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The week the hosts try to untangle on this episode of The Deep Dive reads like a thriller no writers' room would dare pitch: Israeli strikes on Beirut, Iranian missiles aimed at the north, an American Apache downed over the Strait of Hormuz, and a US retaliation that Trump announced on social media before the dust h…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Thursday deported a prominent French journalist after she was refused entry upon landing at the country’s main international airport the day before, her employer and the Foreign Press Association in Israel said.
A recent European financial investment in the West Bank may threaten Israeli efforts to see the Palestinian Authority abandon its pay-for-slay policy, even if the money has bypassed the PA, an expert told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
If the orders are handed down, the Golani Brigade is ready for anything, including advancing its ground forces to take over Beirut, IDF Golani Brigade Battalion 13 Commander “M” told The Jerusalem Post in an interview on Thursday.
Hezbollah says it has shot down an Israeli drone over the Nahle area in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
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Opec has lowered its oil demand outlook for this year for the second consecutive time, while remaining confident of a “resilient” global economy amid the disruption caused by the US-Iran war.
Several Israeli attacks in Lebanon’s Tyre district have killed at least six people, according to the state-run National News Agency.
The Congressional Israel Allies Caucus hosted its annual Jerusalem Day celebration on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, bringing together lawmakers, faith leaders, and supporters of the US-Israel relationship to mark the reunification of Jerusalem and reaffirm support for the city as Israel’s capital.
Don’t you just hate it when you’re heading out of Madison Square Garden after one of the most exciting basketball playoff games in history, and some nudnik comes up and wants to talk about Palestine?
The World Cup is finally here, and while there may be plenty of problems surrounding this year's tournament, fans everywhere are hoping, as always, to see some incredible performances on the field.
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The IDF promoted two officers to the General Staff earlier this week, with Guy Markizeno becoming the new prime minister's military secretary, and Tal Politis becoming the new defense attaché in Washington.
Israel Police shut down Highway 4 south of Ramat Gan ahead of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft protests on Thursday.
United States President Donald Trump has said the US will be hitting Iran “very hard tonight”, adding the military will be “taking Kharg Island” and other Iranian “oil infrastructure points in the not too distant future”.
The former top lawyer of the Toronto District School Board has sued his former employers for an alleged “poisoned and systemically antisemitic environment.” The Statement of Claim, viewed by The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, was submitted to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice last month.
The United States will sanction thirteen individuals and entities that attempted to purchase and transfer weapons systems on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggot announced in a press statement on Wednesday.
Japanese companies primarily produce chemicals using naphtha, at large complexes like these that line Tokyo Bay in Chiba prefecture. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent announced on X Thursday morning that Washington is moving forward on a plan to compensate America's Gulf regional allies for damage sustained during Iranian counterattacks on their energy and civic infrastructure.
The UAE on Thursday unveiled an expanded prosthetics support programme for Palestinians who have suffered amputations after being injured in the Gaza war.
Forecast for this year downgraded to 2.5% and inflation expected to jump as a result of war in the Middle East
A woman walks past the World Bank building in Washington on April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)PRNTO
The global economy is this year set to expand at its lowest rate since the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly zero growth forecast for Gulf nations as a result of the Iran war, the latest World Bank report has found.
Players, coaches, and supporters from every corner of the world are descending on Mexico, Canada and the United States as the minutes tick down to the 2026 World Cup.
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An IDF officer and non-commissioned officer (NCO) were wounded by an explosive device during a counterterrorism operation in Jenin, the IDF announced on Thursday.
With 13 new yeshivot Hesder on Thursday joining 12 prior institutions, there are now 25 this week that have banned their orthodox religious zionist male students from joining the tank corps in protest of an IDF pilot program to try to integrate women into the corps.
Four activists from the Palestine Action group face sentencing in the United Kingdom as “terrorists” on Friday, despite only being convicted by a jury of other criminal charges.
Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz has been completely closed to all oil tankers and commercial ships in response to recent US strikes on the country, and stated any vessel attempting to pass would be shot at.
Iran will consider all of Elon Musk's companies in the Middle East as military targets as it retaliates against the U.S., Iranian state media outlet Fars reported Thursday.
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People shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Niles, Ill., Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
This image provided by the Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was head of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza and has been held in Israeli detention for the past 17 months without charge, is seen on a video call from prison during an Israeli Supreme Court hearing of an appeal by his l…
Israeli military forces raided the towns of Ma’ariya, and al-Arda in southern Syria’s Yarmouk Basin area at dawn, according to local officials cited by the news agency Sana.
The US military said on Thursday it had disabled a third oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman overnight, as it “violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil”.
The U.S. military will attack Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT," and will soon take over the country's "oil infrastructure points," President Donald Trump said Thursday morning.
Live on television, President Donald Trump, sitting in the Oval Office, told reporters on Wednesday that the United States has been sneaking millions of barrels of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz despite tensions defying Iran’s restrictions on transit through the waterway.
US equity futures are higher led by tech and small caps, with traders buying the dip in stocks as a swift conclusion to the latest round of US strikes against Iran raised expectations that talks over a peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will get back on track. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures rise 0.7%…
Samar Hammad gave birth to her youngest daughter, Nour Abu Samaan, just hours before the war in Gaza began in October 2023.
European Central Bank increases main deposit rate to 2.25%, with two further rises expected by next spring
The European Central Bank announced a quarter-point rate hike on Thursday, bringing its key interest rate to 2.25% as the Iran war continues to blow inflation off target.
Football fans across the Middle East and North Africa will be able to watch every match of the Fifa World Cup 2026 live through beIN Sports, although availability and subscription routes differ by country.
British Secretary of Defense John Healey has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the latest blow to the embattled Labour government. Healey complained in an open letter that Starmer has been “unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources” required for sweeping reforms he…
At a motion for a vote of no confidence against Arwa Elrayess, the first Palestinian president of the University of Oxford’s debating society, Oxford Union, she was accused by a 20-year-old student of contributing to “an atmosphere of hostility and harassment”.
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Overnight, there did not appear to be any new major exchanges of fire after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan - following the US bombing of some dozens of targets in Iran earlier, in the wake of the downing of a US Apache attack helicopter in the Hormuz area earlier this week.