Hostages and residents in Gaza are set to receive medicines
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN (Associated Press) RAFAH, Gaza Strip — A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas was en route to Gaza …
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Iran strikes Syria, Iraq and Pakistan as Middle East tensions spike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Within 24 hours, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on targets in three countries — Iraq, Syria and Pakistan — and took the extraordinary step …
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim deadly attack targeting Israeli installation in Iraq
Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, and at targets linked to the …
Fierce fighting rages in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war enters 100th day
One hundred days after Hamas gunmen broke out of Gaza to launch the deadliest attack in Israel’s history, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, Gaza lies in ruins …
UN court to rule on South Africa bid to halt Israeli operation ‘as soon as possible’
At The Hague this past week, lawyers for South Africa and Israel presented two starkly different versions of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. On Thursday, South Africa’s application to the …
Houthis vow ‘strong’ response as U.S. launches new strike in Yemen
The Houthi movement threatened a “strong and effective response” after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight, further ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping …
Oil prices jump as U.S., Britain strike on Houthis in Yemen
An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen’s contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images Oil …
Thunderstorms and earthquakes cost $250 billion in damages in 2023
Cars stranded in a flash flood caused by a monsoonal thunderstorm on Sept. 1, 2023, in Thermal, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Destructive thunderstorms in …
US, regional leaders to coordinate on Gaza recovery, stability: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday after meeting the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi that countries in the region were interested in pursuing normalisation of …
ISIS was crushed by a U.S.-led coalition. After blasts in Iran, is it making a comeback?
Islamic State, the Sunni Muslim militant group that claimed responsibility for two deadly blasts in predominantly Shia Iran this week, has been operating in the shadows since it was largely crushed …