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US President Donald Trump has said he is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as "serious negotiations are now taking place".
US president said ‘serious negotiations’ are under way but he told the military ‘to be prepared to go forward … on a moment’s notice’
US president said ‘serious negotiations’ are under way but he told the military ‘to be prepared to go forward … on a moment’s notice’
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The controversial bill to place the Western Wall under the authority of the Chief Rabbinate is expected to advance rapidly in the Knesset and is the only way for the holy site to be protected in accordance with Jewish law, leader of the far-right Noam party, MK Avi Maoz, told The Jerusalem Post in a Sunday interview.
A Jewish man was assaulted by several men in London before dawn on Monday, the Metropolitan Police told The Jerusalem Post.
US President Donald Trump said that leaders of Gulf states requested that he hold off on striking Iran in a Truth Social post on Monday.
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US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had delayed a planned US military strike on Iran after appeals from Gulf leaders, who told him serious negotiations with Tehran were under way.
Ireland’s president has condemned the seizure of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla by Israeli forces, saying her sister was among those taken.
Ireland’s president has condemned the seizure of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla by Israeli forces, saying her sister was among those taken.
El presidente Donald Trump saluda a los periodistas mientras camina por el jardín sur de la Casa Blanca, viernes 15 de mayo de 2026, en Washington, al regresar de Beijing, donde se reunió con el presidente chino Xi Jinping. (Foto AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
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President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington, on return from Beijing where he met with China’s President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump said Monday he is calling off a plan to attack Iran on Tuesday after the heads of three regional powers in the Middle East asked him to "hold off."
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he is not open to any concessions for Iran following Tehran's submission of its latest peace proposal to end the war with the United States, according to a news report.
As if Pentagon losses in the Trump-Netanyahu war on Iran weren't already sapping them enough already, American taxpayers were losers again on Sunday when two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers blew up in spectacular fashion after colliding at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Four crew members ejected and…
Activists with the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement and No Harbour for Genocide (NHB) are raising the alarm over what they describe as a "flood" of military supplies from India to Israel, after six shipments of suspected military-grade steel were identified on multiple Swiss vessels en route to weap…
The US Treasury Department on Monday announced it has reached a $275 million settlement with India's Adani Enterprises over apparent violations of sanctions against Iran.
This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)
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DUBLIN — Ireland’s president on Monday said she was “very proud” of her sister, who earlier in the day was detained by Israeli forces while sailing to Gaza as part of an aid convoy.
US treasury secretary said the move would help poorer nations as China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia
US treasury secretary said the move would help poorer nations as China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia
Four English Premier League clubs have treated pro-Palestinian staff and supporters “in ways that may breach the right to freedom of expression and/ or amount to discrimination”, War on Want said on Monday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister’s office Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
Narendra Modi’s austerity appeals reveal how war, energy insecurity and dollar pressures expose the fragility of globalisation
The Israeli government moved to establish an inter-ministry team to look into the seizure of properties in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City belonging to Arab residents of the city, according to a Monday N12 News report.
At least ten people were injured after a bus crashed into a tree and an electric pole on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv-Yafo on Monday evening, Magen David Adom said.
The United States has extended a waiver allowing access to Russian oil , as it moves to ease pressure on global energy supplies following its on Iran and the resulting bloackade on the Strait of Hormouz.
President Donald Trump has returned stateside and so has his administration's focus, even as the Iran war and the aftermath of his China trip remain front-burner issues.
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Hamas has named Mohammed Ouda as the new leader of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, its military wing, following the assassination of Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, London-based Saudi state-owned outlet Asharq al-Awsat reported on Monday.
Iraqi militant group Kataib Hezbollah has hinted it could attack Jordan, warning “patience is starting to run out” over the kingdom's backing for the US.
The UAE and Israel have established a fund to jointly acquire and develop new weapons systems, in the latest sign that the war on Iran is bringing the countries closer together, one current and one former US official briefed on the matter told Middle East Eye.
A journalist working for a Persian-language opposition television station was attacked with a knife in Wimbledon by men working for Iran as part of a campaign of "Iranian terror", a court was told.
Nearly 80% of Gazans are interested in emigrating from the Gaza Strip, according to a recent survey the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) shared with senior Israeli officials.
A court case in New York has highlighted how Iran is using technology to recruit agents who may not even be regime supporters
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An hour after accepting the credentials of five new ambassadors to Israel, President Isaac Herzog on Monday welcomed an ambassador of a different kind - Noam Bettan, Israel's ambassador of song.
Only a few hours had passed since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced his sensational visit to the United Arab Emirates in March 2026, his meeting with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan – a visit that, according to the statement, had led to a “historic breakthrough” – when the Emirati Fo…
Dozens of Jewish communities in Israel and around the world marked Liberation and Rescue Day over the weekend, commemorating 81 years since Nazi Germany’s surrender and the rescue of Jews who survived Nazi persecution in Europe.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reportedly appointed anti-Israel Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbi Miriam Grossman to a taxpayer-funded faith liaison role, linking city hall to the city’s Jewish community.
Undersea internet and data cables in the Strait of Hormuz could be the next casualty of the Iran conflict.
BEIRUT — The death toll in the latest round of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon surpassed 3,000, Lebanon's health ministry said Monday.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid vowed on Monday that any Likud MKs who support the contentious haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill due to pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, “will not fall under the radar."
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From behind bars in Israel, veteran prisoner and “Palestine's Mandela”, Marwan Barghouti, gained the highest number of votes in elections for the ruling Fatah party's central committee.
As Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump met, reports emerged that Chinese tankers had been allowed passage through the Strait of Hormuz. (Source photos by AP)