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Oil prices rose Monday after as continued conflict between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over disruptions to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, following another round of U.S. strikes and American military casualties.
The U.S. military began a ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Sunday, extending a campaign aimed at destroying Tehran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said that the latest attacks on Iran were carried out in "honour" of US service members recently killed.
South Korea will leverage its existing economic cooperation network built through summit diplomacy to address lingering uncertainties in the global trade environment, including geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Monday.
The US began its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran only after the World Cup final and trophy presentation had concluded, marking an unusually late start to Washington’s nightly bombing campaign.
The US began its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran only after the World Cup final and trophy presentation had concluded, marking an unusually late start to Washington’s nightly bombing campaign.
Seoul stocks opened lower Monday, led by declines in major semiconductor makers, amid the escalating Middle East tensions.
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Iranian local media is continuing to report more explosions heard south of the country, including in Bushehr, Sirik and Hormozgan.
Preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as US and Iran fight to break deadlock over strait of Hormuz
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened sharply lower Monday, led by declines in major semiconductor makers, amid the escalating Middle East tensions.
(3rd LD) Hourly minimum wage set at 10,700 won for 2027, up 3.7 pct from this year
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will leverage its existing economic cooperation network built through summit diplomacy to address lingering uncertainties in the global trade environment, including geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Monday.
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Shortly after Centcom announced launching attacks against Iran for the ninth night in a row, several explosions were reported across the country.
US soldier killed in Iraq as Iran conflict death toll rises
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced they launched a "surprise attack" on a command centre in Syria's al-Tanf, in a statement carried by state news agency IRNA.
The Kuwait army said that its air defences were responding to "hostile drone threats" from Iran, urging the public to "adhere to safety and security instructions issued by the relevant authorities".
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Residents of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Jordan criticized Iranian aggression and called on the US and Israel to act in interviews with N12 published on Sunday.
Gunfire from Israeli forces and settlers killed two Palestinians in the town of Deir Jarir east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported, citing Palestinian health ministry.
Israel has committed 3,795 violations of the “ceasefire” agreement since it came into force in October, Al Jazeera reported, citing the government media office in Gaza.
US President Donald Trump has brushed aside Democratic lawmakers’ calls to end the war with Iran after two US service members were killed in a missile strike on a military base in the Middle East. The Republican appeared to downplay the extent of the casualties in the conflict, suggesting that the death tolls suffer…
US President Donald Trump has brushed aside Democratic lawmakers’ calls to end the war with Iran after four US service members were killed in a missile strike on a military base in the Middle East. The Republican appeared to downplay the extent of the casualties in the conflict, suggesting that the death tolls suffe…
Israeli cabinet members and parliamentarians have joined a march towards Gaza to call for the rebuilding of Jewish settlements in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has held separate phone calls with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Oman on Sunday.
US military says service member was killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ as it launches more airstrikes at Iran
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Kuwait’s defence ministry says Iran “continues to target civilian and vital facilities in the country”, and has caused fires and “severe damage” to facilities by its attacks.
A US soldier was killed in northern Iraq on Saturday while detonating an "unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone", US Central Command said in a statement.
Israeli settlers attacked and injured an elderly Palestinian man and several others in the town of Surif, northwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on Sunday, Wafa news agency reported, citing Palestinian officials.
The sell-off for winners of the artificial-intelligence boom deepened and yanked stock markets lower worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to jump because of the war with Iran.
Qatar has been discreetly working with Iranian officials to release detained Jewish prisoners in Iran, Israel's public broadcaster KAN News reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Energy secretary grapples with mounting criticism over length of US war as Democrat calls conflict ‘war of choice’
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October 7 did more than expose an intelligence failure; it exposed the exhaustion of Israel’s security doctrine.
The Middle East has a long history of wars of attrition. It now appears that the Trump administration is prepared for a war of attrition with the Iranian regime.
A message attributed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has promised “unforgettable lessons” to Washington during their escalating conflict. But it also homed in on another theme that tempered some of the fire of his warnings against the US, amid eight nights of renewed fighting between the two countries.
Leading Palestinian human rights organisations have warned that the disciplinary process against suspended International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been marked by a denial of due process and "politicisation" that is "corroding" the court's independence, days before member states vote on his…
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has begun a series of high-level meetings in Washington, holding talks with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as Beirut looks for US backing to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and secure an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
Zohran Mamdani said he was asking lawyers about the mayor’s authority to direct police to detain a foreign leader, referring to Israel’s PM
Zohran Mamdani said he was asking lawyers about the mayor’s authority to direct police to detain a foreign leader, referring to Israel’s PM
Last week produced two separate stories that, at first glance, had little to do with one another.
A new haredi (ultra-Orthodox) political party, named “Haredi Public,” was launched on Sunday ahead of the upcoming elections, with the stated goal of securing a spot in the Knesset to bridge the “disconnect” between the haredi population and existing political leadership.
US President Donald Trump is leaning toward further escalation with Iran, according to statements by several Israeli and American officials on Sunday.
History – particularly Jewish history – does not exist in a vacuum; it is neither random nor capricious. The Sages teach that no event – certainly no major episode in Jewish history, and certainly not regarding Israel – occurs by happenstance. They illustrate this by rearranging the letters of mikreh, accidental, to…