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Following a Lebanese report that contacts are underway to bring back the remains of Israeli navigator Ron Arad, who was captured in Lebanon in 1986, his friend Ronen Meir told 103FM on Wednesday that listeners should keep the matter in perspective: "We are overwhelmed with attempts and disappointments."
An official FIFA and LEGO collaboration will bring a World Cup-themed interactive fan experience to northern Israel for three days this summer, offering free admission to children and families at Sha'ar HaTzafon Mall in Kiryat Ata.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel will be the first country in the world to solve the global issue of explosive drones during a speech at the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel Conference on Wednesday.
People hold flags in front of a gas station as President Donald Trump’s motorcade passes by Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The Israeli military says it attacked two people who entered the area it occupies in southern Lebanon.
The White House on Wednesday asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental spending to pay for the Iran war and a host of other things including aid to U.S. farmers, and Ebola response.
Almost half of Americans say the US is too supportive of Israel, a Quinnipiac University survey suggests.
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JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded his testimony in his graft trials, a justice ministry spokeswoman told AFP on Wednesday, as he grapples with a US-Iran deal widely interpreted as detrimental to the country's interests.
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The agreement to end the Iran war has triggered intense debate over its lessons. Among the many interpretations, one of the interesting approaches is a comparison with the Suez Crisis. According to this view, just as Britain was forced by American pressure to withdraw from Suez in 1956, the United States may now be …
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WASHINGTON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that charging tolls on the Strait of Hormuz will not happen, amid reports that Iran seeks to establish a mechanism with Oman to regulate traffic in the crucial waterway.
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has pledged to restore relations with Israel, after diplomatic ties were severed over the country’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says technical teams from the United States and Iran are expected to meet again in Switzerland on 29 and 30 June.
WTI futures briefly fell below $70 a barrel for the first time since the US-Iran conflict erupted, as tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz are showing further signs of normalization and physical market tightness continues to ease.
Since United States President Donald Trump took office last year, pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia University have faced a security crackdown, academic sanctions, attacks by politicians from both major parties and a deportation campaign by his administration.
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon recorded no missile launches or air strikes between midnight and 4pm local time (13:00 GMT) on Wednesday, according to the deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary general.
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Raed Abu Al-Qian, a civilian contractor with the IDF, was killed by a building collapse in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the military announced.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completed his testimony in his criminal trial on Wednesday, after 98 hearing days on the witness stand since December 2024.
U.S. military escorts of commercial ships have ended Iran's ability to close the Strait of Hormuz in the future, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday.
Maccabi Tel Aviv captured its 58th Israeli league championship late Tuesday night with a 83-79 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv to close out the final series 3-1.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured Gulf allies on Wednesday that his country “won't do anything” to undermine their security amid negotiations with Iran over a permanent peace deal.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured Gulf allies on Wednesday that his country “won't do anything” to undermine their security amid negotiations with Iran over a permanent peace deal.
Defence minister says troops not withdrawing though Tehran sees end to war in Lebanon as part of deal with US
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration will remain "completely aligned" with its Gulf allies as negotiations with Iran move forward.
Pro-Israel candidate Adrian Boafo won Maryland’s Democratic primary to fill longtime Rep. Steny Hoyer’s seat on Tuesday, after waging a campaign supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at a time when other members of his party are disavowing the pro-Israel lobbying group.
A little more than a year ago, thousands showed up for the annual Paul Feig z”l Tikkun Leil Shavuot at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, an all-night bonanza of eclectic Jewish learning. The program featured dozens of rabbis, scholars, journalists and artists. Yet the unquestioned star of the night was Ritchie Tor…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the United Arab Emirates on June 23. During his visit, he made an important statement about the role of Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. The statement was posted by the Department of State and other accounts linked to the US administration. By calling out Iraq, he is send…
US Central Command (CENTCOM) killed a "senior ISIS leader" in a Friday airstrike in northwest Syria, CENTCOM confirmed on Wednesday.
Ben & Jerry’s Israel has announced a new Israel-exclusive ice cream flavour, marking the latest chapter in a series 0f disputes between the Vermont-based ice cream maker, its co-founders and the company’s parent group Unilever over its refusal to grant them independent control over the company's stance on Palestinia…
Israel needs a government that doesn't serve the interests of the ultra-Orthodox leaders, opposition party heads stated as thousands took to the streets to block roads in protest of the haredi draft on Wednesday.
Israeli officials assess that even if US pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw from the areas held by the IDF in southern Lebanon may intensify at this stage, a full withdrawal is almost impossible for him politically.
A second day of Israel-Lebanon negotiations has begun in Washington on Wednesday, a US State Department official told The Jerusalem Post.
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Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, has fallen below $75 a barrel for the first time since before the US-Israeli war on Iran began.
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has been assured by Iran that no fees will be collected from ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as negotiations continue to secure a lasting end to the war in the Middle East.
Zohran Mamdani did not just win New York's Democratic mayoral primary last year – he may have reshaped the political landscape of the largest US city.
The tanker Impalas departed from the Iranian oil export hub of Kharg Island and is heading toward the Strait of Hormuz. (Screenshot from MarineTraffic)
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Iran believes it has emerged stronger from its latest confrontation with the United States and Israel, but remains deeply skeptical that any agreement reached at the negotiating table will be honored, University of Tehran professor Mohammad Marandi has insisted.
Iran believes it has emerged stronger from its latest confrontation with the United States and Israel, but remains deeply skeptical that any agreement reached at the negotiating table will be honored, University of Tehran professor Mohammad Marandi has insisted.
An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon has killed at least two people despite fighting between Israel and Hezbollah quieting down in recent days after demands by both the United States and Iran for a ceasefire.
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A 29-year-old Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli forces in the town of al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.