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Joint List Party Chairman MK Ayman Odeh is set to meet with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Thursday, according to a statement by Odeh's office on Wednesday.
Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 3:35am
Mohamed al-Wahidi died when a missile struck his taxi shortly before Egypt played Argentina in their last 16 match
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The remains of IDF soldier Private Yaakov Zrihan, killed during Israel's War of Independence, were identified after being found in an unmarked mass grave in Kiryat Enavim, the military announced on Wednesday.
As US President Donald Trump flew into Ankara for the 2026 Nato summit, Turkey's membership of the military alliance continues to provoke anger domestically.
Few foreign diplomats have experienced a posting quite like Frédéric Journès.
MANILA, Philippines — Amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Wednesday announced the return of 95 Filipinos from three countries in the region.
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte has expressed confidence that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will prevent rising tension with Israel from escalating into a wider regional conflict, describing Ankara as the alliance's primary crisis manager in the Middle East.
Trump has praised Netanyahu as "a great wartime prime minister" and said no US president has done more for Israel than he has.
Less than a month after a ceasefire was signed between the US and Iran, conflict has returned to the Middle East. The peace agreement Donald Trump signed
ARCHIVO – El rabino Levi Shemtov habla ante la multitud antes de encender las velas de la menorá en el evento anual de Encendido Nacional de la Menorá en celebración del Janucá, en la Elipse cerca de la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 14 de diciembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana, Archivo)
The IDF arrested 20 suspects across the West Bank in an overnight operation between Tuesday and Wednesday, the military announced.
Shin Bet chief David Zini is nobody’s fool and undoubtedly knew that his remarks Tuesday about loyalty to the elected leadership would get out and ignite controversy.
The state asked the High Court of Justice to dismiss a petition concerning detained Gazan doctors - including Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya - arguing that their cases had been individually reviewed and that their release could harm state security.
Footage showing the ruins of the compound of former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei was released on Wednesday by the supreme leader's website.
Beyond reestablishing Gush Katif, the bloc of Israeli settlements in Gaza removed by the state in 2005, Israel will settle all of Gaza, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a video interview played at the 2026 Pulse of Israel Conference on Tuesday.
Eight Palestinians were killed and 17 wounded in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as Israeli forces continued military operations across the enclave.
WASHINGTON, July 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that an interim peace deal between the United States and Iran is "over," warning that his administration might reimpose a naval blockade of the Islamic Republic.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thought he would remove Syria from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that would sweep away one of the last vestiges of US sanctions against Damascus.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday notified Congress of his intent to rescind Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terror, which would clear a major hurdle in Damascus's economic recoverys.
Tens of thousands of mourners attended funeral processions for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala.
Rahm Emanuel, posible candidato demócrata a la presidencia de Estados Unidos y defensor de Israel desde hace mucho tiempo, habla en la Universidad de Tel Aviv, Israel, el miércoles 8 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Ariel Schalit)
Nearly 40% of Israelis believe Iran won the war against the United States, according to a survey conducted between June 16 and June 22 by the Institute for National Security Studies and published last week.
Tehran's oil export troubled just got worse.
Lebanon has said it would participate in the next round of direct talks in Italy after Israeli forces withdraw from two “pilot zones” in the south, AFP reported, citing a diplomatic source.
A motorcycle is refueled at a gas station in Metro Manila in March. The Asian Development Bank says prolonged disruption to energy markets stemming from the Middle East conflict is slowing growth across developing Asia. © Reuters
Trump on Iran: US will 'probably hit them hard again tonight'
As a key NATO summit takes place in Turkey, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at his country’s allies for failing to support the US during its war in Iran.
Shin Bet Director David Zini seems to relish walking into political traps.
Six months after Iran’s January 8–9 massacre, in which opposition-linked estimates and evidence from inside Iran place the number of dead at between 35,000 and 40,000, The Jerusalem Post is highlighting some of those killed, based on testimony provided by their families.
Six months after Iran’s January 8–9 massacre, in which opposition-linked estimates and evidence from inside Iran place the number of dead at between 35,000 and 40,000, The Jerusalem Post is publishing profiles of some of those killed, based on testimony provided by their families.
Six months after Iran’s January 8–9 massacre, in which opposition-linked estimates and evidence from inside Iran place the number of dead at between 35,000 and 40,000, The Jerusalem Post is publishing profiles of some of those killed, based on testimony provided by their families.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he expects to remove Syria from the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism, while praising the country's recent stability following the lifting of US sanctions.
Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, according to state broadcaster Press TV on Wednesday, citing an unknown Iranian source.
Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel speaks in Tel Aviv University, Israel , Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
President Trump just prior to entering the Oval Office vowed to quickly achieve peace in the Russia-Ukraine war, which is currently in its fifth year. The MAGA base got energized by Trump's earlier repeat statements that he'd bring peace to major global flashpoints and hotspots, but instead of anti-interventionism h…
The outlook is weighed down by the Iran war but helped by AI and other technologies
The outlook is weighed down by the Iran war but helped by AI and other technologies
Oil prices spiked overnight to three-week-highs after President Trump said that he thought the Iran cease-fire was “over” amid a volatile 24 hours in the Persian Gulf region.
The state told the High Court of Justice on Wednesday that Tzohar Food Supervision’s newly issued license as an official kashrut-certifying body cannot currently be relied on because of flaws in the way it was granted, but also said the Chief Rabbinate remains obligated to examine Tzohar’s request without delay.
Make no mistake, the latest battles between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz are about nuclear weapons.
Iran enjoys many advantages in its attacks in the Gulf. It will be incredibly difficult to stop the Iranian threats entirely.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he believed Iranian strikes on US bases in the Gulf violated the Memorandum of Understanding with the US, and that Iran had been mistaken to carry them out, but added that he understood meetings as part of the 60-day ceasefire between Iran and the United States…
Authorities rescued 17 unconscious women from a beauty salon in the A-Tur neighborhood of Jerusalem on Wednesday, with some of them being in moderate condition while others were in more serious condition.
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The Esports World Cup made its debut in Paris this week with more than 100,000 tickets already sold, organisers say, as the Saudi Arabia-founded tournament is held outside the kingdom for the first time.
Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social media
After declaring the ceasefire with Iran over and threatening to "hit them hard tonight", the US president said Nato allies will send minesweepers to the critical waterway.
Thousands of mourners marched through the streets of the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Wednesday as they followed the coffin of the late Iranian leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
