Trump pauses Iran strikes as US weighs next move — but warns ‘full-scale war’ could return
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Newest first · UTC+11:00UN chief visit to Syria seen by Damascus as key step towards reconstruction after war - analysis
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Syria on Saturday, in an important visit that Damascus sees as transformative. It comes in the wake of Syria signing a new pipeline deal to link Iraq to the port of Baniyas and also comes after Syria’s president met US President Donald Trump.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Man charged over intercepted bomb in car
The vehicle was intercepted on a section of the N2 near Carrickmacross on Wednesday
· Bbcnews
Mazal tov: Israel finally joined the cognitive war - opinion
The Wall Street Journal recently revealed that Israel is spending roughly $50 million on an American influence campaign involving artificial-intelligence-generated text messages, conservative media, online influencers, and former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale.
· JEFFREY KAHN
Photos show the aftermath of settler violence in the West Bank and strikes in Gaza
Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian man during an army operation in the West Bank village of Tell, near Nablus, Saturday July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
· Majdi Mohammed
Seyed M. Marandi: Aramco Facility Engulfed in Flames After Yemeni Missile Strike
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51 officials charged with terrorism, Tanzania opposition says
Tanzania Army patrol the street during vote counting in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
Canadian arrested on suspicion of spying inside NATO military headquarters
A general view of the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Session with fellow heads of state at the NATO summit at the IFEMA arena in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Palestinian man attacks off-duty soldier and steals his gun in West Bank; IDF searching area
A shooting incident was reported on Saturday, the IDF said in a statement, with troops on their way to the site.
· AMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran’s government spars with state TV as mediators push talks with US
Tehran, Iran – A public rift has emerged between Iran’s government and state television over how to portray the state of war and negotiations with the United States, as mediators try to nudge both countries towards diplomacy.
· Maziar Motamedi
Iran’s leaders at war with each other as hardliners push for wider conflict
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· Caitlin Doornbos
We need renewables, EVs and child safety online
THE world is again facing a huge spike in oil prices and shortages of fertilizer and other oil-based commodities that are worsening world hunger and driving thousands more poor people to starvation in Africa as Iran continues to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and block oil tankers. Twenty percent of the wor…
· Fr. Shay Cullen, SSC
Houthis hit Saudi Arabia as US strikes Iran harder
SANAA — Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia on Saturday as US President Donald Trump mulled fresh strikes on Iran in the deepening Middle East war.
· Agence France-Presse
Who will sit atop the next world order?
BERLIN — The era in which global order rested on a United States monopoly over military and economic power and values has finally come to an end, taking Europe’s long period of stability with it. The world has become significantly more turbulent and uncertain, and the near future will bring even more instability.
· Joschka Fischer
Strikes on shipping lanes, Saudi escalation mark new phase in Yemen's conflict - analysis
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen are escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia. In response, the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis has responded with strikes. This is part of an escalation that has continued throughout July.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israel military detains over 70 suspects in West Bank after deadly clashes
Palestinians gather to repair a damaged house following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in the village of Sarra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Russian ships carrying Iran-linked military cargo struck, Ukraine says
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· Gabrielle Fahmy
IDF arrests over 70 terror suspects in West Bank operation following deadly shooting
More than 70 terror suspects from the West Bank were arrested Saturday morning following overnight operations, according to an IDF statement.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US-Iran war spreads as Saudi Arabia, Houthis trade airstrikes in Red Sea escalation
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· Caitlin Doornbos
Attack on holiday camp in Russian-held Ukraine kills 11
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
WATCH drunk UK soldiers steal armored vehicle, smash parked cars
Two British Army engineers have been arrested after allegedly stealing an armored personnel carrier from a military base and driving it through a row of civilian vehicles, causing an estimated £100,000 ($135,000) in damage, according to UK media.
· RT
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Two British Army engineers have been arrested after allegedly stealing an armored personnel carrier from a military base and driving it through a row of civilian vehicles, causing an estimated £100,000 ($135,000) in damage, according to UK media.
· RT
Japan, UK, Italy eye Japanese factory to build fighter jet
The three nations launched the programme in 2022 to deploy the fighter jet from 2035, amid an increasingly tense global security environment
· Kyodo
Record-breaking wildfires burned nearly 100,000 hectares in France, interior minister says
PARIS — France is deploying military planes and getting help from other EU countries in the fight against the worst wave of wildfires in the country's recent history.
· Giorgio Leali
Houthis attack Saudi Aramco sites – with Yemen at risk of renewed war | The National
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed attacks on Aramco facilities in the Saudi cities of Jizan and Yanbu on Saturday, as fears of a renewed war in Yemen escalated.
· Mina Aldroubi
Houthis claim attack on Saudi oil sites
The Houthis have claimed attacks on two Aramco oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Jizan and Yanbu in retaliation for air strikes on Hodeidah port and Kamaran Island.
· Middleeasteye
Nolan Wells vanished near currents known locally as the ‘washing machine,’ a Cajun Navy leader claims
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· Fox News
US Pauses Iran Bombing Campaign As Saudi-Houthi Red Sea Front Erupts
Brent crude surged 27% over two weeks to settle at $96.78 a barrel on Friday, briefly breaching $100 this past week as traders priced in a higher war-risk premium into energy markets amid simultaneous chokepoint threats to the Strait of Hormuz and the southern Red Sea.
· Tyler Durden
At least 11 killed in Ukrainian and Russian strikes as holiday camp hit
At least 11 people have been killed in Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes on Ukraine, including children at a holiday camp in a Russian-held area in the east.
· Al Jazeera
Trump’s war on far-left terrorism goes global
By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
· RT
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia as regional tensions escalate
Saudi air defences intercept ballistic missiles as Iran reports first night without US strikes in two weeks
· William Christou
UN chief urges global support for Syria as it recovers from civil war
In a landmark visit to Damascus, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday appealed to the international community to support the people of Syria.
· AfricaNews
The UK has its first Catholic PM – but don’t expect a US-style religious culture war to follow
Trump administration has clashed with Vatican on social issues but Burnham’s faith is shaped by different principles
· Aamna Mohdin
MAP warns Palestinians in Nablus facing 'existential threat', calls on UK to act
Medical Aid for Palestinians has warned that Palestinians in Nablus are facing an "existential threat" following an overnight escalation in settler attacks and military raids, which also saw healthcare facilities targeted.
· Middleeasteye
‘I never mentioned it for 25 years. I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: Hiroshima survivor Koko Kondo on horror, anger and forgiveness
On that fateful day in 1945, Kondo was just a baby in her mother’s arms. She talks about her father’s newly discovered eye-witness account of the aftermath – and why she decided to continue his work as a peace campaigner
· Simonhattenstone
PH, Thailand deepen economic ties as foreign policy shifts to trade
House prosecutor and Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag has been firm in his testimony under defense cross-examination on the grave threat charge against Vice President Sara Duterte during the impeachment trial on July 21, 2026. Assessing the ei…
· The Manila Times
McColgan to miss Glasgow Games defence after foot fracture
Scotland's Eilish McColgan will miss out on the chance to defend her Commonwealth Games 10,000m title in her home country after failing to recover sufficently from a foot fracture.
· Bbcsport
Zelensky: Ukrainian long-range strikes hit Russian warship, vessels transporting Iran-linked cargo
Ukraine's forces struck a Russian warship and vessels used for transporting Iran-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Saudi military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iran-backed militia attacked Red Sea shipping
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that its coalition forces struck Houthi militia in Yemen after the Iran-backed group claimed to have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea earlier in the week.
· Azhar Sukri
Houthis and Saudi Arabia trade fire amid Red Sea blockade
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Italy’s defense minister offered adviser job to ousted Ukrainian defense chief
Mykhailo Fedorov, the former Ukrainian defense minister ousted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this month, can start a new life in Rome, if he wants to.
· Giorgio Leali
‘Shameful’: Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war
No press briefing has been held for months, as the defence department belatedly or inaccurately releases figures
What a helicopter’s flight in the Taiwan Strait says about Beijing’s war plans
PLA may be practising ‘reconnaissance and strike’, in which drones and helicopters work in tandem alongside rocket artillery
· Lawrence Chung
What a helicopter’s flight in the Taiwan Strait says about Beijing’s war plans
PLA may be practising ‘reconnaissance and strike’, in which drones and helicopters work in tandem alongside rocket artillery
· Lawrence Chung
Iran reports no new U.S. strikes as tensions remain high
CAIRO (AP) — Iran reported no strikes overnight into Saturday, an apparent break from nearly two weeks of consecutive nights of U.S. attacks, but tensions remain high following a recent escalation over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
· Samy Magdy
Healing overloaded minds: How Israel's prolonged war is affecting memory, concentration
"Dana,” a 42-year-old mother of three young children, sat across from me and tried to describe something she couldn’t quite name. “I’m functioning,” she said. “But I’m not myself. I can’t make simple decisions. I forget things. My brain feels stuck.” She wasn’t depressed. She wasn’t anxious. She was profoundly overl…
· DR MIKE GROPPER
Guterres makes first visit to Syria by UN chief since before civil war
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for the first trip to Syria by a serving United Nations chief since 2009, before the start of a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.
· REUTERS
How a tug-of-war over a ‘handsome mayor’ may shape the political fortunes of the Nationals
An unexpected decision by Nationals MP Kim O’Keeffe to vacate her seat of Shepparton before the November election has abruptly transformed the Goulburn Valley electorate into one of the state’s most fascinating political contests.
· Chip Le Grand
UKMTO reports tanker 'encounter' with 'military forces' in Gulf of Oman
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported an "encounter" between a tanker and "military forces" in the Gulf of Oman on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
Israel arrests dozens of Palestinians in West Bank amid settler attacks
Israel is pushing ahead with its military crackdown across the occupied West Bank, arresting dozens following a shooting that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers.
· Al Jazeera Staff