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The IDF announced on Tuesday that the first woman in Israel Air Force history, referred to as "G.", was being promoted to brigadier general.
After recent strikes, Iran no longer trusts US negotiations, analyst says
Tolls on tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz are not a factor in oil price projections, with flare-ups in the US-Iran conflict expected to keep costs around $80 a barrel in the short term, Standard Chartered has said.
The battle for Hormuz has ramped up after the United States has undertaken three consecutive nights of major bombing raids against Iranian targets.
Having maintained a near-total silence on Labour’s policy in relation to Palestine since he began his open campaign for the leadership, Andy Burnham has now broken his omerta with an “apology” for the party’s past failures.
Stolt Magnesium ‘suffered from an explosion of an unidentified external device’ that started a fire in the engine room, the company said
Stolt Magnesium ‘suffered from an explosion of an unidentified external device’ that started a fire in the engine room, the company said
The Iranian regime-backed "Explosive Media" Lego AI-generated propaganda channel published a video claiming that the regime was behind the death of US senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday.
Brazil registered zero direct oil exports to Israel in 2025, with campaigners claiming it as a victory for the boycott campaign.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has requested that President Isaac Herzog pardon Elor Azaria, a former Israeli soldier convicted for killing an incapacitated Palestinian in Hebron, Israeli media reported.
The defendants in the Bild case will respond to the charges against them on December 15, more than two years after the original indictment was filed, the Tel Aviv District Court ruled Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bears full responsibility for an “absurd” Iran strategy built around the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, former senior defense official and Iran nuclear expert Avner Vilan said in an interview with 103FM on Tuesday.
An Israel Navy delegation, led by the navy's deputy chief, R.-Adm. Guy Levy, participated in events marking 250 years of US independence, the IDF confirmed on Monday.
Several countries summoned their Iranian ambassadors on Tuesday in the wake of Iran's recent strikes on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and hostile escalation across the region.
Turkish naval ships made a visit to Syria’s Latakia port on Monday, according to Turkish government media, the first since the beginning of Syria’s civil war.
Despite the ongoing construction of a new border security fence between Israel and Jordan, local residents are fearful that a Jordanian attack could face little in the way of defenses, N12 News reported on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu selectively pursues security-leak investigations when disclosures harm him politically, while allowing highly classified information that serves his interests to be released, journalist Ronen Bergman alleged in an interview with 103FM on Monday,
US stocks are struggling for direction as traders waited to buy the dip on a busy day that kicked off with Wall Street earnings whichwith JPM, BofA, Goldman, Citi and Wells all reporting. Kevin Warsh’s testimony before Congress and CPI data are due later. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures fell 0.2% with Nasdaq 100 co…
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The Supreme Court is seen Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A sixth round of direct peace talks between Lebanon and Israel began at the US embassy in Rome on Tuesday, with Lebanon pushing for the implementation of “pilot zones” despite slow progress, Lebanese political sources told The National.
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A British surgeon is taking the National Health Service (NHS) and the UK government to court, arguing that the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism has been used to restrict political speech and silence pro-Palestine expression.
On the intersection of Independence Street and Damascus Street sits Beit Beirut, a museum stoically standing, part preserved by its original architecture and part shaped by the restoration work needed after Lebanon’s 1975–1990 civil war.
Lebanon and Israel have resumed talks in Rome, with Beirut hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon under a United States-brokered deal, although expectations for swift progress remain low.
Air defence systems were activated in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan again this week after Iran launched another wave of attacks it said were aimed at United States military installations.
At least three people have been killed in overnight strikes as the US hit Iran for a third night in a row.
The Horn of Africa is becoming an increasingly important extension of Middle Eastern strategy as governments on opposite shores of the Red Sea deepen their involvement through military agreements, port investments, energy projects, diplomatic recognition, and political alliances.
Iran on Tuesday said that the decision by the United Kingdom to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a security threat was “unjustified” and “irresponsible”.
The attack on Sana'a International Airport during the attempted landing of an Iranian Mahan Air flight on Monday came as the Houthis grew increasingly emboldened in their violations of international law, according to statements by Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and international representatives at the United Nation…
Up to 50,000 flight tickets may be canceled due to the US's decision to freeze the evacuation of its refuelers from Ben-Gurion Airport, N12 reported on Tuesday.
Israel has extended the ban on flights to Dubai until the end of October, as many international airlines continue to suspend operations or reduce service to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the security situation in the Middle East.
Lebanon and Israel resumed talks on Tuesday in the Italian capital, with Beirut hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon under a US-brokered deal, although expectations for swift progress were low.
Israel and Lebanon will open another round of direct talks in Rome on Tuesday, at the US Embassy and with American mediation, in an effort to move the political understandings reached in Washington to the implementation stage, first and foremost the pilot project in southern Lebanon.
Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned Britain's decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a security threat, calling the move "unjustified" and "irresponsible."
Thirty Indians were among the 46 crew members in the two vessels hit by an Iranian overnight attack
As the attacks between the United States and Iran are escalating and heading towards an unprecedented and unpredictable stage, US President Donald Trump made new threats to attack and destroy Iran’s nuclear site known as “Pickaxe Mountain”.
Biden sued ex-CEO of Overstock.com Patrick Byrne over claim that Biden sought bribe from Iran government in 2021
Israel’s parliament will dissolve on 17 July and national elections will be held on 27 October as scheduled, according to Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik.
Alternative trade routes and an AI tech boom are helping the region cushion the blow of a threatened maritime tariff
O ex-presidente iraniano Mahmoud Ahmadinejad está em prisão domiciliar por ordem da Guarda Revolucionária iraniana, informou nesta segunda-feira (13/07) o jornal americano The New York Times, que cita quatro autoridades do Irã.
US President Donald Trump has given Saudi Arabia the green light for a renewed military operation against Yemen’s Houthi movement, Axios has reported, citing US officials.
US President Donald Trump has given Saudi Arabia the green light for a renewed military operation against Yemen’s Houthi movement, Axios has reported, citing US officials.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is focusing his efforts on preventing the opposition bloc from reaching 61 seats and unseating him in the coming election, former communications adviser to Netanyahu, Avi Bushinsky, told 103FM on Tuesday.
“Whoever makes the decisions concerning these laws will bear responsibility,” Channel 12 military analyst Nir Dvori said yesterday. “They will not be able to say, ‘I was not aware, I did not know.’”
MK Tally Gotliv (Likud) called for the firing of IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir on Tuesday over the warning letter he sent about a severe shortage of 17,000 soldiers in the IDF.
The government is expected on Tuesday to discuss diverting some NIS 568 million from the five-year plan for developing Israel’s Arab society to fund Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) activity and the work of the police and other enforcement bodies against organized crime.
TEHRAN — The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump planned to reimpose a blockade Tuesday on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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US launches more attacks on Iran as Trump reimposes Hormuz blockade