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Russia’s Embassy in Tel-Aviv has warned its citizens against traveling to Israel after the country traded fire with Iran earlier on Monday in their first attacks since the United States and Tehran struck a ceasefire deal two months ago.
England’s greatest achievement in soccer (football) and perhaps their greatest achievement in the whole of sport was when they won the World Cup for the one and only time in 1966.
A joint operation between authorities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia has foiled an attempt to smuggle 267,300 amphetamine pills.
A lawyer representing Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya has warned that he was recently transferred to solitary confinement in Israeli custody despite suffering from various health conditions.
With roots in Armenia, Syria and Saudi Arabia, the singer-songwriter now lives in the US. But despite her Carole King-style sound, her homelands are never far from her mind
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called “all sides to exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance” following the recent escalation between Israel and Iran.
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials are working to identify the victims of a bus crash that killed 21 people over the weekend, a provincial official said Monday.
A lawyer representing Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya has warned that he was recently transferred to solitary confinement in Israeli custody despite suffering from various health conditions.
SINGAPORE — Economy risks slower growth and higher inflation in the second half of the year as the fallout from the Middle East war feeds through more fully, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday.
Etihad Airways expects to recover to its pre-war passenger traffic and capacity this summer after the Iran war disrupted travel across the region, with plans to hold air fares steady despite higher jet fuel costs.
On June 8, 1967, at least 34 US sailors were killed and 171 others were wounded in an Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, a United States Navy technical research ship stationed in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
Iran has been carrying out ballistic missile attacks on Israel and is also seeking to create a crisis in Iraq. One of Iran’s key strategies is not to lose its hold over Iraq – which it has maintained for many years. As such, not only has it been attacking Israel but also striking at Kurdish Iranian opposition groups…
Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s quick message in support of continued negotiations is a way to signal to both Washington and Tehran that the conflict has not yet progressed to the point where diplomacy is no longer an option, Bahraini political analyst Dr Ahmed Alkhuzaie told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
Communication lines between Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and other Iranian officials have been disrupted since Sunday night, according to information obtained by the anti-regime London-based outlet Iran International.
The escalation between Iran and Israel has sparked mixed reactions from politicians and journalists across Israel.
When Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel overnight in response to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, the immediate military significance of the attack appeared to be limited. The political significance, however, may be far greater.
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European drivers have slashed fuel consumption as the Iran war and oil price hikes are forcing belt-tightening at the pump, according to Eurostat data and the Financial Times.
A new wave of right-wing governments are deepening ties with Israel across Latin America, overturning the “pink tide” that drove foreign policy in solidarity with Palestine in the continent for many years.
The Gulf's latest crisis has exposed a hard truth: deterrence alone is no longer sufficient to guarantee stability.
Renewable energy and batteries are decoupling Australia’s power prices from volatile global markets, helping shield consumers from severe electricity bill shocks emerging in other countries due to the ongoing war in Iran.
On June 3, an Iranian drone killed a resident and carved a hole through Kuwait International Airport, grounding flights, shattering terminal infrastructure, and prompting Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to post a prayer for his Gulf neighbors on social media.
"The assessment in Israel is that the current round is behind us," an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday, regarding exchanges of missile strikes between Iran and Israel.
It’s been almost a year since Israel and Iran first went to war during Operation Rising Lion. Then again in April (no, not an April Fool’s joke) during Operation Roaring Lion.
On Monday morning, 59 years after the Six-Day War, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had his Levi Eshkol moment.
The escalation between Iran and Israel has sparked mixed reactions from politicians and journalists across Israel.
As Syria's new authorities dismantle the remnants of Bashar al-Assad's captagon empire, attention is increasingly turning to the southern province of Sweida.
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France’s proposed sanctions on Israeli individuals will embolden Israel’s enemies and further isolate French Jews, two French Jewish lawyers told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
Crowds gathered to celebrate in Iran as the Islamic regime launched ballistic missiles toward Israel, destroying the period of relative calm since the pause in hostilities since April, according to footage released by the Islamic regime.
Israel's military intercepted three projectiles fired from Lebanon with the military saying the munitions had targeted Israeli forces in Lebanon’s south, AFP reported. “Some of the projectiles were intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory, and an additional projectile fell near [Israeli] soldiers. No inj…
Britain is set to announce fresh sanctions against Israel this week with other western states in opposition to the E1 settlement project, which would effectively split the occupied West Bank in two.
The IDF conducted strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, according to Lebanese media outlets. No official Israeli sources confirmed this action.
Iran has suffered setbacks over the past several years. Foremost among them was the loss of the Assad regime in December 2024, when Syrian rebels overthrew the government. Additionally, Israel and the US have attacked the Islamic Republic twice in the last year. Iran has also seen other proxies, such as Hamas, weake…
Iran's military command announced earlier today that it was halting its operation against Israel after the two sides exchanged fire for the first time since a truce took effect in April.
Iraq has reopened its airspace, the country's civil aviation body said on Monday, after Iran announced it was halting attacks on Israel.
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Israel's N12 News is reporting that Israel is halting strike on Iran at President Trump's request. There are widespread initial reports that Israeli forces are indeed pausing the attacks, which persisted overnight through Monday morning, and included attack on a major petrochemical complex. However, the latest Israe…
US stocks futures rebounded and oil pared much of its overnight gains, following a declaration from Iran that military operations against Israel ended after the biggest military escalation between Iran and Israel overnight. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures rose 0.7% while those for the Nasdaq 100 climbed 1.4%, with Mag …
Israel has halted strikes on Iran at the request of US President Donald Trump, a senior Israeli official was cited as saying by Israel's Channel 12.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran remained at the negotiating table after halting attacks on Israel following the first exchange of fire since the April truce.
El jugadores iraní Alireza Jahanbakhsh sonríe al arribar para el Mundial, el domingo 7 de junio de 2026, en Tijuana, México. (AP Foto/Gregory Bull)
Monday's escalation suggests Tehran, confident in its ability to sustain the fight, is now seeking to dictate its own regional equation, using military force to reinforce deterrence and preserve leverage in peace talks.
El once titular de Arabia Saudí previo al partido amistoso contra Serbia, el 31 de marzo de 2026, en Backa Topola, Serbia. (AP Foto/Darko Vojinovic)
The vote reflects his diminished standing at home and loss of leverage over Iran as he scrambles to exit a disastrous war
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose film It Was Just an Accident received an Academy Award nomination this year, has been ordered to serve a one-year prison sentence after a Tehran court upheld his conviction for "propaganda against the Islamic Republic".
Iran's military has ceased strikes against Israel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told CNBC on Monday.
The IDF on Sunday held a changeover ceremony for the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, with Col. Yoav Schneider replacing Col. Meir Biderman.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, said on Monday that it would file a complaint against Israel’s spyware company, NSO Group, for failing to comply with a court order prohibiting the targeting of WhatsApp users.
The Knesset’s House Committee convened on Monday to debate the controversial decision over granting Likud MK Tally Gotliv immunity after she was indicted for disclosing and publishing classified confidential information in violation of the Shin Bet law.