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Una operadora de divisas habla por teléfono junto a una pantalla que muestra el Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) y la tasa de cambio entre el dólar estadounidense y el won surcoreano, en la sala de operaciones del Hana Bank en Seul, Corea del Sur, el miércoles 10 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
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A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The US and Israel have carried out recent strikes in Iran and Lebanon in an effort to sabotage the ongoing peace talks, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson has told RT.
Tensions have flared again between Australia and Israel after the federal government joined a coalition of countries to impose extra sanctions on extremist settlers in the West Bank and the organisations that support them.
Graham Platner, the anti-Israel progressive who took Maine’s political establishment by storm this spring, has officially prevailed in his state’s Democratic Senate primary.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a US base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.
The ruling Democratic Party and the government on Wednesday vowed measures to curb inflationary pressure and stabilize the foreign exchange market as the country continues to be buffeted by the war in the Middle East.
A Palestinian girl looks out a window at the rubble of a home demolished by Israeli authorities in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump habla con reporteros antes de subir al Air Force One en el aeropuerto internacional John F. Kennedy, el martes 9 de junio de 2026, en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
Over several hours from Sunday night into Monday, Iran fired a number of missile barrages at Israel after warning that it would respond to Israeli strikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, unsettling a fragile ceasefire framework that had not resolved the underlying conflict.
The Kuwait Army announced it was intercepting hostile aerial targets after Iranian media reported Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had targeted the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait early Wednesday morning.
Israel launched strikes on the towns of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Haboush and Kfar Remman in southern Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera.
President Donald Trump blamed Iran for shooting down a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States must respond to the attack.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps says it has targeted an airbase in Jordan hosting US forces, as well as Kuwait and Bahrain, in response to US strikes
Washington has turned to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in order to determine the fate of Iran’s highly enriched uranium, according to reports by Reuters and other media outlets.
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey will spend the summer trying to shake off the ghosts of their past inflation mistakes as they move to combat spiraling prices.
Israeli settlers have attacked the historic Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, setting fields on fire and targeting Palestinian homes.
SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading more than 3 percent lower late Wednesday morning amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and sharp losses in technology shares.
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Capt. Shahar Gamla, 23, was critically injured by an explosive drone in Lebanon and later died from his injuries at Rambam Hospital in Haifa, the military announced on Saturday.
The Kuwaiti army said its air defence systems are currently engaging in interceptions against hostile aerial targets.
State admits former Greens candidate entitled to damages and agrees to pay medical costs, but denies malicious prosecution and malfeasance in public office
Discussions between Palestinian factions and mediators in Cairo aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war in Gaza have stalled over the pivotal question of disarming the territory and Hamas, Palestinian sources told Agence France-Presse Tuesday.
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.
China's wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly four years in May, driven by surging raw material costs from the Iran war and an artificial intelligence investment boom, while consumer inflation came in below estimates.
The reopening of hostilities between the US and Iran has reignited fears that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed for months or even years, shutting off the key shipping channel from the Middle East that carries 15 per cent of the world’s oil supply.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the U.S. launched military strikes against Iran, raising concerns that renewed hostilities could threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — US forces carried out strikes against Iran on Wednesday in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter by the Islamic Republic a day earlier.
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US Central Command (Centcom) said that it completed "self-defense strikes" against Iran in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter a day earlier.
China’s president describes party schools as crucial for helping uphold ideological direction in the face of ‘hostile forces’
South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday on news that the United States has launched new strikes on Iran and overnight tech losses on Wall Street.
There are reports of explosions heard on Qeshm Island, located south of Iran in the Daraghan Province.
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SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The government will offer proactive support for South Korean businesses seeking to participate in reconstruction projects in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
Israel has killed over 3,666 people in Lebanon since early March, and wounded 11,321 others, according to the country's ministry of health.
Iranian state media is reporting several consecutive blasts heard in the southern area of Bandar Abbas.
SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday on news that the United States has launched new strikes on Iran and overnight tech losses on Wall Street.
Three people, including one Border Police officer, were arrested on Monday on suspicion of having attempted murder one month before, police announced on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump said that he believes the US and Iran will still reach a “very good” deal after the US struck Iran, in a phone call with ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl just before US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the strikes Tuesday evening, ABC News reported.
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American politician Mike Johnson said that he and several cabinet members were earlier notified of the Trump administration's decision to launch strikes targeting Iran.
The semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr is reporting new explosions in the city of Jask, in the southern province of Hormozgan.
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