Shiite Muslims around the world are marking Ashoura, a holy day symbolizing sacrifice and martyrdom that holds special significance for many this year after months of war in Iran and Lebanon
June 25, 2026
Australia faces multi-faceted threats from autocratic regimes, hackers and antisemitic extremists that present a systemic challenge to national security and
June 25, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte sought to calm tensions with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, using a mix of flattery and
June 24, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has met with President Donald Trump, advocating for the military alliance that the U.S. leader has sharply criticized
June 24, 2026
Democratic congressional primary results in New York City are accelerating the party's debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
June 24, 2026
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June 24, 2026
Al-Nazir Al-Sadig sought safety in Egypt from the civil war in Sudan.
June 24, 2026
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that work was underway on a legal framework that would speed up the disbandment of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (
June 24, 2026
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were busy with other issues, but that it expected contacts with them over Ukraine would
June 24, 2026
The U.S.
June 24, 2026
The U.S. and Iran disputed whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites
June 23, 2026
Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday two Italian pro-Palestinian campaigners detained in Libya had been released after spending about a month in custody.
June 23, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Gulf countries aimed at easing their concerns about the result of an agreement intended to end the war with Iran
June 23, 2026
Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Tuesday that an "extended hold" for interest rates was the right response to the increase in price pressures spurred by
June 23, 2026
Rep. Dan Goldman addresses Brooklyn coffee shop banning him over his views on Israel
June 23, 2026
A former Israeli prime minister acknowledged on Tuesday that Israel had smuggled Starlink internet receivers into Iran to help
June 23, 2026
Three stranded supertankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, while seven empty Qatar-linked
June 23, 2026
Authorities in eastern and western Libya have intensified a crackdown on migrants and refugees in the last month with mass arrests, detentions and
June 23, 2026
Lebanon and Israel began a new round of talks on Tuesday in Washington, with Beirut determined to press ahead with direct negotiations even as they appear
June 23, 2026
American allies of President Donald Trump this week defended him to an Israeli public anxious about a U.S. interim deal with Iran
June 22, 2026
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June 22, 2026
Iran’s man in charge: Who is the negotiator leading Tehran through talks with the US?
March 24, 2026
Last month, Ali Rizkallah, a commander in the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, was welcomed to Sudan’s capital
June 22, 2026
A ceasefire largely held in Lebanon on Monday as the country experienced the longest lull yet in three months of war between
June 22, 2026
European shares edged higher on Monday as investors assessed the latest round of U.S.-Iran negotiations for signs of progress
June 22, 2026
High-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war have ended
June 21, 2026
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Sunday that Israel will not stay in Lebanon, adding that the group would respond to any violation from the Israeli side.
June 21, 2026
Israeli soldiers are free to act without restriction to eliminate threats in Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said
June 21, 2026
Iran's Tasnim news agency, citing a source close to the negotiating team, reported on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened as long as a ceasefire in Lebanon was
June 21, 2026
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are on their way to a venue in Switzerland to discuss details of their interim agreement to halt the war
June 20, 2026
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 20 people on Saturday, Lebanon's state news agency NNA said, one day
June 20, 2026
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least six people, including two children and an Al Jazeera cameraman
June 20, 2026
Iran's top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed to vessel traffic, citing alleged violations
June 20, 2026
Protestors against political executions in Iran gathered in Paris on Saturday in defiance of a ban on the rally, at which police arrested 20 people, according to organisers.
June 20, 2026
Inside Trump’s mad dash to sign an agreement with Iran
June 20, 2026
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June 20, 2026
Diplomatic niceties broke down at the United Nations on Friday when Israel's ambassador and the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for children and armed conflict
June 20, 2026
Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran
June 19, 2026
Abed Hachem rebuilt his home when it was damaged in a conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants in 2024, but is at a loss now that most of his
June 19, 2026
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire set to begin at 4 p.m. local time on Friday, a senior U.S. official told
June 19, 2026
French police banned the Paris-based NCRI Iranian opposition from holding a rally on Saturday, saying there was a risk of clashes between activists holding
June 19, 2026
Oil prices are falling and stocks are up. Traders worry they’ve gone too far
June 19, 2026
France wants to play a role in talks dealing with Iran's nuclear programme and will not approve the lifting of UN sanctions unless it is satisfied by the terms of a final
June 19, 2026
Guy Gilboa-Dalal, an Israeli man who says he was sexually abused while held hostage in Gaza, is speaking out to highlight sexual abuse in conflict zones
June 19, 2026
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up secretive new cells in Iraq to carry out attacks on Gulf countries that host American forces, bypassing established
June 19, 2026
A territory-wide shutdown in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has brought daily life to a standstill after the region's deadliest unrest in
June 19, 2026
Talks that had been planned for Friday between the United States and Iran at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland have been postponed, according to a Swiss foreign
June 19, 2026
Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian American detained by U.S.
June 19, 2026
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are voicing strong reservations —- and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration’s agreement to end the fighting in Iran
June 19, 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday he had authorised a memorandum of understanding signed by the Iranian and U.S. presidents, despite holding a different view,
June 18, 2026
The White House provided a copy of the interim U.S.-Iran agreement to the U.S.
June 18, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron's effort to court U.S. President Donald Trump culminated in a surprise moment at the Versailles Palace
June 18, 2026
While many of the World Cup’s competing nations are wracked by social divisions, some of the teams offer strikingly positive examples of how players from different backgrounds and religious faiths can cooperate
June 18, 2026
Germany is deploying two ships to the Red Sea in preparation for a possible military mission in the Strait of Hormuz, Germany's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said on
June 18, 2026
Israel published a map on Thursday showing an expanded military control zone in southern Lebanon and said it would not
June 18, 2026
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday he was severing "all contact" with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas over what he said were remarks
June 18, 2026
Rising fuel prices driven by the Iran war are boosting demand for new and used electric vehicles across
June 18, 2026
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June 18, 2026
The U.S. and Iran released the text of an interim agreement their presidents have signed to end their
June 17, 2026
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June 17, 2026
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June 17, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it would be unfair for Iran not to have ballistic missiles if other countries have them.
June 18, 2026
Major stock indexes fell, bond yields rose and the U.S. dollar extended gains on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held the benchmark interest
June 17, 2026
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June 18, 2026
Leaders at the Group of Seven summit have backed U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire
June 17, 2026
The interim deal between the U.S. and Iran is supposed to usher in a two-month period that would address Tehran’s nuclear program
June 17, 2026
Both Iran and the U.S. can walk away from the memorandum of understanding they are set to sign on Friday, and upcoming talks are
June 17, 2026
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could use a "softer touch" in the fight against Hezbollah militants in
June 17, 2026
Israel on Wednesday approved the expansion of a Jewish school for settlers living in the centre of the Palestinian city of Hebron
June 17, 2026
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June 17, 2026
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June 17, 2026
U.N. experts on Wednesday expressed grave concern for two Britons convicted in Iran of espionage who are now on hunger strike in jail.
June 17, 2026
U.S President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an interim accord with Iran was not final, and that he could resume a bombing campaign if he did not like
June 17, 2026
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June 17, 2026
EU Commission proposes five major cross-border defence projects
Armenia passes law restricting voting rights for citizens living abroad
Gulf oil exports jump in June on record UAE flows
NATO leaders including Trump to affirm 'ironclad commitment' to collective defence in Ankara, summit text says
911 calls released after high school student was stabbed and killed in classroom
João Fonseca stunned by Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin at Wimbledon
The nostalgic Midwestern salad that deserves a comeback this summer