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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday his office does not have the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and called on US federal officials to step in.
Iran’s latest round of missile and drone strikes disabled multiple US radar, communications, and air-defense systems in Kuwait, according to Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC which claimed American bases across the region had suffered a “dark night.”
Iran’s latest round of missile and drone strikes disabled multiple US radar, communications, and air-defense systems in Kuwait, according to Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC which claimed American bases across the region had suffered a “dark night.”
Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold their next round of US-brokered talks on 4 August in Italy, a Lebanese official told Reuters on Wednesday.
As four more American families grieve the deaths of soldiers killed in the war on Iran, one of the top-ranking ministers in Israel's cabinet told an Israeli audience that having America do all the fighting and dying is "the best for us." Israel had intensely lobbied President Trump to launch a joint war on Iran on F…
TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump warned that the United States was "not finished" attacking Iran as strikes continued Tuesday, as Tehran broadened its offensive against Gulf states after its Houthi allies threatened to blockade Saudi ports.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has shown the ability to manage and maintain ties with Washington and Tehran, even at a time of growing hostility between the two foes, former US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, told The National.
United States President Donald Trump has approved an agreement that would allow Saudi Arabia to develop a civilian nuclear programme with the potential to enrich uranium on its own soil, marking a significant shift in longstanding US non-proliferation policy, according to media reports.
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Anger and fear swept Israel on Wednesday after the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported that the US had agreed to provide Saudi Arabia with a civilian nuclear programme.
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States military will target Iran’s civilian infrastructure each time Tehran’s forces fire at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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El sargento del ejército estadounidense Michael Emmanuel Swinton, en una foto entregada por el Comando de Defensa Espacial y de Misiles del Ejército el 21 de julio del 2026. (Comando de Defensa Espacial y de Misiles del Ejército, via AP)
With New York City rents at record highs, bus fares still in place, and the rise of the far left spooking taxpayers and businesses, Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears increasingly focused on playing world policeman instead of properly addressing the city's affordability crisis. On Tuesday night, the socialist mayor was fo…
The Finance Ministry, the Education Ministry, and the Secondary School Teachers' Union reached an agreement on Wednesday after two months of negotiations.
Airports Authority (IAA) Chairman Yiftach Ron-Tal disputed claims of upcoming flight cancellations at Ben-Gurion Airport during an interview with KAN News on Wednesday.
Four tankers changed course in the Red Sea on Wednesday, with two signaling the Suez Canal as their new destination after Yemen's Houthi terror group warned ships to avoid sailing to Saudi Arabian ports, ship-tracking data showed.
Israel’s defense establishment is considering purchasing a maritime patrol and multirole aircraft designed primarily to detect submarines, according to an IDF source.
El presidente Donald Trump habla mientras se reúne con el presidente libanés Joseph Aoun en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el martes 21 de julio de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to strike Iranian infrastructure every time Tehran targets commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, in a sharp escalation of US rhetoric,
Tucker Carlson says that if JD Vance were president, the United States would not be at war with Iran.
35 Palestinian detainees got released by Israel and delivered by the Red Cross to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Defense Minister Israel Katz has declared open season on IDF Central Command Chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth and much of the already weakened efforts to restrain Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The government informed the High Court of Justice on Wednesday that it will not be able to complete legislation establishing an October 7 investigation committee over "scheduling constraints."
At least seven oil tankers have made U-turns close to Yemen since the Iran-linked Houthi group announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia on Monday, ship-tracking data shows.
Warning comes as US expands air strikes, Iran targets Jordan and Houthis threaten shipping near another vital trade route
Warning comes as US expands air strikes, Iran targets Jordan and Houthis threaten shipping near another vital trade route
Anger and fear swept Israel on Wednesday after the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported that the US had agreed to provide Saudi Arabia with a civilian nuclear programme.
Oil prices extended their rise this morning to six week highs as fighting between the US and Iran continued around the Persian Gulf (11th straight night of attacks) and threats of a blockade in the Red Sea added to growing uncertainty about the flow of energy from the region.
Every few days, displaced families in Gaza wait anxiously for the sound of a water tanker approaching their camp. Increasingly, that sound does not come.
The South Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, hit by further risk of oil supply disruptions caused by Iran-backed Houthi militants threatening to attack ships in the Red Sea.
According to a well-known folk tale, Napoleon once passed a synagogue on Tisha B’Av and was surprised to hear weeping and lamentation.
In preparation for the holiday of Tisha B’Av, hundreds of police officers, Border Guard soldiers, and volunteers will be deployed throughout Jerusalem on Wednesday to maintain public safety and direct traffic.
The Knesset told the High Court of Justice that even if Israel’s new system for appointing judges resulted in a lower professional standard among Supreme Court appointees, lawmakers could decide that the trade-off was justified by greater public trust and a more diverse judiciary.
New security procedures aimed at restricting access to the Beirut Airport’s Surveillance Radar (ASR) have seen members of Lebanon’s Shi'ite camp levy accusations of prejudice at the head of security at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport, General Fadi Kfoury, according to an exclusive published by L’Orient T…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified underground facility at the centre of renewed Israeli claims about Iran's nuclear programme.
Update(0940ET): More telegraphing of intent from President Trump in the below Truth Social Post... he said the US military will "bomb and destroy" one bridge or power plant - including in Tehran - each time the Iranian military shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes a day after he unveiled the US milit…
Global supply disrupted by US-Iran aggression in strait of Hormuz and Houthi threats in Bab el-Mandeb
Hamas terrorists have been working to systematically tighten their ties with clan and tribal leaders in the Gaza Strip to strengthen their position before the slated technocratic administration takes control of the area, KAN Reshet Bet reported on Wednesday.
Iran’s resolve and motivation to pursue nuclear weapons has only increased following the war, V.-Adm. (ret.) Eliezer "Chaney" Marom, a former Israel Navy commander, told 103FM on Wednesday, warning that only regime change could prevent Tehran from obtaining a bomb.
The US will strike Iranian bridges and power plants in retaliation for every time Iran fires on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump threatened in a Wednesday Truth Social post.
A new round of the US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon is set to take place in Italy on 4 August, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told the Italian parliament.
Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen have completed preparations to attack ships transiting the Red Sea's southern access point, a maritime security group led by the U.S. Navy has warned.
Abu Dhabi residential prices continued to rise in the first half of the year as demand for property remained strong in the emirate despite uncertainty driven by the Iran war.
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. Banner in Arabic reads, “All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones.” (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
"From this point forward, any time Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran," Trump annou…
The House of Representatives will vote today on final passage of the $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R. 8800) - and with it, Section 219, the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, a provision directing the Pentagon to expand and accelerate the integ…
A discreet British foreign office event beginning on Wednesday is mired in controversy after it emerged that a representative of the Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) political wing will be attending, Middle East Eye can reveal.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has adjusted his cabinet amid the oil shock from the war in Iran. © Reuters