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A report released this week by California Highway Patrol, the agency responsible for clearing the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) pro-Palestine encampment on 2 May, argues that 57 “less lethal” rounds fired at protesters were justified.
A commercial cargo ship navigating the Arabian Gulf was struck by an unidentified projectile, triggering a "large explosion," according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs began leaving their homes again on Monday after Israel threatened to expand its attacks on the Lebanese capital, raising fears of a renewed assault on Dahieh despite a nominal ceasefire.
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has held talks with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis on mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington.
The United States and Iran have both signalled that they would prefer not to go back to the war that has been on hold since the ceasefire was announced on 8 April.
The French government on Monday informed the Defense Ministry that it is barring Israel’s official participation in the EUROSATORY defense exhibition, scheduled for later this month in Paris.
A Hezbollah drone exploded at an IDF site near Rosh Hanikra on Monday, Army Radio reported.
Peter Mandelson described British Health Secretary Wes Streeting's views on Israel as "wild" and "hysterical" after Streeting told him Israel was committing war crimes and should be sanctioned, newly released files have revealed.
Iran’s players pose for photographers prior to a friendly soccer match between Iran and Gambia, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Israeli scholar and former president of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Yitzhak Apeloig, passed away on Thursday at the age of 81.
The US-Iran ceasefire is being tested on multiple fronts, with Tehran already having announced Monday the suspension of contact with Washington over the escalation of Israel's ground war in Lebanon, where the IDF keeps pushing further north of the Litani River. Israel looks poised to resume major airstrikes on Beiru…
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Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters disrupted traffic across Israel on Monday, including on Highway 4, Highway 1, and at Jerusalem's Chords Bridge.
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Britain said on Monday that it had blocked entry to two prominent American commentators, Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, because of their “potential risk” to British society, a decision that came amid debate about the limits of free speech in the country.
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday peace talks with Iran would result in a "good" deal for the United States, berating critics in both the Democratic and Republican parties for "negatively chirping" about the negotiations.
An exclusive investigation by Middle East Eye last week revealed that both US and Israel were coordinating to remove Jordan's custodianship over Islam's third holiest site.
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Egypt has condemned the breakaway region of Somaliland over its decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem, calling the move a "blatant breach of international law".
France has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Monday, to discuss the escalating war in Lebanon, in a move that highlights Paris's hardening stance against Israel.
Afshin, a 38-year-old living in Tehran, speaks for many Iranians when he describes how he’s feeling, over three months after the US and Israel launched their war on Iran.
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Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticised Iran's attacks on its "sisterly State" Kuwait, considering the moves a "flagrant violation of its sovereignty and a blatant breach of the rules of international law".
Iran has halted negotiations with the US over the ongoing Israeli offensive in Lebanon, moving to block maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim news agency has reported, citing sources.
Bitcoin is extending its recent weakness overnight (hurt by US-Iran tensions escalating again), trading back below its 100DMA after Strategy (MSTR) sold 32 bitcoin between May 26 and May 31 at an average net price of $77,135 a coin, totaling $2.5 million (disclosed in an 8-K filing on Monday).
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara warned Monday that Israel has entered “a race to eliminate democratic institutions,” accusing the government of normalizing non-compliance with High Court rulings and advancing legislation that would politicize law enforcement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the Jerusalem District Court on Monday to shorten his testimony on Tuesday and cancel Wednesday’s hearing, as his cross-examination in Case 2000 nears its final stretch.
IDF Maj-Gen. Roman Gofman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nominee to head the Mossad, was approved on Monday to lead the agency, clearing the way for him to take office.
Iran has called an immediate halt to its talks with the US over Israel's military activity in Lebanon, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Monday said that it was prepared to contribute towards a possible ceasefire deal between the US and Iran through "maritime operations, and economic incentives".
The key event for markets outside of Iran (which is once again front and center following news that Iran is halting all exchange of messages with the US in protest of Israeli crimes in Lebanon) will be Friday’s US May employment report. Economists forecast a notable moderation in payroll growth compared with the rel…
Iranian negotiators will stop exchanging messages with the U.S. through intermediaries, and Tehran will move to fully close the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation for ongoing ceasefire violations, Iran's state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim said Monday.
Hezbollah said on Monday that its fighters were still battling Israeli forces nearby Beaufort Castle, south Lebanon.
Few heritage sites in the Middle East blur the line between history and current affairs quite like Beaufort Castle.
Caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, the province of Basra in Iraq's southern tip is home to militia groups that wield significant influence over the local economy.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza latest data indicates that at least two people have been killed in the past 24 hours.
The US has long been Israel's most reliable partner in the Middle East, not least during the attacks on Iran in 2025 and 2026.
Several flights to and from Beirut were cancelled on Monday after Israel announced it was preparing to resume strikes on the Lebanese capital, prompting fresh concerns about regional security and travel disruption.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that negotiations are "safer than war", adding that the country has "no other choice".
The 40-day war between Israel and the US and Iran shook the Gulf states, which endured missile and drone barrages and a naval blockade from Tehran. Yet nowhere did anxiety rise as sharply as in Bahrain, the small archipelago monarchy that normalized ties with Israel under the Abraham Accords. During the Bahrain saw …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has doubled down on threats vowing to bomb Lebanon's capital of Beirut, adding that he has instructed troop to continue to deepen their invasion of southern Lebanon.
Several Gulf countries have slammed Iran for its targeting of Kuwait late on Sunday, with Kuwait calling the move "a blatant breach of international law".
US Envoy Tom Barrack has played a key role in US policy in the Middle East over the past year. He was appointed Special Envoy to Syria last year. He is also the US Ambassador to Turkey.
Israel eliminated Hamas’ latest leader in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, on May 26, just two weeks after the IDF had also killed his predecessor, Izz al-Din al-Haddad. As such, Hamas appears leaderless in Gaza.
The killing of Ahmed Jabari in November 2012 marked a dramatic turning point in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Jabari, Hamas’s top military commander, was killed in Gaza while traveling in his vehicle. Israel immediately braced for retaliation, and Hamas responded with massive rocket fire toward Israeli citi…
The Islamic regime executed two men on Monday who were alleged to have burned a mosque during the January protests, the Iranian judicial outlet Mizan news agency reported.
Futures are positive and at session highs even as the a lack of a US / Iran deal pushes oil prices, bond yields, and volatility higher. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% to a new all time high of 7620; Nasdaq futures rise 0.2%: the Computex AI Conference kicked off; biggest news is NVDA to enter PC space with…
Iran fired two ballistic missiles overnight targeting American forces stationed in Kuwait, U.S. Central Command said Monday.
Droves of people fled Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday after threats made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bomb the Lebanese capital.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered attacks on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, signalling further escalation of a war that has complicated mediation towards resolving the US-Iran conflict.