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The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education have condemned the demolition of Yanun Elementary School in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, Wafa news reported on Thursday.
For 48 hours in Ankara, Turkey, it felt as though the world was moving on Donald Trump's timetable.
Jets targeted the naval military zone in the southern Iranian city of Konarak after two explosions were heard in the area, according to governor Mohammad Younes Haqqani, IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.
Financial markets calmed in the wait to see what will come next and after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the Iran war. The local sharemarket is likely to do the same when it opens on Friday.
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The United Kingdom’s likely incoming next prime minister, Andy Burnham, has apologised for the Labour Party’s initial response to Israel’s actions in Gaza, saying “we got it wrong” while calling for further sanctions on those involved in violence in the besieged enclave.
Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed a day after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.
It remains unclear how much of substance will change – and whether it will be enough to rebuild electoral coalition
The 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival opened Thursday night at the Sultan’s Pool, with 6,000 spectators and guests attending the festive ceremony under the stars.
After Egypt's elimination by Argentina in the World Cup on Tuesday, Egyptian commentator Mohammed Nour published a video in which he blamed Israel for the 3-2 loss.
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Citing a Bushehr official, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported that a military site on the outskirts of Bushehr province was hit by a US-Israeli projectile, adding that the explosion sound in the city was caused by the air defence response.
Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere is collaborating with Saudi-backed start-up Humain, as Ottawa expands its investment ties with the Gulf and moves to diversify away from the US.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismantled Israel’s relationship with the United States and has become a “burden” to US President Donald Trump, Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman told The Jerusalem Post in a recent interview, as he laid out his vision for leading the country after the upcoming elections.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call on Thursday that the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran is the “best chance” for securing regional stability.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Thursday with the Commander of the Israeli aid delegation to Venezuela and Chief of Staff of the Home Front Command, Brig. Gen. Elad Edri, as well as Israel's ambassador-designate to Mexico, Yoed Magen.
An attempt to smuggle thousands of cigarettes into the Gaza Strip, hidden inside hundreds of pineapples, was thwarted at the Lachish crossing on Wednesday, according to the IDF.
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This 2024 photo provided by the Metropolitan Police shows damage to a warehouse in east London that was storing goods for Ukraine, after a fire that prosecutors said was organized on behalf of Russia’s intelligence services. (London Metropolitan Police via AP, File)
The governor of Bushehr confirmed that explosions were heard over Bushehr, where one of Iran’s nuclear plants is located, on Thursday, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he’s had no updates on the prospects of a return to the heavy US strikes on Iran seen in the early months of the war, but it won’t “work well” for Tehran, the ambassador told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
The first so-called pilot zone in Lebanon, in which the Lebanese army will assume control of an area now occupied by Israeli forces, will launch in "a matter of days," with further zones being mapped out and planned, a US official said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking fire for overpromising. At the start of the war, he pledged “total victory,” and at least a slice of his electorate now feels let down by that promise – all the more so in light of recent events in Iran and Lebanon.
Iran has rushed out five supertankers and one Suezmax vessel carrying roughly 11 million barrels of crude in the past 24 hours, as strikes between the US and Iran threaten to escalate into another blockade on its ports, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
The UK’s likely incoming prime minister and Labour MP Andy Burnham apologised that his party “didn’t get it right” in its response to Israel’s war in Gaza and pledged stronger action against Israel if he takes power.
Iran has rushed out five supertankers and one Suezmax vessel carrying roughly 11 million barrels of crude in the past 24 hours, as strikes between the US and Iran threaten to escalate into another blockade on its ports, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday issued a decree setting November 28 as the date for the first legislative elections in 20 years.
Six explosions have reportedly been heard in areas around the Burshehr province and the nearby city of Choghadak in southern Iran, according to Iran’s Mehr News agency.
Andy Burnham has apologised for the Labour government’s response to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, saying his party “didn’t get it right” and that it must now do more, signalling a potential change in the UK’s approach to Israel as he prepares to enter Downing Street.
The first so-called “pilot zone” in Lebanon, in which the Lebanese army will assume control of an area currently occupied by Israeli forces, will launch in a “matter of days”, with further zones being mapped out and planned, a US official said on Thursday.
Multiple Israeli attacks have killed at least 10 people in Gaza in 24 hours as violence persists despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire”, according to medical sources.
PepsiCo blamed the second-quarter slowdown in its North American food unit on consumers tightening their belts. The period was marked by elevated pump prices tied to the US-Iran war, a squeeze that hit lower-income households the hardest and weighed on discretionary snack and beverage purchases.
The local truckers association has said it may suspend operations, after several eyewitnesses decried the murder of Ahmad Esleem
The Foreign Ministry has lowered travel advisory levels in such places as the Middle East and Venezuela. (Photo by Nikkei)
The Foreign Ministry has lowered travel advisory levels in such places as the Middle East and Venezuela. (Photo by Nikkei)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that legislative elections will be held in late November, as his government comes under mounting international pressure to demonstrate its legitimacy.
Cross-border trade between the UAE and Saudi Arabia is facing delays, in a sign that tensions between the Gulf neighbours are rippling through the business world.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said on Thursday that the security situation in Lebanon remains “fragile” despite a decrease in the violence since late June.
Former Maccabi Haifa soccer star Anan Khalaili, currently playing for professional Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise, has agreed a move to the current Italian league champion, Inter Milan, in what will be the highest transfer fee ever paid for an Israeli player, Israeli media reported Thursday.
Two Palestinians were killed in Gaza and others wounded on Thursday when an Israeli drone struck a group of civilians west of Khan Younis, Wafa news reported, citing medical sources.
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With Saudi spending restricted and a glut of departures and arrivals the stakes are high for Eddie Howe, and his captain, amid uncertain times on Tyneside
Iran responds by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accusing US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant
Iraq and Turkey are “near” to signing a 12-month deal to continue pumping Iraqi crude oil through the Ceyhan pipeline, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday.
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The IDF killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Rashid Al-Qadhi on Wednesday in a targeted strike in the southern Gaza Strip, the military announced Thursday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the war with Iran is not over and that he intends to keep Israeli forces in Lebanon “as long as the need requires”.
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