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Senior Israeli security officials met on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, despite repeated previous failures to advance such plans, according to Haaretz.
President Sheikh Mohamed received US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is on a tour of the Middle East.
Displaced Palestinian children play on a swing at a tent camp as they mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, file)
Iran's crude exports have traced one of the more dramatic arcs in oil markets. This week's chart maps that journey from the promise of the 2015 nuclear deal to the collapse that followed and the tentative signs of recovery now emerging in the latest data from June 2026.
Andy Burnham has reportedly asked former minister James Purnell, who was once chair of the Labour Friends of Israel group and has been the chief executive of a major lobbying firm, to be his chief of staff.
The word “proxy” has done heavy duty lately. We use it to describe Hamas and Hezbollah as instruments of Iran, and the label fits. Their ideology, their strategy, and their ultimate aim are indistinguishable from Tehran’s: the destruction of Israel, pursued without regard for the cost to their own people. They take …
Former EU Vice President Josep Borrell has accused the EU of abandoning his successor Kaja Kallas in favour of Israel.
Islamabad, Pakistan – At the alpine resort of Burgenstock in Switzerland last weekend, United States Vice President JD Vance stood alongside Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned on Wednesday that Israel has not properly prepared for several economic risks that affect everyday life: whether the country will have enough gas to produce electricity, whether homebuyers are taking on mortgages they can afford, and whether government money is being spent …
The first high-level US-Iran talks in Switzerland did not produce a final agreement, but they did mark a step in transforming a fragile memorandum of understanding (MoU) into a structured diplomatic process.
A new round of Israel-Lebanon talks began in Washington on June 23. The talks look to be taking place in a complex environment.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran has told the United States that no tolls were being sought from ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
Oxford Union President Arwa Elrayess has condemned the controversial group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) for reporting her to the police over remarks she made about Palestinian resistance, which she says were taken out of context.
Lebanon transferred 128 Syrian prisoners to their home country on Wednesday, a Lebanese security source told AFP, in the second such handover under an agreement reached earlier this year.
El candidato congresional demócrata Brad Lander con el alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York Zohran Mamdani, en Nueva York, el 23 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Ryan Murphy)
Tehran, Iran – The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Iran and the United States has survived its first few rocky days, producing a roadmap to a potential long-term resolution of the war launched by the US and Israel nearly four months ago.
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.
Brent crude oil prices fell below $75 a barrel late yesterday, marking the first time the global benchmark has traded under that level since the outbreak of the Trump-initiated Iran conflict.
Saudi Arabia is expected to host talks aimed at repairing relations between Iran and Gulf countries following the Middle East war, a diplomat familiar with the arrangements told AFP on Wednesday.
Rafael Grossi said the IAEA was working on dates, procedures and places for the inspections
‘We will obviously have to inspect,’ said Rafael Grossi, the boss of the International Atomic Energy Agency. ‘This is going to happen’
‘We will obviously have to inspect,’ said Rafael Grossi, the boss of the International Atomic Energy Agency. ‘This is going to happen’
Israeli forces have deliberately targeted and killed Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank, according to a UN inquiry, which says the attacks amount to war crimes and point to genocidal intent.
Mamdani-backed candidate won New York’s 13th congressional district with no experience in office but ideas for how politics can ‘actually invest in life’
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander arrives with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
At World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian, observers see regional self-reliance and economic needs as motivators for change after Iran war
At World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian, observers see regional self-reliance and economic needs as motivators for change after Iran war
An Israeli minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said that Turkey and Syria are "far more concerning than Iran," claiming that there is a "Muslim Brotherhood axis".
The Treasury Department will oversee Iranian funds when they are released under President Donald Trump's interim Iran agreement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box.""A very large percentage of it will go to buy U.S. foodstuffs and medicines," Bessent said.
Qatar's prime minister visited Muscat on Wednesday for talks with Oman on setting up negotiations involving Iran, Iraq and Gulf states on the reopening and future operation of the Strait of Hormuz, a diplomat briefed on the talks told Reuters.
Hanwha Aerospace is partnering with a defense company from the United Arab Emirates to pursue local production of its K9 self-propelled howitzer, strengthening its presence in the Middle East defense market.
US Senate votes to pause Iran war in rare rebuke to Trump
Israeli police detained and questioned a veteran Palestinian community leader on Tuesday in what has been condemned as part of a wider campaign of “political persecution” against Palestinian citizens of Israel.
A “For Lease” sign is displayed at the Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Bondi, Sydney, Australia, Aug. 26, 2025. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
Rabbis and public leaders from the religious community have approached MK Yuli Edelstein and former justice minister Ayelet Shaked to discuss creating a new political framework, sources familiar with the matter told Walla on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his comittment to phase out American military assistance to Israel during a meeting with reservists at a combat officers' course in Gush Etzion last Thursday, the Government Press Office (GPO) announced on Tuesday.
Iran stands with Hamas against Israel, and is raising the issue of Israeli aggression in Gaza with the US during talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told senior Hamas official Basem Naim on Tuesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported.
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O Irã enfrenta um caminho longo e turbulento para se recuperar da guerra de quase quatro meses com os Estados Unidos e Israel. Antes de o conflito eclodir, o país já lidava com anos de sanções e isolamento internacional devido ao seu programa nuclear, que haviam reduzido pela metade as exportações de petróleo, sua p…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace is set to convene at a Cyprus resort on June 30 to “adjust its strategy,” an official familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank
When neoconservative writer Robert Kagan, who spent decades as a cheerleader for America's forever wars, warned that the confrontation with Iran could become one of the greatest strategic defeats in modern American history, many dismissed his assessment as alarmist and exaggerated.
Palestinian public sector workers can expect to receive 50% of their wages on Thursday, the Palestinian Authority’s finance ministry announced on Tuesday night, months after critical service workers went on strike after receiving only a fraction of their pay.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun confirmed on Wednesday that his country is awaiting Israel's approval of occupied positions to be taken over by Lebanese troops as part of a “pilot” Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea's leading defense company, said Wednesday it has signed a deal with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) defense firm in order to tap deeper into the Middle East by producing K9 self-propelled howitzers in the region.
Mike Burgess’s annual threat assessment warns social media is ‘amplifying’ an erosion of trust in institutions, promoting discord and heightening polarisation
“Israel has no choice but to fully withdraw from all Lebanese territory, without retaining an inch," Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Tuesday, in his second speech delivered in recent days.
Amid growing concerns over a potential kidnapping attempt in southern Lebanon, Israeli security officials said Tuesday that senior officials reviewed the situation involving dozens of Hezbollah terrorists trapped in the village of Tebnit.
The IDF on Wednesday struck four rocket-firing positions that Hamas has newly constructed in Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire.