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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given Israelis a choice to make in the coming elections: either opt for his leadership and continue to see Israel at war, or be ruled by a non-unified left-wing government.
A prisoner advocacy group has reported a surge in Israeli detentions of school children across the occupied West Bank during secondary school examinations.
Dramatic images of stacks of cash and gold allegedly seized from politicians' homes have dominated Iraqi social media in recent days, as a major anti-corruption crackdown prompted a wave of speculation over which officials might be detained next.
Oil prices have fallen back sharply to near pre-war levels over recent weeks in response to a fragile truce between the U.S. and Iran, and diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to a lasting conclusion.
US equity futures are higher led by Tech as Mag7 leads the group higher and points to a reversal of last week’s profit-taking, as traders position for the end of the first half. A shortened week will likely focus on a speech from the Fed’s Warsh on Wednesday and payrolls on Thursday. As of 8:30am, S&P futures are 0.…
Israeli forces are killing Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank at the highest rate since 1967, with 54 shot dead in 2025, B'Tselem said on Monday.
On June 25, a day before the US, Lebanon, and Israel announced a trilateral agreement, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan met Asaad al-Shaibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The United States on Friday announced that it had reached a trilateral agreement with Israel and Lebanon. The aim of the deal is to create a path to peace for both countries and to establish diplomatic relations between them.
MK Yitzhak Pindrus (United Torah Judaism) on Monday suggested that MK Naama Lazimi (The Democrats) should be shot in the legs for "blocking the road" during a Knesset Education Committee discussion regarding the gender segregation law in academia.
IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi appeared to play down Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s claim last week that his government had allocated 20 million barrels of oil to the IRGC Aerospace Force to support the war effort, saying that “it is the government's responsibility to support the armed fo…
Iranian and US technical teams working on the implementation of an interim peace deal are expected to meet in Doha in the coming days, a source told Reuters on Monday, after tit-for-tat weekend strikes threatened to derail the fragile accord.
Israeli forces are killing Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank at the highest rate since 1967, with 54 shot dead in 2025, B'Tselem said on Monday.
The U.S. and Iran are poised to hold fresh talks on Tuesday in Qatar's capital, President Donald Trump said via social media on Monday, following a weekend of hostilities in the Middle East.
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After some persisting Sunday reports, including in The Wall Street Journal, said that last week's renewed tit-for-tat fighting between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz had 'stalled' the next round of talks, President Trump stated on Truth Social Monday that a meeting on Iran would be held in Doha Tuesday. He …
At least three people have been killed in an Israeli air strike in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, health authorities say.
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held talks in Syria on Monday during an official visit, his first to Damascus since the fall of the Assad regime.
The latest Middle East developments sometimes leave us with more questions than answers. Former four-star Navy Admiral Mike Rogers sat with the Post's Anna Ahronheim to discuss strategy, defense, and more.
The Israeli government's unanimous decision to recognize the Armenian Genocide deserves to be welcomed with gratitude and relief. It is a historic act of moral clarity which removes an unnecessary burden from the relationship between two ancient peoples whose histories have long echoed one another.
An indictment is expected to be filed against two Bedouin from the Al-Azazma town located in the Negev on suspicion of smuggling approximately 45 kilograms of drugs through the Egyptian border by way of a drone.
Iran’s Judiciary Chief, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, announced that the Islamic Republic would be pursuing cases against the United States in the international court and that authorities would begin seizing American assets “if our access becomes possible” during an event titled American Human Rights Week, according …
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir held an intelligence, operational, strategic, and multi-scene situation assessment to mark the 1,000th day of Israel being at war, the military announced on Monday.
Qatar condemned the Israeli incursion in Syria’s Quneitra and Deraa, as well as the artillery shelling by the Israeli army, calling it “a flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and a blatant breach of international law,” the Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
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Rubio's diplomatic push in the Gulf: US secretary of state reassures GCC allies on Iran
Iran again launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.
At least three Palestinians, including a child, have been killed in an Israeli drone strike on a group of civilians in central Gaza on Monday.
Israeli forces bulldozed hundreds of olive trees in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, with dozens more dunams of agricultural land at risk of further destruction in the coming days.
The United States and Iran have agreed to pause mutual attacks "for now" and hold talks on Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. media outlet Axios reported Sunday.
For most of his life, Masoud Abu Saada imagined building a future in Gaza.
The Israeli government’s decision on Sunday to formally recognise the Armenian genocide has drawn a rare rebuke from Azerbaijan, a close Israeli ally.
Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered framework agreement in Washington on June 26, turning months of cautious negotiations into a formal diplomatic process. But the deal’s hardest test is only beginning: whether Lebanon can impose state authority in the south while Hezbollah remains armed, powerful, and opposed t…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Iranian state media on Monday that after an agreement with the United States lifted oil and petrochemical sanctions, $6 billion of $12 billion in assets frozen in Qatar would be released and returned to Iran, Reuters reported.
Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a key ally of Hezbollah, on Monday slammed a US-brokered agreement between Lebanon and Israel, warning it could lead to attempts to divide Lebanese and said it would not be implemented.
Danny Miran, the father of former Gaza hostage Omri Miran, sharply criticized Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich after he claimed in an interview with Nadav Perry that “all the hostages are here because of me.”
China's economy is showing signs of picking up, thanks in part to a rebound in shipments to the U.S.
The Israeli government’s decision on Sunday to formally recognise the Armenian genocide has drawn a rare rebuke from Azerbaijan, a close Israeli ally.
A flight from the Iranian capital Tehran landed at Dubai International Airport on Monday, the first since the US-Israel war against Iran began on February 28.
Russia once again rejected a Turkish proposal to declare a ceasefire and open talks between Moscow and Ukraine earlier this month, several sources told Middle East Eye.
Dolientes cargan el cuerpo del palestino Abdullah Moussa, de 30 años, fallecido en un ataque aéreo israelí, durante su funeral en Jan Yunis, en la Franja de Gaza, el sábado 27 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Middle East producers are pushing ahead with loading oil and liquefied natural gas, shipping data showed.
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Abdullah Moussa, 30, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that after the agreement with the United States lifted oil and petrochemical sanctions, $6bn out of $12bn of assets frozen in Qatar would be released and returned to Iran, Iranian state media reported.
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British politician Andy Burnham is tipped to become the UK’s next prime minister, after Keir Starmer announced his resignation last week amid intense pressure from his own Labour Party
U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Monday as investors looked ahead to key jobs data coming later in the week and monitored a fragile pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
Romania’s Ministry of National Defense has finalized a landmark agreement with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for the acquisition of SPYDER short‑ and very‑short‑range air‑defense systems.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to oppose a decision to expand his criminal trial to five hearing days a week when he appears before the Jerusalem District Court on Monday.
Over the past two weeks, a campaign calling for protests against Hamas on June 26 was circulated on social media, particularly on pages affiliated with Fatah.
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head David Zini held several meetings this week to discuss, among other things, the possibility of canceling the agency's trips to Poland, N12 reported on Monday.