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The U.S. has emerged as the top supplier of helium to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, where tech companies rely on the gas to churn out chips. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Kyodo)
The U.S. has emerged as the top supplier of helium to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, where tech companies rely on the gas to churn out chips. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Kyodo)
Oil jumped 4 per cent early on Monday, rising above $79 a barrel, after the US launched waves of attacks on Iran and Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz once again.
Iran and the US traded more strikes on Monday, with Tehran claiming attacks on American military sites across the Middle East after Washington launched its fifth wave of strikes in six days in response to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war.
Following the passing of Qatar’s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on Sunday, his solidarity with the Palestinian people remains one of the defining legacies of his leadership. He is being remembered not only as a regional statesman, but also as a steadfast ally of the Palestinian people and the only Ara…
Israel’s Toto Equals football team won fourth place in the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup on Saturday after being the first Israeli team to participate in the tournament.
This undated photo provided by the family in July 2026 shows Peyvand Naimi. (Courtesy Emilia Nazari via AP)
When Israeli influencer Aaron Morali realized that the celebrity drawing a crowd at the Loullie beach club on Saturday night was Braden Peters — better known as Clavicular — he alerted staff.
Survivors of the October 7 Supernova music festival massacre are facing a wave of online abuse from bots, which are suspected to be part of a coordinated campaign by Iran, according to a report by Fighting Online Antisemitism (FOA).
The suffering of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is no isolated case. The abuse of Palestinian detainees is happening in plain sight, yet nothing changes
Dozens of suspects have been arrested as law enforcement forces began conducting a broad operation against illegal weapons and drugs across the country, the police announced on Monday morning.
SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Monday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after stocks tumbled amid renewed tensions in the Middle East.
Robert Tulloch, 17, is escorted into Lebanon, N.H. District Court by Tropper James Stienmetz, right, and Hanover Sgt. Jeffrey Fleury, Feb. 21, 2001. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
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Un manifestante progubernamental ondea la bandera iraní durante una marcha para conmemorar al difunto líder supremo del país, ayatolá Ali Jamenei, el sábado 11 de julio de 2026, en Teherán, Irán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
A dealer walks past near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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The death of Senator Lindsey Graham this weekend has deprived Israel of one of its most reliable and forthright allies in Washington.
WASHINGTON, United States — The US military launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire.
US Central Command (Centcom) announced that it completed its latest wave of attacks against Iran, saying it hit dozens of targets with precision munitions.
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Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
American and Iranian forces exchange heavy missile and drone attacks over control of strait of Hormuz, increasing pressure on truce
Mon 13 Jul 2026 at 12:38pm
SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended losses late Monday morning, led by falls in chipmakers, bucking gains on Wall Street, as renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment.
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel will hold national elections on Oct. 27, the last date allowed by law, its parliament said on Sunday, with the vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Gaza war erupted.
BRUSSELS — A group of EU countries wants to force the European Commission to crack down on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, ramping up a standoff with Brussels over its Middle East policy.
Syria is set to host its first business forum alongside the US on Monday, with the event focused on Syria’s economic recovery, reform plans and investment opportunities.
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Andy Burnham is "exploring holding an expanded Budget this autumn" to set out strategic priorities, reports the Financial Times. New strikes on Iran by the US "pose biggest test for interim deal", it headlines.
A US attack on an agricultural water pumping station in the city of Mahshahr killed one person and injured four others, state media reported.
Seoul shares rebounded Monday after opening lower, tracking gains on Wall Street, though investors remained cautious amid renewed tensions in the Middle East.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said that the Bushehr nuclear power plant is "safe and stable" in response to circulating claims that it was targeted.
Givat Ze'ev, a settlement in the West Bank, has been officially declared a city in Israel following IDF Central Command Chief Avi Bluth's signature on Sunday.
Iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases.
Iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases.
President Isaac Herzog hosted a ceremony commemorating 50 years since Operation Entebbe at the president's residence in Jerusalem on Sunday, underscoring Israel's responsibility to protect its citizens in the war with Iran.
Israel Police are investigating the site of an explosion at a residential building in Or Yehuda, suspected to have been caused by a grenade being thrown at the building, according to a Maariv report in the early morning hours on Monday.
SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened lower Monday as investors remained cautious amid increased Iran uncertainty despite SK hynix's successful U.S. listing last week.
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The United States has announced another round of early-morning strikes on Iran, as the two sides continue to exchange attacks over questions of control in the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil prices have climbed by more than 3 percent as renewed fighting fuels fears of disruption to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.