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Gabbard cited her husband’s health as a reason for her departure but it comes weeks after she repeatedly dodged questions in a congressional hearing about whether the White House had been warned of potential fallout from the Iran conflict.
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World Central Kitchen says it has cut its hot meal distribution in Gaza by half, warning that soaring food and fuel costs linked to the war on Iran have made its operations impossible to maintain at previous levels.
Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla say freed foreign activists who were abducted from international waters, faced abuse while in Israeli detention, including at least 15 reporting incidents of sexual assault or rape.
Kevin Warsh assumed office as US Federal Reserve chairman on Friday, with heightening inflation fears over a prolonged Iran war pushing up odds of higher interest rates.
Pakistan’s military says army chief Asim Munir has arrived in Tehran as Islamabad continues efforts to mediate between the US and Iran.
Media coverage of the Iran war has reached full telenovela levels of absurdity. One moment, audiences are told the “Baby Shah”, Reza Pahlavi, is on the verge of a triumphant return to Tehran.
Did the Pentagon just back down amid pressure from China? It appears so. As we reported Thursday, China has been actively holding up a proposed visit by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's under-secretary of defense for policy. The move is a transparent effort to pressure President Trump over a looming $14 billion weapon…
Varias mujeres lloran sobre los cuerpos de familiares fallecidos el martes en los ataques israelíes contra el poblado de Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, en el sur de Líbano, antes de su procesión funeral en una morgue de la ciudad portuaria de Tiro, Líbano, el jueves 21 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Mohammed Zaatari)
Six Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday evening, after assaulting two mosque guards, according to the Jerusalem Governorate, Wafa reported.
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Nine Western countries have urged Israel to stop expanding its settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a joint statement that also condemns settler violence and warns construction companies not to bid for tenders.
Only 16 percent of Americans view the economy in the United States as “good” or “excellent”, a new Gallup poll suggests, as inflation continues to rise amid the war on Iran.
An Israeli drone attack has killed one person and wounded several others in Gaza City’s al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, the Paelstinian news agency Wafa reported.
Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to Palestinians
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Israel has deported hundreds of pro-Palestine activists who were detained after their flotilla carrying aid for Gaza was intercepted last week.
Women grieve over the bodies of relatives who were killed on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes in the southern village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, ahead of their funeral procession inside a morgue in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
The United States paused a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan due to military constraints related to the Iran war, US Navy Acting Secretary Hung Cao said during a congressional hearing on Friday.
The United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand issued a joint statement on Friday condemning Israel for its policies in the West Bank and the rise in settler violence, according to several of the countries' government websites.
The United States has seen some progress in talks with Iran and is in constant communication with the Pakistani mediators, but there is more work to be done, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
A Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran on Friday in coordination with the United States to try to help secure a deal to end the war with Iran and resolve outstanding issues, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
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Qatar Airways will skip handing out bonuses to almost 60,000 workers this year, according to a memo sent to employees this week that was seen by Bloomberg. The decision comes after the US-Israel war on Iran forced the carrier to cancel tens of thousands of flights and to lose out on billions in revenue.
The UK's security minister has paid tribute to the country's "deep rooted" relationship with Israel and hailed the "commitment to robust democratic governance, rule of law, and judicial independence" that he believes both nations share.
Russia is emerging as an early beneficiary in the Iran war, as it is seeing a surge in oil revenue due to rising crude prices.
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Like many Moroccan farmers, Mehdi el-Maazi was hopeful that rare heavy rains would yield an abundant harvest this year -- but those hopes were quickly shattered as the Middle East war sent fuel and fertiliser costs soaring.
Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s party chair, delayed releasing the DNC autopsy report, a 192-page analysis on the party’s 2024 election loss, for months – now that he has released the controversial report, he is facing mounting questions and a lack of confidence in his leadership.
The UK, Germany, Italy, France called on the Israeli government to end the expansion of settlements and address settler violence in the occupied West Bank, in a joint statement reported by Wafa news agency.
French authorities are investigating an alleged election meddling plot by an Israeli “information warfare” company targeting candidates critical of the Jewish state. The scheme – involving fake profiles and AI nudes – follows a familiar pattern.
French authorities are investigating an alleged election meddling plot by an Israeli “information warfare” company targeting candidates critical of the Jewish state. The scheme – involving fake profiles and AI nudes – follows a familiar pattern.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that Israeli strikes have killed over 3111 and injured 9342 since March 2.
Lebanon has opened a large tent shelter on Beirut’s seafront to house civilians displaced by Israeli bombardment, as the number of people forced from their homes continues to rise. Rows of blue tents have been installed near Beirut port to replace informal camps that had spread along the Mediterranean coast in recen…
The Taiwanese government has said it was unaware of any “adjustments” to US arms sales after a senior US official said they had been put on hold over the attack on Iran and Washington’s effort to replenish domestic stockpiles.
The Taiwanese government has said it was unaware of any “adjustments” to US arms sales after a senior US official said they had been put on hold over the attack on Iran and Washington’s effort to replenish domestic stockpiles.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that "slight progress" had been made in talks with Iran, according to AP news.
La presidenta del Banco Central Europeo, Christine Lagarde, izquierda, y el presidente del Eurogrupo, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, hablan ante los medios durante la reunión de ministros de finanzas del organismo en Nicosia, capital de Chipre, el viernes 22 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Petros Karadjias)
Consumer sentiment has tumbled to a fresh record low in May as fears of higher prices grow due to the U.S.-Iran war and elevated oil prices, the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said Friday.
In a quick market update, Newsquawk says risk-off as reporters push back on optimistic geopolitical reporting + Rubio says not there on Iran deal.
The bodies of Ryan Al-Fanikh, left, and Aya Al-Fanikh, whom relatives said were killed by an explosion caused by war remnants while they were playing in the village of Abu Habbah in eastern Idlib countryside, are carried during their funeral in Abu Habbah, Syria, Thursday, May 21, 2026. Another child was also killed…
In his book Dance of the Omer, Rav Benji Elson describes Mount Sinai not as a distant historical event but as an experience the Jewish people physically and spiritually entered together – one we renew every year on Shavuot.
As Israel approaches the holiday of Shavuot amid war, political division, and renewed international attacks on its legitimacy, it is worth revisiting one of the most unusual ideas in human civilization: The Jewish people became a nation before they possessed the land promised to them and enshrined in the law they re…
Iranian officials reported progress in talks between the US and Iran, according to reporting from Al Jazeera.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, including several healthcare workers.