Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call to gradually end Israel's reliance on US military aid could boost strategic flexibility, analysts said, though a full break from Washington's support remains unlikely anytime soon. The United States currently provides Israel with $3.8
Thousands of glammed-up fans were excitedly queueing Saturday ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, where a fiery Finnish duo and an acclaimed Australian star are the favourites to win the glittering crown. This year marks the 70th edition of the world's biggest live
A fiery Finnish violinist-singer duo and an acclaimed Australian star are the favourites to win Saturday's grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest, as protesters demonstrated in host city Vienna against Israel's participation. This year marks the 70th edition of the world's
Since the cease-fire began, top Pentagon officials and military leaders have said the United States has used the monthlong bombing hiatus to rearm its warships and attack planes in the region, The New York Times reported
Israel launched a massive series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite an extension of the truce between the two countries. Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah but the strikes were preceded by an evacuation warning covering nine villages. And the continuing
Israel said Saturday it had killed Hamas armed wing chief Ezzedine Al-Haddad in an airstrike in Gaza the previous day, describing him as a key architect of the October 7 attacks. Since Hamas's October 7, 2023 cross-border assault, the Israeli military and intelligence services
More than 4,000 police officers were deployed in the British capital ahead of expected clashes during Nakba Day, Unite the Kingdom protests and the FA Cup finals. Police said 31 arrests were made so far. 'Fears in Jewish communities are particularly heightened,' a police
The board's high representative is running out of patience, and it appears the question of Gaza's reconstruction will hinge on whether Hamas continues to refuse to disarm and Israel continues its attacks on the enclave
FIFA's chief is set to meet officials from Iran's Football Federation in Istanbul, where he is expected to offer 'reassurance' over the Islamic Republic's participation in the 2026 World Cup, although some of its players are allegedly IRGC members
France-born Ayyoub Bouaddi has been approved to play for Morocco less than a month before the 2026 World Cup kicks off. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) confirmed Friday they had received approval from world football governing body FIFA's Status Chamber to change
Lebanon's delegation to the U.S. said a military coordination framework with Israel will start at the end of May in the Pentagon, 'improving' on the one established in the November 2024 cease-fire, which will at least somewhat limit Israel's strikes in Lebanon
Authorities said the individual is linked to a mysterious pro-Iran group that has been claiming attacks on Jewish communities in Europe.
US authorities on Friday detailed charges against a commander of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia who was allegedly involved in plotting terrorism against Jewish people in Europe, Canada and the United States. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, is said to have directed and
Prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty for a Chicago man charged with fatally shooting two Israeli embassy staffers in the US capital last year. Elias Rodriguez was arrested immediately after the May 21 shooting of Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and his fiancee,
Trump's landmark three-day visit to China — the first for a US president since 2017 — included plenty of fanfare, flattery and awkward selfies but failed to produce deals or breakthroughs on Iran.
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi condemned Friday both the killing of civilians in US and Israeli attacks on his country and the "massacring" of protesters by the Islamic republic. Farhadi, who travelled from Tehran last week, trod a fine line when asked for his