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The coalition’s bill to dissolve the Knesset is scheduled to be brought forward for its first vote in the plenum on Wednesday amid the crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition with the ultra-Orthodox parties over the haredi draft bill.
Fears over a broader regional war and attacks on Gulf infrastructure led the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar to intensify efforts to persuade US President Donald Trump to delay any potential strike on Iran.
US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran have made a lot of progress in their talks, and neither side wants to see a resumption of the military campaign.
Israeli has "definitely lost its morality," Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson told Channel 13 in an his first interview in recent years with Israeli media, broadcast on Tuesday night.
The Board of Peace has warned in its first report to the UN Security Council that Hamas’s refusal to disarm remained the main obstacle to reconstruction and a broader political settlement in Gaza.
Somaliland is opening an embassy in Jerusalem, and Israel will reciprocate by opening one in the breakaway region of Somalia, in the latest sign that the two are deepening their ties.
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday that a U.S. attack on Iran could resume in the coming days if a peace deal is not reached, after he announced a decision the previous day to hold off on a planned assault against the Islamic Republic.
The renewable energy rollout is the only thing keeping the NSW economy out of recession, state Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says, warning conflict in the Middle East has led to a significantly lower economic growth forecast for the year ahead.
Wed 20 May 2026 at 4:54am
The most expensive primary election in US history is underway in Kentucky, as President Donald Trump and the Israel lobby try to unseat Representative Thomas Massie, a hardline conservative who broke with the president over Israel, Iran, and Epstein.
The most expensive primary election in US history is underway in Kentucky, as President Donald Trump and the Israel lobby try to unseat Representative Thomas Massie, a hardline conservative who broke with the president over Israel, Iran, and Epstein.
The US on Tuesday announced sanctions imposed on four people associated with an aid flotilla trying to access Gaza.
Tehran, Iran – When Mohammad, a 29-year-old resident of western Tehran, renewed his tenancy contract earlier this week, the price increase did not come as a surprise.
A body set up by United States President Donald Trump to oversee the administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip has said that it is short of the funds needed to move forward with those efforts.
President claims planned Tehran attack postponed to allow talks to continue – but no indication peace plan is imminent
The Embassy of the Republic of Somaliland will be based in Jerusalem, the African country's new Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Hagi, announced on X/Twitter on Tuesday afternoon.
CENTCOM head Brad Cooper said the school was on an active missile base, making the investigation ‘more complex’
CENTCOM head Brad Cooper said the school was on an active missile base, making the investigation ‘more complex’
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has refused to approve Israel’s new ambassador to Zagreb, citing disagreements with the Israeli government’s actions.
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has refused to approve Israel’s new ambassador to Zagreb, citing disagreements with the Israeli government’s actions.
The European Union has promised “exceptional support” for farmers affected by rising fertiliser costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Renewed threat comes after US president said he was ‘an hour away’ from ordering a strike before pulling back
By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
A Gaza flotilla leader tied to an alleged Hamas front group, as well as leaders of a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-linked network, were sanctioned by the Department of the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday.
Major (res.) Itamar Sapir, 27, from Eli, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Tuesday.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that four bodies have been recovered following an Israeli strike on Deir Qanoun al-Nahr in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon.
Somaliland will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem and Israel will establish its representation in Hargeisa “soon”, according to Mohamed Hagi, the ambassador of Somalia’s breakaway region to Israel.
Hundreds attended the festive opening night of the recently concluded fourth Rahat Film Festival at the city’s cultural hall.
The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) has unveiled what it says is the world’s first robotic drone‑based system, capable of installing and removing warning balls on high‑voltage transmission lines. In moving away from manned platforms, this novel approach marks a significant shift in how the national grid is maintai…
The IDF Home Front Command is updating the warning system on its mobile phone and smart TV applications, aiming to clarify the type of event and issue clearer instructions, it announced on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested to cancel Wednesday's cross-examination for diplomatic or security reasons.
Un pastor beduino en la aldea de Khan al-Ahmar en Cisjordania, el 31 de enero del 2023. (AP foto/Oded Balilty)
The United States has imposed sanctions on four activists for their involvement in the aid flotillas trying to break Israel’s siege on Gaza, alleging without evidence that organisers of the aid vessels are trying to reach the Palestinian territory “in support of Hamas”.
Hamas leadership is planning to intensify efforts to kidnap Israeli soldiers, and has framed kidnappings as the only effective means of securing the release of Palestinian prisoners, according to an internal message published Monday by Israeli Public Broadcaster KAN News.
A captured Hamas military document found by IDF troops in the Gaza Strip in early 2025 shows how the terrorist organization used the ceasefire to train new fighters for a possible renewed war with Israel.
At this point even hawkish Israeli think tank pundits are increasingly admitting that Iran currently has certain leverage and an edge when it comes to dealing with the United States, and the so far stalled and failed peace talks to end the war.
Democratic Representative John Garamendi questioned Admiral Brad Cooper during a hearing on Tuesday over whether the Pentagon believes hostilities between Tehran and Washington have ceased since last month’s ceasefire announcement.
PARIS — Top European finance ministers privately pleaded with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end his country’s war in the Middle East to prevent the conflict from dragging the continent deeper into economic calamity.
Iran national soccer team players arrive to Antalya, southern Turkey, Monday, May 18, 2026, where they continue their preparations for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. (Tolga Yildirim/DHA via AP)
United States President Donald Trump says Chinese leader Xi Jinping has assured him that Beijing would not send weapons to Iran during the ongoing war.
Europol, the official law enforcement agency of the European Union, announced on Monday that it had disrupted 14,200 online posts linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The Islamic regime held mass public weddings across Tehran for couples who registered their willingness to sacrifice their life as part of the war against Israel in a state-sponsored program, according to footage aired by state TV.
The Canadian government is facing growing calls to pursue accountability after a Canadian citizen was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon last month.
A sign stands at the entrance to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Israeli strike in Tyre destroys health clinic as Lebanon death toll tops 3,000
Russia has returned the military transport plane on which former president Bashar Al Assad's brother fled Syria 18 months ago, sources said, indicating improved relations despite an alliance between Damascus and Washington.
LONDON — Oil prices eased Tuesday but remained above $100 a barrel while stocks wavered as investors tracked a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices soaring.
KUALA LUMPUR — As the conflicts in the Middle East submerge into essentially a stalemate, let us turn our eyes toward another hotspot much closer to home, namely the South China Sea (SCS). It is often tempting to gravitate toward the more visible currents of major power rivalry when discussing the SCS. Yet, beneath …
MY last domestic column concluded a series on political dynasties. For nine weeks since, this space tracked a global apocalypse: a catastrophic war ignited by a megalomaniac Trump that decapitated Iran’s leadership, devastated the Middle East, and wrecked the global economy. Yet, following this American defeat — a d…
Esta fotografía sin fecha publicada por la agencia estatal WAM de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos muestra la central nuclear de Barakah, en construcción, en el desierto occidental de Abu Dabi. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM vía AP, Archivo)