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When Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan was asked on Thursday during a Democratic primary debate for Senate what it meant that she had accepted campaign contributions from donors to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, she spoke 160 words without coming remotely close to answering the question.
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Israel is “done” with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, its UN envoy said, after an Israeli institution was named to a blacklist of countries and groups that have committed sexual violence in conflict zones.
Lebanon’s health ministry says an Israeli strike on the town of Choueifat, south of Beirut, killed a woman and two children.
A Petah Tikva resident is accused of repeatedly raping his 5-year-old daughter over the course of more than a year, and distributing content related to his indecent acts on Telegram, according to a Thursday statement from the State Prosecutor's office.
Explosions were heard near the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news reported on Thursday night.
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Israel war on Iran will require additional naval vessels.
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O primeiro-ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, afirmou nesta quinta-feira (28/05) que instruiu as Forças Armadas a expandir sua presença para 70% da Faixa de Gaza, onde a população permanece confinada a um estreito corredor ao longo da costa.
O primeiro-ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, afirmou nesta quinta-feira (28/05) que instruiu as Forças Armadas a expandir sua presença para 70% da Faixa de Gaza, onde a população permanece confinada a um estreito corredor ao longo da costa.
O primeiro-ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, afirmou nesta quinta-feira (28/05) que instruiu as Forças Armadas a expandir sua presença para 70% da Faixa de Gaza, onde a população permanece confinada a um estreito corredor ao longo da costa.
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed regional developments in a phone call with US President Donald Trump, according to a statement from the Qatari leader’s office.
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Yashar! Party leader Gadi Eisenkot said that it was necessary to come up with a “realistic plan” to draft haredim (ultra-Orthodox) into the military, ahead of the upcoming elections and amid the IDF’s severe manpower shortage.
For several days, the Israelis have been warning of new military strikes on Lebanon's capital. People have been seen flooding out of the southern suburbs which have been a historic stronghold of Hezbollah support.
Funeral del miliciano de Hamás Imad Isleim, su esposa e hija, que murieron en un ataque militar israelí, en la mezquita Al-Shafi’i en Gaza, el 28 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Jehad Alshrafi) CORRECTION: Correccion del apellido de al- Salem a Isleim
The US stock market is pushing to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods keep piling up profits. A tentative deal to extend the ceasefire in the war with Iran by 60 days also helped lift the market and rein in oil prices.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli army to expand its control of the Gaza Strip to 70 percent, according to remarks aired by Israeli media.
In a series of posts on Telegram, Hezbollah said it carried out two attacks targeting Israeli soldiers gathered in the village of Biyyada in occupied southern Lebanon.
TEHRAN, Iran — The United States and Iran accused each other of violating an ongoing truce on Thursday following an exchange of fire, three months after the Middle East war began with a wave of US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic.
Israel has intensified its attacks on Lebanon, striking Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire took effect last month. RT journalist Ali Rida Sbeity has reported from the scene that residents of the crowded southern suburb received “no warning” before the attack.
The United States has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war, but rebuilding its depleted inventories will “take years”, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Washington: The US and Iran have reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire in the war by 60 days, but President Donald Trump has yet to approve it, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend the ceasefire between the two countries for 60 days and start negotiations for permanently ending the war, according to officials.
Reem Alsalem, the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, says the decision to add Israel to a UN blacklist of countries accused of committing sexual violence is “long overdue”.
A Jewish LGBTQ organization was banned from participating in the upcoming Rome Pride Parade, organizers announced on Monday, for failing to follow suit with a condemnation of Israeli actions in Gaza as genocide.
A Jerusalem municipality real estate investment event in Manhattan, led by Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, is set to be protested by anti-Israel activists, marking it as the latest Israeli real estate event in New York City to draw ire from activist groups.
The word “massacre” was restored to the title of a bill establishing how to commemorate October 7 after backlash from the Prime Minister’s Office’s decision to remove the term from the legislation and replace it with “events” or “incidents.”
When US President Donald Trump warned Iran on April 7 that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” a European diplomat in Washington said his government wanted an urgent answer to a chilling question: Was the US president contemplating the use of a nuclear weapon?
El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, durante una ceremonia en el Cementerio Militar en el Monte Herzl, el 21 de abril de 2026, en Jerusalén. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo vía AP, Archivo)
Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli PM, who is fighting for political survival before elections, says ‘we are squeezing Hamas’
Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam said the country would continue mobilising Arab and international support to secure a proper ceasefire
Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam said the country would continue mobilising Arab and international support to secure a proper ceasefire
The White House has confirmed reports that a memorandum of understanding exists regarding a possible deal with Iran, though President Donald Trump has not yet signed it.
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Israel has intensified its strikes on Lebanon, saying it has hit hundreds of Hezbollah targets in the last few days.
Negotiators for the US and Iran have agreed a framework of a deal that would extend their ceasefire for 60 days and launch negotiations on the future of Iran's nuclear programme, US sources say.
US and Iranian negotiators have reached a deal for a 60-day ceasefire extension that would allow them time to negotiate a full end to the war on the Islamic Republic, but the deal must be approved by US President Donald Trump, the White House said.
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The Israeli army is facing mounting pressure over its inability to stop Hezbollah’s armed drone attacks, Al Jazeera reported.
The United Nations has added Israel to its list of parties accused of sexual violence in conflict zones, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Thursday, denouncing the move as a political attack and accusing the organization of spreading “blood libels.”
The United Nations has added Israel to its list of parties accused of sexual violence in conflict zones, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Thursday, denouncing the move as a political attack and accusing the organization of spreading “blood libels.”
Over the past few days, the headlines have been dominated by the news of a deal to end the war in Iran.
Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel's main air gateway near Tel Aviv, is operating at about one-third of capacity due to the presence of US refueling aircraft, threatening heavy flight cancellations this summer, the head of the Israel Airports Authority said on Thursday.
Palestinians mourn over the body of Hamas militant Imad al-Salem, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Al-Shafi’i Mosque in Gaza City, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)