say the strikes are part of their military blockade on Saudi Arabia
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United States President Donald Trump has signed a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia that will allow the kingdom to build reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium.
President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP,File)
SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier as robust exports offset downward pressure from lingering Middle East tensions, central bank data showed Thursday.
US military says it is degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten ships in strait of Hormuz; Houthis say tankers violated their blockade; US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
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Some US lawmakers and Israeli officials fear that such a project could help the kingdom develop nuclear weapons
Some US lawmakers and Israeli officials fear that such a project could help the kingdom develop nuclear weapons
Air defences have been activated in Kuwait to intercept a drone attack from Iran, according to the country’s military.
The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defense policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a provision that would boost Pentagon ties to Israel.
Sirens sounded in Kuwait on Thursday morning, according to reports from the Kuwait Interior Ministry.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have claimed an attack on two Saudi oil tankers transiting through the Red Sea.
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The agreement has been explored since the Obama administration, but concerns over how security would be monitored prevented prior agreements.
An Iranian attack on a United States military site in Jordan that killed three US soldiers has shown the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s (IRGC) ability to inflict a deadly toll five months into the US-Israel war on Iran.
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President Donald Trump is trying to put more pressure on Tehran — but the regime isn’t budging, so far, and there’s no clear endgame for the war.
The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defence policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a provision that would boost Pentagon ties to Israel.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members recently killed in the Middle East, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Israeli settlers on Wednesday forcibly evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the town of Jalud, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, before taking over their property, Wafa news agency reported.
A potential US civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, which The New York Times has reported could be announced by the Trump administration as early as Wednesday, is alarming some Israelis and Americans.
Several explosions were heard in the southern Iranian cities of Sirik and Bushehr on Thursday morning, according to reports from local media.
Iran has threatened to launch more attacks across the Gulf region if strikes by the United States military do not stop, warning that “no infrastructure will be safe” unless its own security is guaranteed.
Earlier this year, Congress reached a depressing milestone: 86% of Americans, a record high, disapproved of its job performance. But this summer, there have been some signs that shifts are underway. On the left, House Democrats have just voted in unprecedented numbers to withhold military aid from Israel, and across…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders meet with reporters as he tries to advance a spending package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The United States and Saudi Arabia have reached a civilian nuclear cooperation deal, the administration of President Donald Trump announced, as Washington and Riyadh push to deepen their ties.
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Thousands of people gathered at the Western Wall on Wednesday night to mark Tisha B'Av, the anniversary of the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and of several other calamities in Jewish history.
This is the second trial for Hadi Matar, who was earlier found guilty of attempted murder after attacking the writer on a state in New York
Passage of annual bill complicated by Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran without congressional approval
Iraq's banking reforms will likely take far longer than what Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi suggested after his inaugural visit to Washington last week.
Israel's passport ranked 18th globally in the latest Henley Passport Index, its highest position since the ranking was launched 20 years ago, according to a Henley & Partners report published on Tuesday.
The Health Ministry on Monday launched a sweeping reform that eliminates numerous construction and infrastructure requirements imposed for years on restaurants, cafes, kiosks, hotels, banquet halls, and event venues.
Eyal Siman Tov, a 56-year-old taxi driver from Rehovot, was arrested on Monday evening by detectives from the Lev Tel Aviv Police Station in the Yarkon precinct on suspicion of defrauding a 75-year-old dementia patient who had left Ichilov Hospital.
The Middle East is entering a pipeline-building boom from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman, as Arab oil producers rush to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran is fighting to exert its dominance over global energy flows.
The U.S. signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to develop a civilian nuclear program in the kingdom.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman explained that she had designated crocodiles as a "managed wild animal" to enable National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's proposal to surround Ketziot Prison with crocodiles, insisting that the move was not a publicity stunt in a Wednesday interview with 103FM.
An Australian man who was thought dead after leaving his home in Perth to join the Islamic State was found alive in a prison in Iraq, according to a Tuesday report by The Australian.
Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted US intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said four people familiar with US intelligence.