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Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed or injured more than four children on average per day in the first 25 days of the “ceasefire” that came into effect last month, according to the global charity Save the Children.
Palestine Action defendants are facing sentencing as terrorists despite being convicted of criminal damage, lifted reporting restrictions reveal.
A new poll conducted among active Likud members provides a rare glimpse into the mood at the heart of the base: very high loyalty to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside a clear reservation about personal, family, and political moves he may seek to advance.
Lebanon’s Health Minister Rakan Nasseredine has released video footage showing what he says are repeated Israeli attacks on paramedics and healthcare workers across the country.
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amounts to an “arithmetic of extortion”, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, said on Tuesday.
LONDON — The U.K. has pledged on Tuesday to provide autonomous vessels to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz in the event of a stable ceasefire in the Middle East.
El secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth en el Congreso en Washington el 12 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
A leading human rights barrister who represented Palestine Action defendants in the UK has won an appeal against a contempt of court case.
As major maneuvers multiply ahead of the elections in Israel within the Zionist opposition, one theme unites them (excluding Yair Golan’s left-wing party “The Democrats”): the refusal to govern with Arab parties.
The IDF's military prosecution filed two additional indictments against two suspects ranked Sergeant First Class for offenses linked with smuggling goods into Gaza, tax offenses, and other offenses, the military said on Tuesday.
A leading human rights barrister who represented Palestine Action defendants in the UK has won an appeal against a contempt of court case.
Palestinian musicians have called for a boycott of Eurovision over its platforming of Israel while the genocide continues in Gaza.
A video depicting the assassination of a Swedish prime minister contains a “veiled threat” to the politicians currently in power in the country, a terrorism expert has said.
The host reacted to the president’s ‘very simple’ Iran peace plan, his AI Mother’s Day images and the US transportation secretary’s new reality show
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NYK Line is looking at expanding its fleet of very large crude carriers to meet demand for oil shipped from outside the Middle East. (NYK Line)
US President Donald Trump said that he is "100% confident" that Iran will stop enriching uranium and will hand over the enriched material that it possesses to the US during a radio interview broadcast on Tuesday morning.
Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty used the Cannes Film Festival jury press conference to condemn the conditions in Gaza, before criticising what he described as the blacklisting of actors who have spoken out on Palestine.
A surge in global oil prices linked to energy supply disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel war on Iran, has nearly doubled diesel costs for Indonesian fishermen. The spike has forced much of the country’s fishing fleet to remain docked according to a report by RT’s Indra Mapong.
DOHA, QATAR — Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, which it has blocked since the start of the Middle East war, as a means to blackmail Gulf states, Qatar's top diplomat and premier said on Tuesday.
Women grieve as they carry the body of 6-month-old Mariam Fahos during a funeral procession for people killed a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the village of Saksakieh, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Two Lebanese civil defence members were killed in an Israeli strike on the southern town of Nabatieh on Tuesday while carrying out a rescue mission after an earlier attack, Lebanon's state news agency NNA reported.
FC Barcelona player Lamine Yamal holds a Palestinian flag as he celebrates with his team atop a bus after winning the Spanish La Liga title in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo)
MANAMA — Bahrain sentenced on Tuesday three people to life on charges of collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, amid a crackdown on pro-Iran sentiment and networks since the Middle East war.
On May 4, Iran fired 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones into the United Arab Emirates. This latest attack came in response to US President Donald Trump’s effort to ensure free navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Inflation had been dropping more or less steadily since peaking with a 9.1 per cent year-over-year spike in prices in June 2022
Inflation had been dropping more or less steadily since peaking with a 9.1 per cent year-over-year spike in prices in June 2022
Inflation jumped in April to the highest level in nearly three years as surging gas prices due to the Iran war pushed up the cost of many consumer goods.
Emaar founder Mohamed Alabbar is planning to invest upto $19 billion in Syria in different projects as Damascus looks to attract investments to rebuild its economy.
Kuwait's Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that four members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were captured after trying to infiltrate Babiyan Island, Kuwait's largest island.
A 70ª edição do Festival Eurovisão da Canção (Eurovision Song Contest, ESC), que começa nesta terça-feira (12/05), em Viena, enfrentará o maior boicote desde sua criação, em 1956.
National broadcaster RTÉ accused of antisemitism for decision to screen satirical 1996 Eurovision episode in boycott of contest
The United States' war on Iran has cost $29bn so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4bn from an estimate provided late last month, Reuters reported.
Iranian armed forces are reverse-engineering US-made Tomahawk missiles recovered during the US-Israeli war to replicate their technology, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency.
US equity futures and bonds were lower as oil climbed, with a key inflation report showing the impacts of higher energy and supply disruptions stemming from the war in Iran. Stocks are poised to fall from all-time highs after the core CPI rose more than expected in April. As of 9:15am S&P futures ewere down 0.2% and…
CBS News boss Bari Weiss blindsided “60 Minutes” legend Lesley Stahl by handing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first major US broadcast interview since the Iran war to Major Garrett — a CBS News veteran who isn’t part of the iconic show’s correspondent roster, according to a report.
The US and Iran remain miles apart on a potential peace deal, with a tentative month-old ceasefire teetering on the brink amid recurring naval skirmishes and President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports.
The US and Iran remain miles apart on a potential peace deal, with a tentative month-old ceasefire teetering on the brink amid recurring naval skirmishes and President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports.
Kuwait and Iran are barely separated by a small section of Iraqi coastline at the head of the Persian Gulf, but they do share a maritime border. But given the small oil-rich Sunni sheikdom's close proximity to the Islamic Republic, and given its historic role in hosting American forces and bases, it is to be expecte…
Israel built a secretly operated military outpost deep inside the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign in the run-up to the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, reports in US media have claimed.
A leading barrister has won a reprieve from facing an unprecedented contempt of court case over his alleged conduct during a trial of six Palestine Action activists.
LONDON, United Kingdom — Oil prices rallied and stock markets fell Tuesday as investors braced for further volatility after talks appeared to stall on ending the war in the Middle East and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo ship traffic.
Israel’s Mossad chief David Barnea warned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nominee to replace him was unfit for the role, i24 News reported on Monday.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cross-examination in Case 4000 formally ended Tuesday, bringing to a close a major phase of his testimony in the public corruption trial and shifting prosecutors’ questioning to Case 2000, the media bribery case centered on his dealings with Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon “Noni” …
Israeli citizens received recruitment and intimidation text messages from unknown numbers regarding contact with the Islamic Republic on Tuesday.
Israel entered the multi-front war it finds itself in now nearly three years ago with weakened domestic weapons-production capabilities, gaps in certain weapons stockpiles, and no full, budgeted policy for preserving domestic arms production lines, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman found in a report published Tues…
Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) Degel HaTorah faction, gave the green light to work toward dissolving the Knesset over the haredi conscription bill, Lando’s office confirmed on Tuesday.
Over the past two years, I have published two books in the United States. On paper, both were products of the same mind and the same pen. Both explored the intimate, universal themes of home, family, and the complex threads that bind us to our roots. Both were launched into the vast, competitive American market with…