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Jerusalem – Benjamin Netanyahu bet that his joint war alongside Donald Trump would topple Iran’s clerical rulers and bolster himself ahead of elections at home, as the architect of a U.S.-Israeli alliance that would reshape the Middle East.
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration and Iran’s leadership agreed on Sunday to terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a development that has delivered significant relief to global markets.
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Import prices fell for the second month in a row in May due to a decrease in oil prices amid the Middle East conflict, central bank data showed Tuesday.
Prepare thoroughly for postwar risks after the Iran conflictAs Washington and Tehran move to end the conflict, Korea must brace for lingering inflation, energy insecurity and a tougher diplomatic landscape.
Trump's futile war106-day conflict with Iran resolves nothing, leaves world worse off
The currencies of Asian countries that rely on resource imports have depreciated sharply since the start of the Iran war. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
More than 1,000 civilians have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan in the first five months of this year, the UN said on Monday, warning that the country's three-year civil war is entering a more dangerous phase as both sides increasingly deploy advanced weaponry against civilian areas.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed met in Cairo to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional security. The leaders welcomed the end of the Iran war and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz while calling for greater Arab coordination.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base said in a statement Monday.
US President Donald Trump has said a preliminary deal to end the war with Iran has already been signed and suggested that details of the agreement are set to be published "pretty soon".
President Donald Trump touted his preliminary deal to end the Iran war and suggested he will seek to end hostilities in Ukraine and Lebanon as he joined global leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue Israel’s occupations of Lebanese and Syrian territory, despite the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran that links to those hostilities.
Ugandan opposition lawyer and former Kampala mayor Erias Lukwago was reportedly detained by security forces after preparing legal action against army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The arrest has intensified concerns over political repression ahead of a closely watched legal battle.
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — An opposition figure in Uganda was detained Monday on the orders of the army chief, whose increased role in his father’s administration has worried opposition and human rights defenders.
B-52 crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday at Edwards air force base in California's Mojave Desert, officials say
A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber plane has "crashed shortly after take off" from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California, the base said in a statement.
A US Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashed on Monday shortly after taking off from the Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base said.
This combination of photos shows presidential candidates Abelardo de la Espriella, left, on May 6, 2026, and Iván Cepeda, on Feb. 26, 2026, on the campaign trail ahead of elections in Colombia. (AP Photo)
A US Air Force strategic nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress bomber has crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base has said.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning at a U.S. Air Force base in California’s Mojave Desert, officials said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just given a news conference by trying to present the US-Israeli war on Iran as a success, as he fights for political survival after Washington reached a deal with Tehran.
Stock markets are rallying worldwide, and oil prices are easing after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to get the global flow of crude going again.
The Iran soccer team were preparing to play their first match at this year's World Cup in Los Angeles on Monday, with protests expected by the city's large Iranian diaspora against both the government in Tehran and the US war.
Deal will leave things almost exactly as they were before feckless war of choice started
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he and US President Donald Trump don't always "see eye to eye" during a press conference on Monday evening following Sunday's announcement that the US and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement.
The US ceasefire agreement with Iran has presented Israel's prime minister with a political nightmare, smashing the three cornerstones of Benjamin Netanyahu's political career, and leaving him trapped in a new security dilemma.
WASHINGTON, June 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have already signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at ending the Middle East war, with the signing ceremony scheduled for Friday, senior U.S. officials said Monday.
While the BBC has reported that the agreement does not include Lebanon, The Times of Israel is citing a senior US official as saying the memorandum of understanding still envisions a ceasefire covering Lebanon, as well as Iran.
Syria said on Monday it had arrested members of “espionage and bombing cells” loyal to former leader Bashar Al Assad, in its latest crackdown on remnants of the former regime.
Few analysts believe final settlement can be reached in 60 days – and even if it is, war and instability could soon return
Childhood photos of a woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, are displayed along with a picture of her father, a WWII Air Force veteran, at left, and additional family photos, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Ph…
Displaced people who return to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, pass in front of people who check their destroyed houses in Deir Qanoun village, south Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
The US-Iran ceasefire is welcome. But the US president is trying to disguise a failed war of choice as a diplomatic victory
TEHRAN, Iran — US President Donald Trump said on Monday the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open later in the week, after Washington and Tehran announced a deal to end the Middle East war.
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LONDON — Shipping groups warned Monday it was too soon to safely resume sailing through the Strait of Hormuz following US and Iranian promises that the trade route would reopen under their agreement to end the Middle East war.
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force has 16 minesweeping vessels, like the Takashima, seen here. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
US president promises the event, to be held in Washington, will be ‘the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all’
Senior Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qamati says the group’s right to self-defence remains in place as long as Israeli occupation and aggression continue.
More than 1,000 civilians in Sudan have been killed in drone strikes in the first five months of 2026, according to the United Nations.
A person stands in shallow water as cargo and commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, June 8, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
The US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, but competing claims from Donald Trump and Tehran have left the details shrouded in uncertainty. Questions remain over the reopening of the strait of Hormuz, Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, and the future of Iran’s nuclear progra…
BEIJING — China said on Monday that strengthening its military is beneficial to world peace, slamming a think tank report that warned the threat of a direct strike by Beijing on Australia was increasing.
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Blankets used by prisoners as mattresses are seen at a detention facility run by military intelligence during former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Abu Dhabi's Edge Group and France's Safran Electronics & Defence have signed a strategic agreement to explore the development, production and commercialisation of advanced air-to-ground weapons systems, as the UAE defence conglomerate expands its international partnerships and export ambitions.
Kallas cites verified reports of Chinese training for Russian forces as Brussels weighs sanctions and new trade measures
Kallas cites verified reports of Chinese training for Russian forces as Brussels weighs sanctions and new trade measures