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With each week and month that passes since the start of Trump's Operation Epic Fury, more and more reports have come out revealing the massive extent of damage to US military facilities in the Mideast region based on Iran's retaliation across the region.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asserted that a “very strong system of verification” must by put in place to monitor Iran’s nuclear programme.
Residents gathered Thursday in Ohio in support of Haitian migrants following a Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti and Syria fleeing violence and natural disaster in their country.
Nearly four months since the United States and Israel first launched strikes on Iran, sending energy prices soaring and disrupting global trade, the two sides are holding talks in Switzerland with a memorandum of understanding in place establishing a 60-day ceasefire and framework for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear …
Saudi Aramco resumed crude loadings on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after a near four-month halt, shipping data showed, as the world's biggest oil exporter joined a rush to move cargoes amid industry hopes of a return to normal following the war on Iran.
Una columna de humo señala el lugar donde impactó un ataque aéreo de Israel, a las afueras de Nabatiyeh durante la Ashoura, cuando los chiíes conmemoran el martirio del imán Hussein, el nieto del profeta Mahoma, en Nabatiyeh, en el sur de Líbano, el 26 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Hassan Ammar)
A Saudi doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for killing six people and injuring hundreds, ramming a rented BMW into crowds at a historic market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg days before Christmas in 2024.
US President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of state have at times diverged over the past week, especially on the subject of Israel.
Israeli soldiers are being unduly restricted in Lebanon due to the ceasefire agreement, ministers complained during a cabinet meeting on Thursday.
The IDF is charging into space in order to be ready for challenges expected in future wars, IDF Technology and Digital Chief Brig.-Gen. Yael Grosman told The Jerusalem Post in a recent exclusive interview.
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday decided to lower price ceilings on fuel products, citing easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while deciding to keep the price cap system in place for the time being.
The IDF Southern Command is preparing for violent demonstrations and riots along the Gaza Strip’s Yellow Line this coming Friday, Walla. learned on Wednesday.
Lebanon has insisted that Israeli troops withdraw from several areas close to the border, while the Israeli military has instead suggested a "redeployment" further back, Lebanese and Israeli security sources said on Friday.
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The US military is still conducting attacks inside Syria, at a moment its close regional ally Israel is gobbling up territory in the south, and Golan region, with IDF ground forces holding territory within dozens of miles of Damascus.
Shipping traffic is recovering a week after the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — but a renewed attack on a cargo ship Thursday threw fresh uncertainty over the fragile passage, halting the United Nations' evacuation plan and sending some tankers into reverse.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Nabatiyeh during Ashoura, when Shiites commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Un ciudadano iraní buscado por Estados Unidos por ataques informáticos a gran escala que causaron daños valorados en 3.400 millones de dólares fue arrestado en Montenegro, informó la policía del país balcánico el jueves por la noche.
The Jerusalem Hills took almost a year to recover from the 2025 wildfires, according to an April report by the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), with new fires expected to break out as summer fully kicks in. And the Israeli AI startup Firewave has been working to create a solution to these fire…
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, held phone talks Friday and discussed recent developments in the Middle East, including vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
Iraq welcomed thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala on 25 June as Ashoura commemorations reached their peak. Worshippers gathered around the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas, taking part in prayers, mourning processions and traditional rituals marking the anniversary of Imam Hu…
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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said in Tokyo that a "very strong verification system" needed to be in place to make sure Iran was not developing nuclear weapons. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Medical teams at the UAE's floating hospital in Egypt have carried out critical operations on another four patients from Gaza under a major humanitarian drive.
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — An Iranian national who is wanted by the United States for mass hacking attacks that caused damage of $3.4 billion was arrested in Montenegro, police in the Balkan country said late Thursday.
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Since the 2024 collapse of the Assad government and the subsequent expansion of Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights beyond the 1974 ceasefire line into southern Syria, a number of right-wing groups have advocated the establishment of Jewish settlements on this land.
The actress speaks of artistic inheritance, creative freedom, her Palestinian roots and the lifelong search for the painter she once imagined becoming
Gadi Eisenkot’s new centrist party is surging in polls ahead of Israel’s October parliamentary elections
Gadi Eisenkot’s new centrist party is surging in polls ahead of Israel’s October parliamentary elections
Rubio says Lebanon, Israel are close to a 'commitment of intent' after months of talks
Traders and logistics companies fear disrupted supply chains and doubts about the agreement’s durability will continue to weigh on business decisions
Traders and logistics companies fear disrupted supply chains and doubts about the agreement’s durability will continue to weigh on business decisions
The Israeli military continued operations across southern Lebanon, with Lebanon's National News Agency reporting that troops bulldozed and burned homes in the town of Markaba.
With the US and Iran recently agreeing to a framework agreement to end the six-week war, the hard work of turning a ceasefire into a comprehensive deal has begun.
Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has warned that Italy and Romania could face international responsibility, after Nato's secretary general said the two countries had allowed bases on their territory to support the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, Iranian media reported.
It's no longer just a Trump-Meloni spat on the level of public rhetoric, but Italy is newly making clear that it is imposing real policy and limitations on the US, now clarifying that it had formally denied US use of its bases to strike Iran for past and future potential missions.
Eight more South Korean-operated vessels have exited the Strait of Hormuz following last week's ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, bringing the total number of vessels that have left the region to five, the maritime ministry said Friday.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, UN-backed efforts to evacuate stranded seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz are suspended after an attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns that ships must use routes designated by Tehran as efforts continue to restore safe n…
Doctors at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa have successfully treated their first Israeli opioid addiction patient using an experimental noninvasive brain technology, easing him through withdrawal in just 20 minutes.
Against the backdrop of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration that Israel will not withdraw from the security buffer zone in southern Lebanon and the conclusion of his testimony in his trial, Likud, and consequently the coalition, gained one mandate, as the consistent downward trend of the Together party c…
The negotiations between Israel and Lebanon were extended beyond what had been planned and will continue in Washington on Friday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.
A “very strong” verification system is needed in Iran following the Middle East conflict to ensure that the country does not develop nuclear weapons, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Friday.
Mohammad Tahir and his colleagues operate through bombing and blackouts in barely functional hospitals – but there are moments of relief amid the documentary’s tragedy and gore
Two people were killed and another was wounded in an Israeli air raid on the southern Lebanese town of Mefdoun in Nabatieh district, Lebanon's health ministry said.
Ecuador produced the shock of the World Cup group stage, beating Germany 2-1 despite falling behind after only two minutes. Nilson Angulo equalised quickly and Gonzalo Plata scored the winner in the 77th minute, sending Ecuador into the knockout stage for only the second time in their history.
The U.S. and Iran's interim peace agreement gives inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, according to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).