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Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna says authorities are planning additional staffing and contingency measures for Iran's 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in the Los Angeles area, citing current world events and the potential for protests or other security-related activity around stadiums and fan zones.
Israel has a clear interest in prolonging US hostilities with Iran and has been successfully sabotaging efforts to reach a peace agreement, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has told RT.
Futs are weaker but well off their overnight lows as the US is set to lag its global peers; according to JPM investors will need to watch to see if there is a beginning of a larger rotation similar to Jan-Feb or perhaps a slight pullback following the US’s multi-week run. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.2% a…
Dos personas cargan paquetes en el histórico Gran Bazar de Teherán, Irán, el 1 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
The Iran war, which began in February with a joint Israeli-US attack, has seen Tehran combine its trans-regional deterrence strategy with its domestic defence doctrine.
The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside. The reservist said scenes like this had become common after a fragile ceasefire took eff…
US President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is "fucking crazy" and that "everybody hates Israel", after Iran suspended peace talks over Tel Aviv's plans to renew an assault on the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
People carry packages at Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
At least five people have been killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, Lebanese state media report, hours after United States President Donald Trump announced an agreement to de-escalate fighting that neither Israel nor the Lebanese group Hezbollah has publicly accepted.
Leaders of Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups are gathering in Egypt on Tuesday for a meeting with mediators to discuss how to push forward with the implementation of a troubled US-brokered Gaza peace plan.
The Oxford Union, former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan once proclaimed, is "the last bastion of free speech in the western world."
California voters must decide top two candidates to advance in governor’s race; Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico also hold primaries
United States President Donald Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to halt attacks following indirect talks through intermediaries.
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As Iran engages in negotiations with the United States to end the three-month war, it is confronted with a water crisis that has been overshadowed by the conflict.
Rescatistas trabajan en el lugar donde un ataque aéreo israelí alcanzó un edificio y dañó un hospital en la ciudad portuaria de Tiro, en el sur de Líbano, el 1 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto)
Welcome back. As a lover of all things pink, I’ve enjoyed watching Lithuanians embracing the Vilnius Pink Soup Fest. Here are the headlines for today: Republican senators want more answers on the $1.8 billion Trump settlement fund; new Israeli strikes in south Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah wou…
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri would guarantee Hezbollah’s adherence to a “global ceasefire” with Israel if such an agreement is reached, his adviser told AFP on Tuesday.
Revealed: AIEF, a charitable affiliate of pro-Israel lobby Aipac, has spent millions on travel for lawmakers from both parties, even as voters’ support for Israel plummets
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Israel launched a series of strikes on southern Lebanon that killed at least nine people on Tuesday, while Hezbollah claimed new attacks on Israeli troops, only hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the two sides had agreed to stop fighting.
Iran’s military industries are operating and completely hidden, Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior Iranian military commander, was quoted as saying on June 2.
Israeli lawmaker Dr. Akram Hasson is leading a new Knesset caucus aimed at promoting eventual peace and normalization between Israel and Lebanon, arguing that Israel should begin speaking directly to Lebanese communities that may want stability, economic recovery, and freedom from Hezbollah’s control.
The Islamic Republic’s attacks on the United Arab Emirates, a key trading partner for Tehran, are a sign of “strategic desperation,” two experts on the region explained to The Jerusalem Post on Monday night.
In Hussainabad Chowk, an open plaza in the old city in Lucknow, giant posters of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei flutter in the hot wind of the dry season.
Oil prices fell on Monday after surging in the previous session amid continued uncertainty over peace negotiations to end the Iran conflict.
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s leadership has not closed the door on a potential deal with the United States, but more hawkish voices on both sides are pushing for demands that are making any understanding elusive.
Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli airstrike that hit a building and damaged a hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo)
Iran-backed militia Asaib Ahl Al Haq (AAH) said it has begun implementing a decision to disengage from the Popular Mobilisation Forces and place all of its weapons under state control, in a rare public move by one of Iraq’s most powerful armed factions.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday attended the opening of Israel's new embassy in Fiji's capital, Suva, 30 years after the previous one was closed.
Air travel in the Gulf is ramping up amid a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority announced the full resumption of air traffic operations in the country on May 2 while Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have reopened their airspace after large-scale closures following the outbr…
Euro zone inflation rose to an estimated 3.2% in May, driven by surging energy prices.
Following the Iran war, Israel will have even larger influence in the region among Arab states, despite a wide range of contradictory trends, top Israeli defense sources said on Tuesday.
ATHENS — Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors stuck in the Gulf, the head of the UN's shipping agency said.
British Airways has pushed back the resumption of its Dubai flights until October 25, extending a suspension that was expected to end on July 1.
Israel's Police thwarted a cigarette smuggling operation, worth approximately NIS 7 million, off the coast of Ashdod on Sunday, police confirmed in a joint statement with Israel's Tax Authority.
The media reports that the United States is negotiating with three different branches of Iran: the clerics, the political leadership, and the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The truth is that the United States is primarily negotiating with the IRGC, and here's why.
After a delay request, the hearing in the criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Iraq qualified for their first World Cup in 40 years with a play-off win in March
Israeli military says it intercepted missiles from Lebanon this morning while Netanyahu says his forces will continue operating in the south of the country
US President Donald Trump said he expected a deal with Iran to be completed within the coming week to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after Israel and Hezbollah agreed to stop attacking each other in Lebanon.
Israeli forces continued attacks across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, with artillery shelling reported near Nabatieh and air strikes targeting the villages of Shukin and Kafr Tibnit, according to reports from the ground.
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United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to halt hostilities in a major de-escalation effort after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday.
The Saudi Arabia national team arrived at their base in Austin, Texas on Monday to begin their 2026 World Cup preparations.
An approximately 1,500-year-old deep blue gemstone was found during an archaeological dig at the Korazim National Park in the Galilee, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) announced on Sunday.
Fourteen suspects were arrested, including a deputy mayor from a northern municipality, alongside major crime organizers, on suspicion of corruption, bribery, and other offenses, the Israel Police announced on Tuesday.
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