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British broadcaster and environmentalist David Attenborough turned 100 on Friday and said he had been "completely overwhelmed" by birthday greetings in a worldwide outpouring of affection for the British wildlife broadcaster.
The European Union is moving closer to imposing new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the EU Ambassador to Israel, Michael Mann, confirmed on Thursday.
Is war returning to Gaza? That is the question being quietly debated inside Israel’s security establishment.
Police in the Central District have completed their investigation into the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, who was fatally stabbed outside a pizzeria in Petah Tikva on Independence Day eve, and transferred the case file to the Central District Attorney’s Office with recommendations to indict several minors on …
Three of the four women who returned to Australia after spending years in ISIS-linked detention camps in Syria were arrested on slavery and terrorism charges upon arrival, Australian police said on Friday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves the St. Damasus courtyard after meeting with Pope Leo XIV and Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin the Vatican, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
Un petrolero con bandera de Malta, visto cerca del puerto de Daesan, en Seosan, Corea del Sur, el 8 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
Syria's Foreign Minister inaugurated its consulate in Jeddah after a 14-year closure during a ceremony attended by Saudi officials.
Members of the local Yazidi community who fled persecution in the Middle East say they have been retraumatised by the high-profile arrival of four so-called ISIS brides, with community leaders calling on authorities to hold accountable anyone who enslaved or abused members of the minority group.
FILE -Toyota dealership, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
A special envoy of South Korea's foreign minister has visited Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq and met with officials to discuss cooperation in energy, infrastructure and other sectors amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.
In recent days, Iraq stood out in the region for what it has not said.
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A special envoy of South Korea's foreign minister has visited Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq and met with officials to discuss cooperation in energy, infrastructure and other sectors amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.
Several news outlets have reported an Israeli attack targeting a road between the towns of Kfarshouba and Kfarhamamin in southern Lebanon.
Every Moment Is a Life arrives with an almost unbearable question: How can literature be made from a genocide still in motion? There is something perverse, even obscene, about aesthetic experience under such conditions.
Melissa Barrera is launching her own production company focused on supporting pro-Palestine voices in the entertainment industry, more than two years after she was fired from Scream 7 over social media posts about the Israel-Gaza war.
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended their winning streak to a fourth session Friday, reversing an earlier loss amid renewed Middle East tensions. The local currency dropped sharply against the U.S. dollar.
Iran defended its actions in the Strait of Hormuz, saying its measures are in line with international law while accusing the United States of destabilising the region.
Now that the first two episodes of the much-anticipated series, Unconditional, have been shown both on Keshet’s Channel 12 in Israel and on Apple TV worldwide, I can write a full review of this highly addictive, intricately constructed series, full of twists and turns.
Iran does not have an active military dolphin unit, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed this week, amid concerns about Iran laying underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
A political party led by Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot, and Avigdor Liberman would win 47 seats, three fewer than the parties would receive if they ran separately, a Maariv poll published Friday found.
Even though Norway is one of the European countries most critical of Israel, what happens in the diplomatic arena is not necessarily reflect in defense procurement. Germany has begun supplying Norway with Leopard 2A8NOR tanks in the first sale of the advanced platform, which also carries Israeli technology.
While the precise operational details regarding the recent war involving Israel, the United States, and Iran remain highly classified, one reality is undeniable: Both Israel and the US have successfully executed highly accurate operations across vast distances. Feats of this magnitude can only be accomplished by mai…
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Welcoming heads of state and delegates from all Asean member states, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. opened the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and Related Meetings on Friday, May 8, 2026.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran comes under renewed strain after both sides exchange fire near the Strait of Hormuz, while Washington waits for Tehran’s response to a proposed framework aimed at ending the conflict.
Move over TACO trade. Traders now have a new acronym for a market increasingly skeptical that the Strait of Hormuz crisis will end anytime soon: NACHO.
Bega warns it will need to pass on higher costs driven by the Iran war to shoppers. (ABC Great Southern: Andrew Chounding)
Around 1,500 ships and their crews are trapped in the Gulf due to the Iranian blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) chief said in Panama Thursday.
Toyota marked record-high global sales for the fiscal year ended March 2026 even with U.S. tariffs on imported cars. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Farmers already stressed by the war at home between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are now watching costs rise due to war in the Middle East. (AP video shot by: Fay Abuelgasim)
Singaporean banks are actively scrutinizing their loan books amid the Middle East uncertainty. © Reuters
As households across the globe count the costs of the US-Israel war in Iran, some companies have been counting bumper profits instead.
An oil tanker that passed through the Strait of Hormuz arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first such vessel to reach the Asian nation by that route since Iran declared the critical waterway closed.
A Malta-flagged oil tanker was seen near Daesan Port on Friday. The Odessa is the first crude oil tanker that has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in South Korea since the outbreak of Iran war.
A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung warned Friday that hoarding supplies amid shortages caused by the Middle East war will lead people to "ruin."
Hezbollah announced early on Friday that it carried out 13 attacks on Israeli forces and military sites in response to escalating attacks in Lebanon.
From left, Myanmar’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore’s …
In darkened halls across Iran, hundreds of men dressed in black beat their chests in unison as religious eulogists chant rhythmic laments of martyrdom, sacrifice and war.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal and Joao Felix bagged a hat-trick as Al Nassr re-established a five-point lead at the top with victory over Al Shabab.
Dr. Zahra Shokri Varniab poses for a photo Friday, May 1, 2026, in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Israel's wave of attacks on Thursday killed at least 12 people, including two children and a paramedic, in southern Lebanon, the Ministry of Health reported.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war has caused the biggest disruption of global oil supplies in history and sent average U.S. gasoline prices surging past $4.50 a gallon this week.
Landmark Group, one of the region’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerates, has announced that two of its key regional entities have been recognised by Great Place to Work Middle East in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Seven days ago, the US-Iran ceasefire was holding but negotiations seemed stalled, or inching forward at best. Then, Donald Trump and the US launched Project Freedom
The Global Sumud Flotilla said that activists who were detained during the Gaza-bound aid mission by Israeli forces were subjected to sexual violence and physical abuse.
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CEBU, Philippines – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. highlighted the importance of addressing the effects of the Middle East conflict as he opened the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Cebu on Friday, May 8.