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US President Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is “over”, after a wave of attacks were exchanged by both sides despite the memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed last month.
As a real-time Persian passion play unfolds across Iraq and Iran for the funeral ceremonies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one question remains paramount: what gives a European settler colony the audacity, the vulgarity, the vicious gall to fly over a sovereign nation’s territory and murder its supreme leader?
As a real-time Persian passion play unfolds across Iraq and Iran for the funeral ceremonies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one question remains paramount: what gives a European settler colony the audacity, the vulgarity, the vicious gall to fly over a sovereign nation’s territory and murder its supreme leader?
Even if most individual NATO members are still reluctant to jump on board Trump's Iran war, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is busy praising American military action there amid the annual summit in Ankara.
About 112 Israeli settlers, backed by a police escort, on Wednesday forced their way into the al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied Jerusalem, WAFA reported.
The Irish parliament on Tuesday approved legislation to prohibit the import of products from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
New Delhi, India – In 2020, the Indian government transferred Srinivasan Muralidhar, a judge in New Delhi, to another court in the middle of the night in an alleged move to stop him from acting against a politician from the governing party.
As American and Iranian officials continue their waltz around the negotiating table, thousands of families across Iran will this week be mourning six months since their loved ones were massacred in cold blood by the very regime now seeking legitimacy abroad.
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
President calls Iranian leadership ‘scum’, rails against alliance, repeats demand for Greenland and threatens Spain
Cape Verde’s Pico Lopes smiles as he celebrates with fans after the World Cup Group H soccer match between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia in Houston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
LONDON — The head of the International Maritime Organization on Wednesday called for "maximum restraint and de-escalation" as almost 6,000 seafarers remained stranded in the Persian Gulf amid fresh US-Iran attacks.
Syrian authorities say one person has died after explosions rocked Syria’s capital Damascus on Tuesday as French President Emmanual Macron visited the city.
Beirut says it is nearing a deal with Damascus under which Lebanon, long riddled with energy issues, would import electricity from Syria.
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Brent crude futures jumped more than 6% in London after President Trump told reporters at a press conference in Ankara that the tentative ceasefire with Iran is over.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly delayed or blocked money transfers to accounts in the United Arab Emirates.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners filled the streets of the Iraqi city of Najaf on Wednesday, chanting, praying and weeping for Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with the crowds pressing up against the truck carrying his coffin.
The Turkish president told reporters at the ongoing Nato summit in Ankara that a two-state solution to the conflict is key to a lasting peace in the Middle East. “It is incumbent upon all of us to ensure calm, particularly in Gaza and Lebanon,” he said, according to Al Jazeera
NAJAF, Iraq — Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Wednesday in the Iraqi city of Najaf with thousands of mourners present.
American Jews view NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani more favorably than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research revealed Tuesday.
Unemployment data in the hi-tech sector are reaching new highs, with more than 16,000 workers recently registering as unemployed, Inbal Mashash, director general of the Israel Employment Service told 103FM on Tuesday.
Religious-services rights organization ITIM filed a complaint Tuesday against Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef, accusing him of using his public and judicial position to urge mikveh attendants to shame women who want to immerse without an attendant present.
The Israeli aid delegation’s earthquake relief work in Venezuela will continue for an additional two weeks after interim president Delcy Rodriguez met with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to request the extension, the Foreign Ministry and the IDF announced on Wednesday.
Hardline Iranian lawmakers have urged the Islamic regime to assassinate US President Donald Trump during his visit to Turkey for the NATO summit, according to social media posts by regime officials and Iranian media reports.
The US agreement with Iran to end the conflict between the two countries is “over”, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, calling the Iranian leadership “sick people”.
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Trump says ceasefire is over and calls Iranian leaders 'scum'
ANKARA — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the ceasefire with Iran was "over" after the two sides traded fire, but added that negotiators could keep talking to Tehran.
Tens of thousands of vetted Palestinian civilians will be accommodated in the planned zone in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, AFP reported, citing an official.
Atiya Shaheen's children have been asking him the same question over and over again: “Dad, are you going to lose your job?” However, the teacher, 34, who is employed by the Gaza government, does not have an answer.
United States President Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is “over”, describing Iranian leaders as “sick people” after Iran and the US exchanged attacks.
French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Syria on Monday evening, making him the first Western leader to visit the nation since last year’s rise to power of Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former member of al-Qaeda.
Several explosions rang out across Bahrain, an AFP correspondent said, after authorities sounded air raid sirens to warn of an attack.
Palestinos ven una transmisión en vivo del partido de octavos de final del Mundial de fútbol entre Argentina y Egipto en Nuseirat, en el centro de la Franja de Gaza, el martes 7 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Abdel Kareem Hana)
The United States launched dozens of strikes on Iran early on Wednesday in what it said was retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on commercial ships in the highly contested Strait of Hormuz, sparking widespread fears of the renewal of all-out war in the Middle East.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Washington's ceasefire with Tehran is over, after hostilities between the two sides escalated overnight.
The Israeli military has killed an official of the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza who had organised World Cup watch parties for residents in the war-torn strip, Palestinian media reported.
ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was cutting off trade with Spain over defense spending — reviving a long-running feud between Washington and Madrid.
U.S. Treasury yields surged on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump told the NATO summit in Turkey that he thinks the ceasefire with Iran is over.
Senior US military commanders ignored warnings that intelligence on targets in Iran was outdated as they rushed to compile strike lists at the start of the war, CNN reports. Citing sources familiar with the decision-making process, the broadcaster said the decision contributed to the deadly strike on an Iranian girl…
Palestinians watch a live broadcast of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
An Israeli strike on Tuesday killed Mohamed Fawaz al-Wahidi, the public relations director for the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza.
Israel has refused to renew its water agreement with Jordan in violation of the peace treaty between the two countries, Israel's public broadcaster, Kan 11 reported on Monday.
ANKARA, Turkey — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. ceasefire and peace process with Iran is likely dead after the Pentagon launched major retaliatory strikes overnight.
Itochu and Daikin Industries plan to work together to recycle aluminum from the latter's commercial air conditioners as Japan aims to reduce reliance on the Middle East for the metal. (Nikkei montage)
Rabbi Levi Shemtov speaks to the crowd before he lights the Menorah during the annual National Menorah Lighting in celebration of Hanukkah, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
The main entrance to Haaretz's Tel Aviv office was smashed by a masked vandal on Wednesday morning, the newspaper confirmed.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin on Wednesday called on the government to disobey a High Court of Justice ruling that ordered a new Knesset vote for the appointment of the attorney Michael Rabello as state comptroller.
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