Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given Israelis a choice to make in the coming elections: either opt for his leadership and continue to see Israel at war, or be ruled by a non-unified left-wing government.
Oil prices have fallen back sharply to near pre-war levels over recent weeks in response to a fragile truce between the U.S. and Iran, and diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to a lasting conclusion.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Civilians in Mali suffered serious abuses carried out by Islamic militants and the Malian armed forces and their allies during attacks across the West African country earlier this year, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday.
China has waived loans worth $50m that it had given to Sudan, the two countries said over the weekend. The agreement comes three years into a war between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has shrunk the country’s economy by roughly 40 percent, according to the United Nations.
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A judge in the southern Voronezh region has found a Ukraine war veteran guilty of “displaying extremist or Nazi symbols,” days after he posted a video online threatening to take up arms against the Kremlin if President Vladimir Putin refused to meet with him.
IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi appeared to play down Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s claim last week that his government had allocated 20 million barrels of oil to the IRGC Aerospace Force to support the war effort, saying that “it is the government's responsibility to support the armed fo…
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Monday, June 29, 2026, a rescue worker with paramedics move an injured man into an ambulance after a Russian drone strike on passengers minivan in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
The latest Middle East developments sometimes leave us with more questions than answers. Former four-star Navy Admiral Mike Rogers sat with the Post's Anna Ahronheim to discuss strategy, defense, and more.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir held an intelligence, operational, strategic, and multi-scene situation assessment to mark the 1,000th day of Israel being at war, the military announced on Monday.
Lt Gen Saddam Haftar, the deputy commander of the eastern-based Libyan National Army, is scheduled to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Monday, according to the State Department.
Qatar condemned the Israeli incursion in Syria’s Quneitra and Deraa, as well as the artillery shelling by the Israeli army, calling it “a flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and a blatant breach of international law,” the Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
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Iran again launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China’s relations remain good, despite the escalating word war between Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Chinese embassy officials, according to Malacañang.
President Donald Trump bought as much as $5 million in shares of Axon Enterprise — maker of Tasers, body cameras and policing software — two weeks before Immigration and Customs Enforcement sought a five-year, $220 million contract that experts told CNBC appeared tailored to the company's weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will continue its more than four-year-long war on Ukraine, rejecting Kyiv’s proposals to limit the use of long-range missiles and stop hostilities.
A flight from the Iranian capital Tehran landed at Dubai International Airport on Monday, the first since the US-Israel war against Iran began on February 28.
Russia once again rejected a Turkish proposal to declare a ceasefire and open talks between Moscow and Ukraine earlier this month, several sources told Middle East Eye.
A demonstrator carries an American flag upside-down near the White House during a protest taking place on the day of a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Kamil Idris, the Prime Minister of Sudan's military-aligned government, is facing mounting criticism internally for his handling of the country's day-to-day affairs, amid reports that he is to be replaced.
The Houthis are using the current ceasefire between Israel, the US, and Iran to improve their missile capabilities, two Western intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
The US and Iran have agreed to halt attacks for now, allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and proceed with talks, signalling a return to diplomacy after days of escalating military exchanges.
A woman walks past a welcoming billboard featuring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
TEHRAN — Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it had held the first meeting with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz since Tehran and Washington signed their preliminary deal to end the Middle East war.
The U.S. and Iran agreed Sunday evening to halt attacks in the Gulf and restart negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of strikes threatened their less-than-two-week-old ceasefire.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has conceded that the country is facing fuel shortages following a barrage of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on key energy infrastructure, although he insisted the Kremlin was dealing with them.