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President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US had agreed to continue talks with Iran but that the ceasefire was "over", signalling that military operations will continue.
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WASHINGTON, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States has told Iran that the ceasefire with it is "over" though Washington agreed to continue talks with the Islamic Republic, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday, following an escalation of tensions caused by an exchange of strikes this week.
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Egyptian and Qatari foreign ministers on Friday called on the United States and Iran to resume negotiations, as US President Donald Trump said Washington had agreed to continue talks with Tehran but repeated that the ceasefire between the two countries was over.
The Russian government views the potential sale of S-400 air defence systems currently operated by Turkey to the United Arab Emirates in a “positive light”, multiple sources familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye, while cautioning that negotiations have yet to be completed.
The Nato summit held in Ankara this week was, by any measure, a gathering of an alliance under profound and perhaps irreversible strain.
Iran wants to shut down a U.S. Navy-protected shipping lane through Oman's waters that has allowed oil and gas tankers in the Persian Gulf to exit the Strait of Hormuz without seeking Tehran's permission.
‘Organizations that have kept women and girls alive through the world’s worst crises risk becoming another casualty of war’ a UN Women chief says
Israel’s military has confirmed that a viral photo showing a semi-naked and blindfolded Palestinian man bound to an iron rod is authentic. The photo triggered an uproar on social media, with rights groups arguing that the image corroborates years of testimony on torture inside Israeli detention facilities in Gaza.
Local media in Guinea-Bissau are reporting that a military court placed the country’s main opposition leader in pre-trial detention on Friday.
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Despite the tentative recovery of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and the first build-up in global stocks since the war began, this week’s re-escalation of the U.S.-Iran hostilities could flip the outlook for an oil market surplus for next year, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.
The guns have actually been silent in the Middle East overnight, after two days of deadly strikes between the United States and Iran, amid a general return to premarket open headlines of 'peace imminent again' as mediators desperately work to get diplomacy back on track. The White House position is that the ceasefir…
Ukraine appeared to have begun large-scale strikes against Russian shadow tankers attempting to supply occupied Crimea with fuel, as an energy crisis on the peninsula worsens.
Two people have been injured in an Israeli drone strike on a pick-up truck in southern Lebanon, according to state-run media, the latest attack despite a United States-brokered framework agreement intended to pave the way for a phased Israeli withdrawal.
Ukrainian Air Force’s F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot Air and Missile Defense System in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
HONG KONG (AP) — China on Friday said it is temporarily blocking the export of helium, a key element for chipmaking, as the Iran war’s escalation adds to global supply disruptions.
A Russian military blogger and contract soldier known for his open criticism of the Kremlin’s handling of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been placed in pre-trial detention for two months, his Telegram channel said Friday.
Russia’s Siberian government officials are telling businesses to shift to remote work when possible and limit energy consumption, according to local media reports.
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On December 10, 2023, 29-year-old Yotam Haim, of Kfar Aza, who had survived 42 days in Hamas captivity since Oct. 7, escaped from his captors, along with two other hostages – Alon Shamriz and Samer Talalka. The trio survived for five days by hiding in abandoned houses in the Shejaia neighborhood of Gaza City. Five d…
An Israeli drone strike wounded several Palestinians after hitting the courtyard of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, Al Jazeera reported on Friday, citing sources in Gaza's emergency services.
MANILA, Philippines- The South China Sea "must never be an arena of conflict," President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday, as the country commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award that invalidated China's sweeping nine-dash line claim in the West Philippine Sea.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in flight on Air Force One after landing at U.S. Air Force Base at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, Eastern England, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that Sudan’s cholera outbreak could worsen as the ongoing war and the onset of the rainy season threatens to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.
MANILA, Philippines — The South China Sea "must never be an arena of conflict," President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday, as the country commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award that invalidated China's sweeping nine-dash line claim in the West Philippine Sea.
Madrid is rejecting the notion that it has bowed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand to increase its military spending.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in flight on Air Force One after landing at U.S. Air Force Base at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk Eastern England, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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President Donald Trump has told Vladimir Zelensky that the US was willing to grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missile interceptors – one of the few weapons in Kiev’s foreign-sourced arsenal capable of shooting down state-of-the art Russian missiles.
President Donald Trump has told Vladimir Zelensky that the US is willing to grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missile interceptors – one of the few weapons in Kiev’s foreign-sourced arsenal capable of shooting down state-of-the art Russian missiles.
Leaders including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President Donald Trump, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
France’s return of 23 archaeological objects to Syria reflects an improvement in the security situation in the Middle Eastern country and a desire by both nations to step up cultural co-operation, archaeologists have said.
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China announced on Friday a temporary export ban on helium, effective immediately, as resumption of military conflict in the Middle East threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing.
NATO chief Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join Monday's "Coalition of the Willing" meeting in Paris to support Ukraine, the French presidency said on Friday.
Franklin Li received money through 14 bank transfers between May 2023 and August 2024 to fund legal defence team, retiree says in writ
Franklin Li received money through 14 bank transfers between May 2023 and August 2024 to fund legal defence team, retiree says in writ
Iran says strikes hit southern areas, but US denies it carried out the attacks
The Kremlin said Friday that Ukraine’s continued drone and missile attacks inside Russia justify widening a so-called “buffer zone” in eastern Ukraine rather than pursuing peace through diplomatic negotiations.
Israel’s military said it killed a Hamas commander in a strike on southern Gaza on Thursday.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Thursday said that Paris is developing "alternative routes" following a return to war between the US and Iran, singling out Syria as a primary gateway to Persian Gulf oil.
An Israeli drone has struck a car in Kfar Rumman, in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, an Al Jazeera correspondent reported.
Regional mediators were scrambling again on Friday to pull the United States and Iran back from the brink of renewed war, as days of strikes by the two countries appeared to settle into an uneasy pause.
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Senior Israeli military officials met their Egyptian counterparts in Cairo this week for what Israeli media described as a "strategic dialogue" focused on regional developments, Gaza and broader security cooperation.
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