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The first regular ferry passenger service between Lebanon and Syria in many years docked in Latakia on Monday night after an effective halt in such services for nearly two decades.
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El portero de Irán Alireza Beiranvand (1) ataja un disparo durante el partido por el Grupo G del Mundial ante Bélgica, el domingo 21 de junio de 2026, en Inglewood, California. (AP Foto/Mark J. Terrill)
Migrant workers in Israel generally followed Home Front Command instructions during the June 2025 war with Iran when they were able to do so, but access to shelters, clear information, and support was uneven, particularly among workers in agriculture, construction, and live-in care, a new report by the Center for In…
Iran's missiles were not in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the US and "will never be," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said at a joint news conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Iran team pose for a group photo prior to the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the UAE at the start of a Gulf tour on Tuesday as Iranian officials held talks in Oman, with both sides launching diplomatic drives to shore up their positions amid negotiations towards a permanent peace deal.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the UAE at the start of a Gulf tour on Tuesday as Iranian officials held talks in Oman, with both sides launching diplomatic drives to shore up their positions amid negotiations towards a permanent peace deal.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett warned on Tuesday that Israel’s relationship with the United States had entered a precarious period, saying Jerusalem must rebuild its image in America and stop assuming that support from President Donald Trump alone can secure the alliance.
Former Prime Minister and chairman of Together, Naftali Bennett, shared a comprehensive plan detailing the steps he’d take as prime minister to “build Israel from scratch” in a press conference on Tuesday.
Lebanon and Israel launched their latest round of US-mediated talks on Tuesday, amid deep divisions over the neighbouring countries' expectations for the next steps.
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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran was wrong about there not being any plans for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials arriving to inspect Iran’s damaged nuclear sites.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined from left by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) CO…
The Pentagon is seeking an additional $80 Billion from Congress to cover the cost of the Iran war, as US President Donald Trump's ratings fall and Americans face steeper economic pressure, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media upon his arrival at Al Bateen Executive Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)
While the globe's attention has been fixated on efforts to finally achieve US-Iran peace, based on negotiations in Switzerland, the Russia-Ukraine war has been quietly (or not so quietly) heating up, as evidenced in the increasingly brazen Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and Crimea.
Lebanon and Israel began a fifth round of direct negotiations in Washington on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking to revive proposals for an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon even as a new US-Iran diplomatic channel threatens to overshadow the talks.
More than 11,000 seafarers stuck in the Persian Gulf will begin to exit through the Strait of Hormuz under a large-scale evacuation plan backed by Iran and United States, the International Maritime Organization said Tuesday.
Iran will be allowed into US 48 hours before crucial game
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned that some actors are trying to derail the process towards achieving a ceasefire deal between the US and Iran.
US president says Iran agreed to inspections ‘long into the future’, but Tehran says no decision has been made on IAEA access
US president says Iran agreed to inspections ‘long into the future’, but Tehran says no decision has been made on IAEA access
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran will never negotiate their defensive ability with any country.
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has found itself threatened by Iranian-backed militias and by Iran over the last months and years. Since February 28, there have been around 850 drone and missile attacks on the region. Over the years, there have also been numerous attacks on oil and energy facilities in the area.
There has been a lull in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah since Sunday
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The commander of the IDF Home Front Command's Northern Division Brig.-Gen. Alon Friedman told members of the emergency response squads in northern Israel that standby teams would be heavily reduced starting Sunday, an IDF document said on Monday.
Latest updatesIran war latest: IMO to begin evacuation of 11,000 stranded seafarers in Strait of Hormuz
Lebanon and Israel began a fifth round of direct negotiations in Washington on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking to revive proposals for an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon even as a new US-Iran diplomatic channel threatens to overshadow the talks.
SWEDISH companies in the Philippines remain cautiously optimistic, but sentiment has softened this year, weighed down by governance concerns, corruption fears, and rising costs linked to the Middle East conflict, according to the Business Climate Survey (BCS) 2026.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that there should be no double standards where some countries are permitted to have ballistic missiles while Iran is not.
Toyota will reduce production of the Avalon sedan for the Chinese market. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
The gravestone of Behnam Layqpour, a 37-year-old tattoo artist murdered by the Islamic regime’s security forces during the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests, was vandalized in Iran’s Rasht cemetery, according to the Iranian legal network DadBaan.
BARY, an Israeli AI company founded in Tel Aviv, was sold to the French media and technology group Netgem, as part of another Israeli exit in the artificial intelligence sector. Netgem, which is traded on the Euronext exchange, said it is acquiring the French-Israeli startup BARY, which developed TheSubtil.ai, an AI…
Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in “genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes” in Gaza, and “war crimes in the occupied West Bank,” a UN inquiry said on Tuesday.
The public war of words between US President Donald Trump and the Iranian negotiating team about when and to what extent IAEA nuclear inspectors will be allowed to visit the regime's nuclear sites is missing a central point.
The leaders of Degel Hatorah and Shas, MKs Moshe Gafni and Arye Deri, announced on Tuesday that they would support dissolving the Knesset if no progress was made on the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill.
Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, as well as war crimes in the occupied West Bank, an independent UN inquiry said on Tuesday.
The late night host slammed the US peace deal with Iran, discussed JD Vance’s snub by leaders and the ‘Mountain Dew green’ reflecting pool
El secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth en la Oficina Oval, en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 22 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
A Palestinian farmer and his three-year-old son were ambushed by IDF troops near the Gaza border, leaving the child dead and the father badly wounded. The devastated man told RT about the tragic events.
The UK parliament's Westminster Hall saw a highly unusual debate on Monday evening on a petition to "call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy".
Foto del 14 de octubre del 2025, el entrenador de la selección italiana Gennaro Gattuso saluda a los aficionados en el encuentro de la eliminatoria a la Copa Mundial ante Israel. (AP Foto/Luca Bruno, Archiv)
The UK parliament's Westminster Hall saw a highly unusual debate on Monday evening on a petition to "call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy".
NEW YORK — Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that constricted global oil supplies and fueled inflation, but questions surrounding control of the vital waterway and whether vessels will be charged tolls to cross it could interfere with negot…
The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2 March has risen to 4,192 since 2 March, the country's health ministry is reporting.
At least 172 vessels have crossed through the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Iran signed a deal aimed at ending the war, including 42 ships on Saturday alone, according to new data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler.
Iran secured a temporary lifeline for its oil trade just as exports hit their weakest level in five years after the US Treasury on Tuesday issued a General Licence X authorising the sale and delivery of Iranian cargoes.
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