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In a televised address, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will remain in southern Lebanon “as long as Lebanon does not disarm”.
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US president calls it ‘foolish violation’ of ceasefire agreement after drone damaged ship’s upper deck
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said Lebanese authorities would not be able to enforce a framework agreement signed with Israel in Washington on Friday unless, with US support, "they go to civil war," Al Mayadeen reported on Friday, after talks aimed at ending Israel's war on Lebanon.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed the new agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon, hosted in Washington on Friday, as a major blow to Iran. He has said Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon so long as Hezbollah does not disarm:
That’s it in Boston. France finish the group stage with a 4-1 victory after Desire Doue struck in the fourth minute of injury time.
Dozens of people joined protests in northern and southern Gaza on Friday to demand that Hamas relinquishes power in the war-devastated coastal strip nearly nine months after the Palestinian militant group and Israel agreed to a ceasefire.
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El secretario de Estado estadounidense Marco Rubio saluda al abordar un avión de transporte C-17 Globemaster III de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos, en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Baréin, tras su visita a Oriente Medio, en Manama, Baréin, el jueves 25 de junio de 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo vía AP)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media before departing for Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East, in Manama, Bahrain Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)
The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders and allows the Department of Homeland Security to swiftly end temporary protected status, a program that protects a total of 1.3 million people from 17 countries.
US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of a "foolish violation" of its truce with Washington after a cargo ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz was attacked.
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire.
The recent attacks on Saudi Arabia came from Iraq unfortunately Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi tells IMI’s chief international anchor, Hadley Gamble.
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Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a deal as part of a trilateral framework with the United States in Washington on Friday, following five rounds of talks hosted by US President Donald Trump's administration.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a deal framework between Lebanon and Israel after negotiations in Washington, DC.
Israel and Lebanon signed a framework peace agreement on Friday after several days of talks in Washington.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Israel and Lebanon had reached a framework agreement aimed at achieving "lasting peace and security."
An Israeli strike on Friday evening killed three civilians and injured others near the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Wafa news agency reported.
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Israel and Lebanon are expected to sign a framework agreement in Washington on Friday, senior Israeli officials said.
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Israel and Lebanon are expected to sign a framework agreement in Washington on Friday, Reuters reported, citing senior Israeli officials.
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Tehran reasserted its right on Friday to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and warned Gulf states against siding with the US, a day after an attack on a ship near Oman highlighted the fragility of a preliminary deal to end the Iran war.
‘Do Kaftar” (“Two Doves”) is a sad love song that every Iranian child knows. Fun fact: if you look for it on YouTube, you will find the mournful ballad sung by men only. That is because women in Iran are forbidden to sing in public. The haunting words start (translated from Persian):
The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents over 200,000 doctors in the UK, this week voted to reject the use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition on antisemitism within the NHS.
Traffic levels in the Strait of Hormuz fell back from Wednesday's high, but vessels continued to use a non-Iranian-approved passage, despite a ship being struck by a projectile, tracking platforms showed on Friday.
ARCHIVO – Una madre y su hija se abrazan tras la llegada de la segunda al aeropuerto Ben Gurion de Tel Aviv después de que tropas de paracaidistas israelíes la liberaran a ella y a otros rehenes que iban a bordo de un avión de Air France en el aeropuerto de Entebbe, en Uganda, el 4 de julio de 1976. (AP Foto/Nash, A…
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The issue of a $300 billion fund to rebuild Iran did not come up in meetings between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Gulf ministers in Manama, Gulf Co-operation Council Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi has said.
President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of violating a ceasefire agreement with the United States by launching attack drones at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, including a cargo vessel that was struck off the coast of Oman on Thursday.
Recent satellite images indicate that Qatari LNG facilities like this one may be starting up again. © Reuters
Three international organisations have filed a criminal complaint against Polish state-owned company Nitro-Chem, accusing representatives of the Nato alliance’s largest TNT producer of alleged involvement in international crimes against Palestinians in Gaza.
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Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, an anti-Islam activist interested in the far-right, killed six and wounded hundreds by driving through crowds
Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, an anti-Islam activist interested in the far-right, killed six and wounded hundreds by driving through crowds
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a call from Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister.
The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents over 200,000 doctors in the UK, this week voted to reject the use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition on antisemitism within the NHS.
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A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israeli authorities and security forces of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, concluding that the actions amount to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The findings are contained in a nearly 100-page report presented to the UN Human R…
A mother and her daughter embrace when the latter arrived at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport after Israeli paratroopers freed her and other hostages aboard a Air France jet at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport earlier in the day, July 4, 1976. (AP Photo/Nash, File)
President Trump's agreement or MOU with Iran has infuriated the likes of Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, and Randy Fine while earning praise from the America First camp: Joe Kent, Steve Bannon, Jack Posobiec, etc.
A federal court in New York has summoned US President Donald Trump to respond to a lawsuit brought by three sitting judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who accuse his administration of punishing them with sweeping sanctions for their work on investigations involving Israel and the United States.
Having rebounded from record (46 year) lows in preliminary June data, University of Michigan's final June Sentiment survey was expected to show further improvement as gas prices have fallen since the US-Iran 'peace' MoU signing.
Iran has condemned a joint US-Gulf Cooperation Council statement as “interventionist, irresponsible and provocative”, accusing Washington and its Gulf allies of using diplomacy to impose pressure on Tehran after the recent United States-Israeli war on Iran.