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Israeli forces killed three Palestinians over the past 24 hours in Gaza, including two police officers, in the latest violation of a ceasefire deal signed in October.
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians over the past 24 hours in Gaza, including two police officers, in the latest violation of a ceasefire deal signed in October.
The Lebanese Health Ministry has accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of deliberately targeting medics during airstrikes on the country.
Israeli attacks have killed at least four people in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh municipality.
BANGKOK — Asia’s first defenses against energy shocks from the Iran war are running short and a more consequential second wave of impacts is beginning to hit.
President Donald Trump is heading back to China, but this time, the Iran war raises the stakes for both sides. China is the bigger purchaser of Iranian oil. Trump had hoped China would do more to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)
Iran executed a promising aerospace engineering student Monday, accusing him of spying for both the CIA and Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has accused the United States of presenting “unreasonable” and “one-sided” demands in negotiations aimed at ending the war, as the two sides maintain a fragile ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted at the use of American soldiers on the ground in Iran, as he declared that the conflict was "not over".
The United States-Israel war on Iran is not the result of a sudden escalation but the culmination of a long-term Israeli agenda to violently reshape the Middle East, former Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani tells Al Jazeera.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has accused the United States of presenting “unreasonable” and “one-sided” demands in negotiations aimed at ending the war, as the two sides maintain a fragile ceasefire.
The Israeli military has deployed more troops to Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, where a raid is ongoing after a Palestinian man opened fire on Israeli border police.
The family of the jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi have said she should never be returned to prison in Iran after being allowed to leave for urgent medical treatment.
Elyanna, 24, is part of the official World Cup 2026 soundtrack with Illuminate, a collaboration with Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez.
Hong Kong has become a critical financial and logistical lifeline for Iran’s regime — helping move illicit oil, weapons technology and surveillance tools that fuel Tehran’s military machine and domestic repression, according to a bombshell report set for release Monday.
One of the main challenges that IDF combat soldiers face is not on the battlefield, but in reestablishing themselves and reintegration back into civilian life, and an organization aiding them in that process is seeking, next week, the aid of the American Jewish Diaspora in this mission. The NGO Gav Lalochem (Backing…
Professor Eli Avraham, head of the communications department at the University of Haifa, delves into the complexities of international media coverage of Israel in his recent book From David to Goliath: Coverage of Israel in the International Media.
The hearing in the criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened at the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday, amid the global tensions surrounding the war with Iran.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump's post on Truth Social, in which Trump called Iran's latest proposal to end the war "totally unacceptable."
Border Police officers killed a terrorist who opened fire on troops using an M-16 equipped with a telescopic sight, in Kalandiya in the West Bank, on Monday morning, the IDF and Israel Police said in a joint statement later that afternoon.
Motocicletas pasan ante un cartel que muestra una imagen del fallecido líder supremo de irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, fallecido en ataques de Estados Unidos e Israel el 28 de febrero, con el puño enmarcado entre puños enmarcados de seguidores, en el centro de Teherán, Irán, el miércoles 6 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/V…
The number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 now stands at 72,740 people with another 172,192 people wounded, Wafa news agency is reporting citing medical sources. There are thousands more people missing and presumed dead under the rubble.
Motorbikes drive past a billboard with graphic showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, with his framed fist amongst his supporters framed fists in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Diplomacy to end the Iran war has stalled more than a month into a fragile ceasefire, with Washington and Tehran divided over core elements of a deal.
Singer-songwriter Deborah Conway has been yelled and hissed at during her concerts and writers’ festivals because of her support for Israel, the Royal Commission into Antisemitism has heard, while another musician feared for his safety after the doxxing of a Jewish WhatsApp group.
Yields on U.S. Treasurys moved higher at the start of a new trading week as traders monitored geopolitical developments around the Middle East conflict ahead of President Donald Trump's meeting with China premier Xi Jinping in Beijing later this week.
Thirteen million fewer journeys were made on Dubai's road toll network in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2025, with the Iran war driving a sharp drop in traffic.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has said that Iran's proposal to end the war with the US and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is "legitimate" and "generous".
Gente de pie ante una pantalla que muestra el índice bursátil japonés Nikkei en una firma financiera, el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026 en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko)
“It really feels like a great mission, to give people light, simply light and love,” said Noam Bettan, 28, who will be representing Israel on the evening of May 12 at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, performing the song “Michelle” in the first semifinal.
United States President Donald Trump branded Iran's terms for ending the Middle East war "totally unacceptable," raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asia trade on Monday.
India’s PM has urged people not to buy gold for a year, reduce fuel consumption and conserve foreign exchange as the Iran war drags on.
US president calls Iranian response ‘totally unacceptable’ while Tehran says it will retaliate against any new US strikes or foreign warships in strait of Hormuz
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.-----------------■ (LEAD) KOSPI surges to new peak of above 7,800 on chip gains despite renewed woes over U.S.-Iran peace deal
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The makers of the documentary Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, which was dropped by the BBC, have won the Bafta TV Awards in the current affairs category.
Iran’s FM spokesperson says the US continues to have “unreasonable demands”, adding that Iran’s response to Trump’s proposal, that Tehran sent to Pakistan yesterday, “was not excessive”. Al Jazeera
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Iran executed a man who was convicted of collaborating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and the US CIA intelligence services, according to a Monday report by Iranian state news outlets Mizan and Tasmin.
South Korean stocks closed at a new record high Monday, easily breaching the landmark 7,800-point level, extending the winning streak to the fifth consecutive session, on the back of a bull run by semiconductor shares, despite concerns of a potentially botched peace deal between the United States and Iran.
An Israel Defense Forces reservist, First Sergeant (Res.) Alexander Glovanyov, was killed near the Israel-Lebanon border, the IDF said on May 11. According to Ynet, “the incident occurred Sunday when several explosive FPV drones were launched from Lebanon and exploded inside Israeli territory near the border. Glovan…
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SEJONG, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Monday the temporary price caps on fuel products will remain in place for some time as the government monitors instability in the Middle East.
Friday’s arrival of the UAE’s first shipment of Nvidia’s advanced chips underscored how firmly Abu Dhabi is pushing ahead with sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure despite regional instability and supply-chain disruption caused by the Iran war.
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Gotas de gasolina caen de la manguera de un surtidor, mientras los precios siguen subiendo, en una gasolinera en Ciudad de Quezón, Filipinas, el 19 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Aaron Favila, Archivo)
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
The Saudi Pro League title race reaches boiling point on Tuesday evening. Al Nassr lead Al Hilal by five points and know victory in the Riyadh Derby will make them champions. Al Hilal, second with a game in hand, must win their final three matches to take the title. The stakes could not be higher.