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The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said that the EU should treat illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territories in the same way as it treated Russia’s invasion of Crimea.
US President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that he expected the Iran war to end this year, possibly just after midterm elections due in the United States in November, resulting in a drop in oil prices.
An official affiliated with Saudi-backed militias in Yemen told CNN that the Houthis "committed everything they had – waves upon waves of fighters... along with their available ballistic missiles and weapons."
Al-Hilal’s Rúben Neves subjected to chants at Al-Taawoun
Cristiano Ronaldo has urged the Saudi Pro League to consider lifetime bans for fans after a section of Al Taawoun supporters reportedly chanted the late Diogo Jota's name.
British banking group Lloyds declined a mortgage application from the mother of Leona Kamio, a pro-Palestinian activist from the ‘Palestine Action’ group sentenced over a violent raid on an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024, according to an investigative report by the independent outlet Novara Media.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political officials in his office pressured two crew members from an F-15 jet shot down over Iran in April to participate in a special 60 Minutes episode on CBS about their rescue operation, CNN reported on Sunday.
Former hostage Omer Shem Tov described the prolonged loneliness, intense hunger, and physical abuse he endured during 505 days in Hamas captivity, as well as his life after release, in a wide-ranging interview with Maariv last week.
Iran says a meeting between Iraq and the Gulf countries will be held in Oman on Monday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, which remains under Tehran’s blockade amid the diplomatic deadlock with the United States.
Encouraging diplomatic signals emerged from the Gulf area this weekend as Abu Dhabi's crown prince met Iran's president amid efforts to secure a deal allowing more vessel transits through the highly contested Strait of Hormuz. However, the hopeful signs of de-escalation were overshadowed by days of mounting threats …
A vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said Sunday, as direct negotiations between the U.S. and Iran appeared no nearer to resuming.
Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn't restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said.
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sitting in Banja Luka last week, there was little ambiguity about where Milorad Dodik would like the future to lead.
US commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed that Israel launched the war on Iran to weaken Gulf states and get rid of US bases in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, "paving the way for Israeli hegemony".
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Yemen in recent days, fleeing the advance of Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Iran war and turbulent global bond markets add to pressure as rate decisions loom this week in major western economies
From Nazi Germany to Vietnam, history is rich with examples of countries that simply refuse to surrender to bombing
From Nazi Germany to Vietnam, history is rich with examples of countries that simply refuse to surrender to bombing
A number of electricity generators at hospitals in the Gaza Strip are no longer working due to shortages of spare parts and fuel, Gaza’s Health Ministry has said.
An operation run by or on behalf of the Israeli-Singaporean commercial intelligence vendor S2T Unlocking Cyberspace used Claude models to map, classify, and profile social media users across Iran and the Persian Gulf, according to a threat intelligence report published by Anthropic on 11 September.
Leaders of the BRICS group of nations unanimously adopted a joint declaration on the first day of the two-day summit in the Indian capital, New Delhi, despite divisions among members over the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
Key government meeting this month will consider US bid to try James ‘Fergie’ Chambers over alleged support for Hamas
The Ali al-Taher forest on the outskirts of Nabatieh is being subjected to intermittent artillery shelling from Israeli forces, the Lebanese National News Agency has reported on Sunday.
Sources close to Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already made a preliminary decision to try to form a broad national government after the election, even at the cost of leaving Ben-Gvir outside the coalition.
(From left) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo at the Brics summit in Delhi
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Sunday that Iran's anticipated agreement with Oman to govern the Strait of Hormuz will not trigger a reopening of the waterway.
What do we mean when we wish our friends, acquaintances, and passersby a shana tova (good year)?
As we start 5787, let’s take stock of the incredible times we live in.
Five sea turtles were released back into the sea on Friday at the Beit Yanai National Park beach after completing their rehabilitation process at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority’s National Sea Turtle Rescue Center.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says city will build ‘networked, institutionalised’ links with emerging economies, from green finance to research and development
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says city will build ‘networked, institutionalised’ links with emerging economies, from green finance to research and development
Fighting has intensified on several fronts in Yemen as the government forces have carried out air attacks on Houthi positions in attempts to retake Mocha, days after the Iran-backed group captured the strategic port city, tightening its grip on the Red Sea – a vital shipping lane.
Yemen's Houthi group on Sunday claimed that it had launched a ballistic missile and drone attack on a Saudi military base, as fighting between the group and Riyadh-backed Yemeni government forces intensified.
Yemen's Houthi group on Sunday claimed that it had launched a ballistic missile and drone attack on a Saudi military base, as fighting between the group and Riyadh-backed Yemeni government forces intensified.
An Israeli air strike on a vehicle in Gaza City has killed at least two people and wounded 13 others, medics say.
Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Sunday under heavy protection from Israeli soldiers, Wafa news reported.
The impact of the conflict on Palestinian men is a largely undiscussed topic. Four civilians talk about their lives and relationships
The BRICS bloc should work towards a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the Middle East, Chinese President Xi Jinping said, adding that his country is willing to play a key role.
Two Palestinians were killed and others injured on Sunday when Israeli occupation forces struck a vehicle in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, southwest of Gaza City, Wafa news reported.
On the eve of 5787, and as the election campaign gets underway, Israel has posted shocking results in this year’s PISA tests – the global benchmark for comparing education systems.
A light antitank weapon (LAW) was found in a residential compound in Ramle during a police operation to locate illegally held weapons on Thursday, with police investigating how the missile reached the site and where it originated, Walla reported.
At least two Palestinians were killed, and 13 were wounded, in an IDF strike on a vehicle in Gaza City on Sunday, according to medical staff in the area.
The Israeli military launched new air strikes on Sunday near al-Dabsha Hill, on the outskirts of the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon, NNA is reporting.
The Saudi-backed Yemeni military reserve Homeland Shield Forces say they shot down five Houthi drones in the al-Aghbara area, Anadolu reported.
Leaders of the BRICS nations met in New Delhi on Saturday for a summit focused on trade, investment and global conflicts, as the bloc seeks a bigger role in shaping the global agenda for emerging and developing countries.
The BRICS group of emerging economies on Saturday expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned the use of sanctions not authorised by the United Nations, as the leaders met in New Delhi to strengthen their position in global affairs seen as dominated by the West.
Five polls published after the Knesset candidate lists closed show a highly fragmented political landscape, with no clear advantage for either major bloc, Maariv reported on Sunday.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen on Sunday said they had launched missiles and drones towards a Saudi military base near the border with the kingdom, as the Iran-backed militia pushes to expand its hold along the Red Sea coast.
Yemeni battalions stationed in the port city of Mocha were left largely unprepared to fend off a takeover by the Iran-backed Houthis on Thursday, with much of the force’s roster filled with “ghost names” of soldiers that did not actually exist, according to a Saturday CNN report.