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Israel and the United Arab Emirates released conflicting statements on Wednesday night about a “secret” meeting that took place weeks into the war on Iran between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
A San Diego-based US Navy amphibious assault ship is preparing for deployment as tensions with Iran escalate on multiple fronts.Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told a House subcommittee Tuesday that the 843-foot USS Makin Island is gearing up to deploy with Marines from Camp Pendleton.
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Finland might be quite vocal against Israel, but that did not stop a large delegation from the Israel Defense Ministry (IMoD) from visiting for a defense seminar in the Nordic country.
US President Donald Trump is on a historic visit to China. This could potentially have major ramifications for the world order. China and the US are signaling they want to seek accommodations on certain policies. The goal is to avoid a clash and possible conflict. China is a rising power. Some analysts believe the U…
Amid rising tensions ahead of the Jerusalem Day flag march, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ascended the Temple Mount, bearing the Israeli flag.
Iraqi officials have approached the International Monetary Fund about securing financial assistance as a result of the Iran war, a source close to the IMF told Reuters.
During President Trump's ongoing state visit to China, he and President Xi Jinping agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must be open for the free flow of energy. They along with their senior officials have expressed agreement that no country can be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.
Shoppers stop their carts to observe big-screen televisions on display in a Costco warehouse Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Timnath, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines are among Southeast Asia's biggest carriers, all of which must are contend with a doubling in the cost of jet fuel this year because of the war in Iran. (Photos by Ken Kobayashi)
Israel will take legal action against The New York Times over a column penned by Nicholas Kristof which included allegations of serious sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, the Prime Minister's Office said in a Thursday statement.
Pope Leo XIV visits the Città Universitaria (University City) at Sapienza University of Rome to meet with faculty and students at the institution’s primary campus, one of the world’s oldest and largest universities, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
US futures are higher as we await color on the Trump-Xi summit and US- Iran negotiations, which are said to be ongoing, and as the tech meltup continues. What is known so far is that Trump / Xi agree that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, Hormuz should reopen without a toll or militarization; the countries will loo…
Israeli forces violently blocked Palestinian Muslims from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, as they facilitated large-scale raids by ultranationalists ahead of the “Flag March” through Jerusalem’s Old City.
Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of emerging economies began a two-day meeting in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Thursday.
When Canada imposed an arms sales ban on Turkey in 2019 over Ankara’s military incursion into Syria, Turkish drone makers Baykar and TAI were among the companies most affected.
Texas State ordered by judge to continue paying Idris Robinson after he was fired for talk he gave in another state
The US-Israeli war against Iran has handed China a strategic opening to chip away at US influence on every major front, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a classified intelligence analysis.
The US-Israeli war against Iran has handed China a strategic opening to chip away at US influence on every major front, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a classified intelligence analysis.
Syrian activists and European politicians have called on EU institutions to pressure Damascus to respect human rights in exchange for officially relaunching high-level diplomatic ties.
More than 850,000 pilgrims have already arrived in Saudi Arabia for Hajj, as the kingdom makes its final preparations to host the annual pilgrimage, ministers said.
An Israeli attack on the southern Lebanese town of Kfer Melki has injured at least three people, according to the National News Agency.
Unfortunately, there is still no serious political will inside Washington for regime change in Iran. Yet Israel’s long-term survival is inseparable from regime change in Tehran. As long as these Islamist fanatics remain in power, there will be no meaningful change in the Islamic Republic’s hostility toward Israel, t…
The High Court of Justice on Thursday permitted the Attorney-General’s Office to submit additional classified material regarding IDF Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s candidate for Mossad chief, after the state said the information had not been placed before the court during this week’s hea…
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, one of the primary information sources relied upon by journalist Nicholas Kristof in his controversial New York Times op-ed, is a research institute headed by a Hamas member against whom Israeli security forces have issued an administrative detention order.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified Thursday that his medical condition was “proper” and “excellent,” as he took the stand in the defamation suit he filed against attorney Gonen Ben Itzhak and journalists Uri Misgav and Ben Caspit over publications concerning his health and fitness.
Greece-Israel relations are "flourishing," Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel told The Jerusalem Post following a three-day diplomatic and economic mission to Athens.
In the Old City of Jerusalem, a crowd of about 100 French Israelis gathered outside Damascus Gate ahead of the ultranationalist Flag March. With a heavy accent, a woman led chants in Hebrew about the theme of the day: all of Jerusalem, including this majority Palestinian area in the east of the city, belonging to Is…
Israeli forces violently blocked Palestinian Muslims from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, as they facilitated large-scale raids by ultranationalists ahead of the “Flag March” through Jerusalem’s Old City.
Word that inflation hit 3.8% last month is bad news, but not grim: The main cause is obvious, and it won’t last.
Israel has ramped up its attacks on southern Lebanon, killing two people and issuing several forced displacement orders as the two sides prepare for United States-brokered talks on extending a ceasefire.
There has been a marked increase in Palestinian prisoners, particularly minors, being held in solitary confinement since Israel's genocide in Gaza began, according to recently published data.
War in the Middle East and the rising cost of air travel and fuel have pushed many to plan shorter, more local and flexible holidays
War in the Middle East and the rising cost of air travel and fuel have pushed many to plan shorter, more local and flexible holidays
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait conducted covert strikes on targets in Iraq linked to Iranian-backed paramilitary groups during the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait conducted covert strikes on targets in Iraq linked to Iranian-backed paramilitary groups during the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are currently seated at the main table at a state banquet. President Xi called the visit historic, and said U.S.-China ties are "stable" amid talks with Trump's team.
There has been a marked increase in Palestinian prisoners, particularly minors, being held in solitary confinement since Israel's genocide in Gaza began, according to recently published data.
President Sheikh Mohamed and Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara discussed efforts to bolster economic and investment ties in a phone call on Thursday.
Iraq’s parliament is scheduled to convene on Thursday for a confidence vote on the cabinet line-up presented by prime minister-designate Ali Al Zaidi, a session that could end months of political deadlock following national elections in November.
Foreign ministers of Brics nations gathered in India's capital on Thursday in discussions overshadowed by the Iran war and regional tension.
An elusive senior Iranian commander has surfaced in Iraq twice in less than a month, while Tehran scrambles to prove it still holds the keys to Lebanon’s ceasefire – two fronts that have become deeply intertwined in Iran’s fight to preserve its regional influence.
(2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
The highest recorded volume of complaints has been made to a UK media watchdog against right-wing news outlets accused of a coordinated smear of Misan Harriman, an Oscar-nominated photographer and Southbank Centre chair.
State prosecutors filed an indictment on Thursday against Ahmad Daas, 27, an Israeli citizen from Tira, accusing him of maintaining contact with a hostile foreign agent and passing information to the enemy with the intent to harm state security during wartime.
Prince Harry has said a rise in antisemitism in Britain is deeply troubling and that whatever anger people felt about events in the Middle East, nothing could justify hostility towards people or faiths.
A landmark report by the Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes by Hamas Against Women and Children, made waves this week, drawing widespread attention to the systematic atrocities committed during the Hamas attack.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Thursday it received a report of an incident 38 nautical miles (70 km) northeast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah.
In Tunisia, May usually heralds the start of the summer tourism boom, but as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on the region, the season is opening on uneasy footing.